Supreme Justice by Phillip Margolin

Supreme Justice by Phillip Margolin

Author:Phillip Margolin [Margolin, Phillip]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, Suspense, Thrillers, Murder, United States, Suspense Fiction, Political, Murder - Investigation, Private Investigators, Political fiction, Investigation, Washington (D.C.), Private investigators - Washington (D.C.), Judges - Selection and appointment, Judges, Suspense fiction; American, Political fiction; American, Selection and appointment
ISBN: 9780061926518
Publisher: Harper
Published: 2010-05-17T23:00:00+00:00


It took Mary twenty-five minutes to get to Sarah’s house. When the uniform at the front door let her in, she saw a team of police officers working their way through the living room and heard drawers and closet doors opening and closing on the floor above. Arnie Lasswell came down for a few minutes and laid out the ground rules, which included staying in the kitchen with her client and staying out of everybody’s way.

Mary made small talk with Sarah for a few minutes, then called Monte Pike on her cell phone. She’d had two cases with Pike, which ended in pleas, so she had not had a chance to see the young DA in action, but Mary’s impressions of the prosecutor were positive. Mary thought that Pike saw law as a game like chess and didn’t take his work personally. He was definitely smart and honest; he worked hard, but he had a good sense of humor.

“Monte, it’s Mary Garrett,” she said when they were connected.

“Yeah, Arnie said you were coming over to make sure his boys don’t steal the silverware.”

“With the mayor cutting down on overtime, I hear the rank and file are getting desperate.”

Monte laughed. “So, what can I do for you?”

“How about you tell me why you’re sifting through Ms. Woodruff’s lingerie.”

“Why did I think that would be your first question? God, I hate being right all the time.”

“And?”

“I’ll tell you some stuff but not everything. A grand jury hasn’t even been convened—and it may never be—so I’m going to keep some info close to the vest. I will tell you that Ann Paulus, the neighbor who called 911 in the first case, saw Finley go into your client’s house. She’s pretty certain it was the evening of the murder.”

“Why only pretty certain?”

“That’s for me to know and you to find out until I’m required to give you discovery. But I will tell you she heard arguing and what she thought might have been a shot or two. And that’s it for now.”

“OK. Will you give me the courtesy of telling me if you indict Ms. Woodruff?”

“Sure thing.”

“Will you let her surrender herself?”

“I guess she’s entitled to a little leeway in light of the mess we made last time.”

“Are you certain you’re not stepping in it again?”

“Unlike some people who shall remain nameless, I don’t shoot first and ask questions later.”

“What are you thinking about for a charge?”

“You want to know if I’m going for a lethal injection?”

“Yes.”

“I don’t know enough to answer that question right now.”

“Fair enough.”

“Honestly, Mary, I sincerely hope this search is an exercise in futility. I don’t enjoy making life difficult for someone who’s already had one awful experience with the justice system. But I’ll go after Ms. Woodruff full-bore if I believe, beyond a reasonable doubt, that she murdered John Finley.”



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