“Okay, I’ll be right back.”
“No, don’t leave the suite. Use the other bedroom and make it short,” Logan said.
Walking to the second bedroom in Logan and Kieran’s suite, Fionn felt his nerves on edge once again. He was sure it had to do with the email he sent earlier. Shutting the door with a quiet click, he dialed his attorney’s number, sitting on the bed since he wasn’t sure his legs would hold him up if the news was bad.
“Hi Fionn, thanks for calling me back,” Penn said.
“You gotta make it fast…I’m just about to leave,” replied Fionn.
“Fine. I spoke with your family attorney and he’s willing to testify for us about the gifts you received when you were born. The only problem is he can’t spare the time to come to the hearing…”
“Why the fuck not? Is it money, because I can pay?”
“It’s not that…he has a hearing in Scotland that can’t be missed so I’ve prepared a motion asking the Court’s permission for him to appear via video,” Penn said.
“Will the court allow it? Maybe you should ask to postpone the hearing until he can be there in person,” replied Fionn.
“Testimony by video is done all the time in cases like this. If the judge denies our motion, then we can ask for an extension.”
“Why don’t you do that first?” asked Fionn.
“It’s complicated. The court set this hearing and expects all parties to attend. If we want a witness to appear and they can’t, the proper thing is to arrange for video testimony if the witness can do that. In this case, our witness is available…so we throw it back to the judge by asking permission. The likelihood of our motion being denied is minuscule since the court wants to hear from anyone who has pertinent testimony about the matters at hand,” Penn explained.
“Have you done this before?”
“Many times, and it’s never been denied.”
“Go ahead, then. When will you find out if the judge grants our motion?” asked Fionn.
“By tomorrow sometime, since the hearing is the day after tomorrow.”
“Okay, let me know as soon as you hear,” Fionn said.
“Promise.”
After ending the call, Fionn slipped his phone into his pocket, thinking about his attorney. There was something different about this call but he couldn’t figure it out. Then it finally hit him—it was the tone of Penn’s voice. The warmth it usually conveyed was missing and he wondered if his lawyer was being truthful about the motion. Hearing Logan call his name, he put aside his concerns for now and headed toward the living room.
~/~/~/~/~
An hour later, after everyone had exited the cars, Logan drew them into a circle around him. Unwilling to raise suspicion, he had assigned different routes for each team to take before they arrived at Reif’s house. “Slate, you, Dakota and Theo are up first. When you get there, try to find a place in the back of the house where you can stay out of sight while Dakota does his stuff.”
“Will do,” Slate said. Taking Dakota’s hand, he started walking while Theo tagged behind them.
“Okay, Colton, Ian and Norm, head out. The same thing, don’t attract attention and when you arrive, find a place on the east side…between the hedge and the house…and spread out. Keep each other in sight.
“Zane and David, you’re next. You know the drill. The best place for you, two, are the hedges near the front door. Once I hear from Dakota, I’ll give you the signal.”
“See you there, guys,” Zane said, giving a final glance at the marked route on his phone before taking off with David.
Waiting until Zane and David had turned the corner, Logan said, “Fionn, you walk with me; Brian is with Kieran. We stay together as a group. Brian, I want you totalk about some of your memorable customers while we’re heading to Reif’s house.”
“Why?” asked Fionn.
“Because Brian’s well-known and if he’s talking to us about personal shit, people will assume we’re old friends and they’ll forget about seeing us as soon as the next thought enters their head,” Logan explained. “Okay, let’s go.”
~/~/~/~/~
Quin gave a quick rap on Hunter’s office door before entering and taking a seat in front of his desk. “Hunt, we need to talk.”
