He managed to grab it just in time.
Claire stepped back into her home, slammed the door, and latched the deadbolt.
JD and I shared a defeated look.
He muttered, "Well, that could have gone better."
We walked back to the Porsche and hopped in. Jack twisted the ignition and pulled away from the curb just as Mark turned the corner in his convertible Carrera S Turbo.
“Looks like he didn’t last the full hour,” Jack muttered.
Granted, Marguerite probably had that effect on most men.
We caught his eye as he passed, and he glared at us.
Jack giggled. “Oh, they’re going to have fun.”
We drove to Oyster Avenue and grabbed lunch at Trade Winds. Jack ordered the gator bites to start, and a crab cake sandwich, and I went with the Cuban grilled half chicken.
Isabella kept tabs on Mark and Marguerite.
The fight Mark had with his wife didn’t last long. Isabella tracked his phone back to the superyacht. It didn’t take him long to get on the phone with Marguerite. Isabella sent me a recording of the call.
“How did she find out?”
“Those fucking cops must have followed you to the marina,” Mark said.
“I told you they were a problem. What are you going to do about them?”
“I’ll figure out a way to handle them. I’ll make some phone calls. Just don’t talk to them.”
“I won’t.”
After a beat, Mark said, “What are you doing later?”
“I’m not meeting you at the boat.”
“Why not?”
“Because I have plans with my husband.”
“Ditch him.”
“Just because you ruined your marriage doesn’t mean I’m going to ruin mine.”
“What makes you think those cops aren’t going to show up at your house, asking questions, showing pictures to your husband?”
Marguerite went silent for a moment. “You think they’re really going to come to my house?”
“They could be on the way right now.” There was a hint of glee in Mark’s voice. Misery loves company.
“I gotta go,” Marguerite said. “We’ll talk later.”
She ended the call. That was the end of the audio file.
Isabella sent another MP3 along with a text message.[Mark made another call to a burner phone. I’ll keep digging into this.]
I played the second clip.
