The Dead Won't Die (2015)
“Miriam said. “My niece is wanted for murder? I don’t believe that for a second.”
“There’s video,” Brooks said.
“Okay, well then, let’s see it.”
“It’s not going to work that way,” Brooks said. “And it’s not up for discussion. If you’d like, you can watch the video contained in the affidavit once we’re underway, but she and her friends have to come with us right now. And you do, too.”
“Me? Why? Am I wanted for murder, too?”
“No, Miriam,” Brooks said. “Please, don’t be like that.”
“You’re trying t...o take my niece in for murder, Les. She’s just come back into my life after seven years, and you storm in here with a goon squad and tell me you’re taking her away. How am I supposed to be, Les? Tell me, how am I supposed to be?”
Even with one of the armored goons digging a knee into his back, Jacob could tell Brooks was making an effort to treat Miriam with kid gloves. Jacob didn’t have Kelly’s aptitude for math and science, but he could read people very well, and he could see that Miriam and Brooks were an iceberg, with most of what mattered below the surface.MoreLess
“There’s video,” Brooks said.
“Okay, well then, let’s see it.”
“It’s not going to work that way,” Brooks said. “And it’s not up for discussion. If you’d like, you can watch the video contained in the affidavit once we’re underway, but she and her friends have to come with us right now. And you do, too.”
“Me? Why? Am I wanted for murder, too?”
“No, Miriam,” Brooks said. “Please, don’t be like that.”
“You’re trying t...o take my niece in for murder, Les. She’s just come back into my life after seven years, and you storm in here with a goon squad and tell me you’re taking her away. How am I supposed to be, Les? Tell me, how am I supposed to be?”
Even with one of the armored goons digging a knee into his back, Jacob could tell Brooks was making an effort to treat Miriam with kid gloves. Jacob didn’t have Kelly’s aptitude for math and science, but he could read people very well, and he could see that Miriam and Brooks were an iceberg, with most of what mattered below the surface.MoreLess
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