DESCEND INTO THE ABYSS
ight away," she said,
he told me she thought her husband was having an affair. He's a wealthy man-far wealthier than I realized-and Grace believed he was involved with a
women have been killed for that r
cidal impulses when going through a divorce. Anyway...after Gra
u didn'
having a
slow him down in the least. Quit
I didn't confront Bill. I engaged the resources of the Bureau t
w far more than my sister knew, and I know a lot more than his mistress knows now. For example, when I was g
the connection to himself. Unlike most local physician
yer practices
ee. G
stadium up there. Naturally, most of the lawyers he deals with spec
ow
w is his s
ce?" sa
oes some estate planning.
d this lawyer about d
ssion that she wanted to stand and pace, but there wa
she was trying to
no evidence of any relationship whatsoever between Bill and this divorce attorney pri
d that he had patients waiting. "This story is very intriguing,
u w
or we'll have to postpone th
ound the connection between Bill and this divorce lawyer," she continued, "I broadened
pard. I started my FBI career in South Florida, and
to say yes to the various friends who had offered to
business you can think of," Morse went on. "Mostly part
that a rich lawyer-I'm assuming he's rich-w
ouldn't see any reason that the lawyer was put into them. They're brother-in-law deals, you might say. Only the lawyer i
stole another gla
u. But what does a
at him, so intently that her
s divorce lawyer is in business wi
hey all pati
se who died unexpectedly in the past five year
of excitement and dread. He said nothing though, but rath
y actually all died within two
hat un
althy, and all were married to wealthy people. I can show y
re saying...you think this divorce lawyer is helping potential clients
d nodded. "Or to gain sole custody of their
y are you say
use," she said deliberately, "one week ago, your wife drove
moved slowly through his body, as though he'
s eyes had b
id you?" He was too
ng problems in your
any of your business. But look...if my wife went to see this lawyer, she must hav
ed back in
Thora could be
at the use of his
t to tell me
t if
d flexed his shoulders.
t, I want to know where you get off coming
alize we're talking about personal matters. Intimate matters, even. But you're forced to do th
of the questions on his medic
ners have you had in
looked away from her and tried to pace the ro
me, Agent Morse? No mo
e may be
ife? Is that what you're
ng to call Thora right now and get to the botto
feet. "Please don't d
houldn
sition to stop whoever is behind these murd
"If you are a target-that is, if you've become one in the last week-your
S
unique position to
s dawned
ap my wife? To get her ja
ned up he
nd none of this happene
r a moment, trying to
for the trees here. Your
hy
they did it to keep from splitting their ass
he victims were women." Chris mome
and probably two, the murder was abou
a and I have no children." "Your wi
en before she married Red Simmons. T
But that brings up another
Wh
wife got h
down and looked
d she know a
a renowned Vanderbilt surgeon who'd left his
t Thora's mother
gh adolescence, and that making it through nursing scho
ably