“Nothing at this point. Once we get the bank information, then we’ll need your help reviewing all of it and putting it all in context. Then when we have that, we can figure out a way to determine exactly who was involved.”
“Yeah. Or since banks have cameras, we should be able to get exact dates and times and use the camera to see the person making the deposits. If they are being made in cash, then there has to be someone doing it in person. That will tell us a whole lot, I would think.”
Brian and Eddie both nodded. “I included that in the warrant. The bank should be providing that information.”
“Guys,” Kerry said as he came in to get Phillip. “I know you had breakfast earlier, but the kids were hungry, so I made them some toast and fruit. If you want some, then come on in.” He got Phillip at the table with a bowl of apple slices. Brian tried to steal one, and Phillip whined. “They each have the same number of slices, so if you want one, you need to come get your own.” Brianput the piece of apple back in Phillip’s bowl, probably to avoid a war.
“Thanks,” Kerry said.
“If you all are done talking strategy, we can have our snack and stuff.” He put a plate of orange and grapes on the table, adding a few pieces of each of the boys’ bowls. “Eat that before you try for anything more.”
“Are we going to play in the park?” Henry asked. “It’s been raining for weeks and weeks.”
“Yes,” Kerry told him. “I promised you I’d take you this afternoon, and I will. Uncle Daddy has some things to do, so it will be just you two and me, and you can play.”
“Do you like the swings?” Marty asked.
“I do,” Henry said happily. “Phillip pukes.”
“I do not!” Phillip retorted.
“You did last time, and it was yucky.”
“Oh lord,” Kerry said. “No talking about that while everyone is eating. And Phillip was getting the flu.” He shook his head as the boys stuck their tongues out at each other. “Sometimes I think I’m going to go crazy.”
“They’re boys. I bet we were just as bad,” Eddie said, and Marty knew that was right. Eddie had been a bit of a terror, but he also had this gravity about him that always pulled Marty in.
“I’ve been thinking,” Brian said. “Do you work from home?”
“I can,” Marty said. “I’ve done it before when I had a quiet day and just needed to get things done on the systems.”
“Then I suggest that you do that on Monday. Make up an excuse that’s plausible so things sound normal. At least that way we can buy a little time for your job,” Brian explained. “Do you think that will work?”
“Yeah. It’s never been a problem before. I can send a message about it first thing Monday morning. What else can we do?”
“Wait for the records that we requested. There isn’t much more we can do right now. The only thing we have to go on are these deposits, so we have to trace them back, and we can’t do that without additional information from the bank.”
“So, I just sit here and wait to see what’s going to happen?” Marty asked.
“Sometimes these things take a little time. We can push the bank, but they have work to do as well, and it’s a weekend.”
“Okay. And once you get what you requested…?” He wasn’t sure what to feel. On TV it always seemed like things happened so fast, but he supposed they didn’t in the real world.
“We have people experienced in money-tracking that will get on it. They have confirmed where they money went from here, and they’re watching the accounts, but so far it’s just sitting there. Once we have the statements and the video, hopefully it will lead us to who is making the deposits. Until then, do your best to relax as much as you can,” Brian told him.
Marty rolled his eyes. “And how am I supposed to do that? I’ve been followed, someone tried to break into my apartment, and I’m about to bring down the company I work for, which is going to leave me without a job.” He hated feeling like everything was out of his control. He needed some things to work the way they were supposed to.
“Hey, I’m not going to leave you hanging in the wind,” Eddie told him. “We’ll figure this out.”
“Yeah, and in this economy, I’m supposed to start all over again and find a job where I’ll be trusted after I’ve worked at a firm that was taken down by money-laundering. They won’t care that I found it and helped put a stop to it. All that anyone is going to care about is the fact that I worked for these bastards.” He was going to have to leave Olympia and find work in a different part do the country.
“Take things one step at a time,” Brian told him seriously. “You can’t deal with this all at once. You need to breathe and just deal with what’s happening now. Once we get the bank records, we can get a better picture of what’s happening. The subpoena we have tells the bank that they are forbidden to let the depositor know that the records have been requested. So just play as innocent and unknowing as possible.”
“But they tried to get into my apartment, and they’ll probably try to do it again.”
“Maybe. Their first incursion failed, and we have officers watching the house in case someone tries again. If they do, we’ll bring them in, and we can have a little talk.”
Brian’s phone rang, and he snatched it up off the table. “Yeah… okay…. Email over what you have.” He hung up and groaned.
