[ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]
could find anything on
McCall, and if no one came up with anything, then& then he might buy my
approach.
I swallowed hard and tried the link to Maeda Forsala's office. I was scarcely
surprised when I got a
simmie, dressed in a dark suit with a pale mauve blouse.
Page 104
ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html
"This is Maeda Forsala. Please leave a link code and a message.
Since her greeting was spoken, old style, I activated the speaker and
projection and spoke my reply.
"Ah& this is Jude Parsfal of NetPrime. I'm trying to track down some
information&
The simmie projection wavered and was replaced with a second image. This one
also wore a dark suit,
but the blouse was cream, and the dark hair was longer and swept back. "Mr.
Parsfal& how might I
help you, if I can?"
"I'm a researcher with NetPrime, ser. I'm trying to find out more information
about Evan and Nanette
McCall&
"Someone told you that she had retained me, I'm certain.
Her response surprised me, but I just answered, "That's what I'd been told,
but it didn't seem to track&
I was gambling with that, hoping I'd read it right.
"Bravo, Mr. Parsfal. You're the first of several who seems to have done the
background work. For that,
you can have the information. She smiled, and her teeth gleamed like a
shark's. "It's not a violation of
privacy. Nanette was not a client of mine. She never contacted me, and you may
quote me on that. So
far as I know, she was happily married to Evan.
"Is it possible she might have contacted another domestic relations solicitor
or advocate?"
"Possible, but highly unlikely. We'd known each other personally for years.
Left unspoken was the fact that Forsala had the reputation for being the best
at that sort of thing. "Why
do you think this rumor is being circulated, then?"
"I cannot speculate on that. That's your job, Mr. Parsfal.
"Mrs. McCall "
"She went by Nanette Iveson, except on social occasions, or when the children
were involved when she
was younger.
"Nanette Iveson was well known as a physiological child psychologist.
"She was indeed. She was not as social as Evan, and she was far more
perceptive.
Top
Page No 74
Page 105
ABC Amber Palm Converter, http://www.processtext.com/abcpalm.html
"I see. I thought I did, but how could I ask the right questions? "Had you
heard that Evan jumped from
the tower at his home and died early this afternoon?"
The startled expression on her face was a clear answer that she had not. "No.
I hadn't. After a moment,
she added, "I had never thought of Evan as that decisive. But one never
knows. She paused, but not
long enough to let me ask another question. "I don't think I can add anything
else, Mr. Parsfal. Good
day.
I was looking at nothing and collapsed the blank holo projection. I'd been as
much as told that the rumor
was false, and that McCall didn't have the guts to commit suicide. That was
just wonderful. I had less
than nothing of substance there except that Nanette Iveson had not been
seeking a divorce.
I managed to find Kerrigan's firm's link codes and tapped them in, only to
discover he also required a
holo projection link.
"This is Jude Parsfal of NetPrime "
The simmie vanished. A dark-haired and rugged-looking man of that
indeterminate age that was so
common appeared. "What do you want?" He sounded annoyed.
"Ah& any information you can provide on Evan McCall. You were his closest
friend.
Kerrigan laughed, bitterly. "So you can twist things yet another way?" He
paused, and his face smoothed.
"I apologize, Mr. Parsfal. Since we've never talked before, I may be assuming
what might not be true.
"I'm sorry. I've been given the job of finding background. Frankly, there's
very little there, and half of
what is supposedly common knowledge isn't even true. That was stretching it
slightly, but it wouldn't
hurt. "I hate to bother you now, after the latest&
Kerrigan straightened up. "The latest? He was indicted for murder. That was
crazy enough, but& there's
more?"
"He committed suicide by jumping from a tower a little while ago.
Kerrigan looked totally stunned. "I can't believe that.
[ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]