The firm

[...]... the wall and gave a speech He almost whispered at first, but the power of his voice made every sound clear throughout the room He looked at the two widows and told of the deep sadness the firm felt, and how they would always be taken care of as long as there was a firm He talked of Marty and Joe, of their first few years with the firm, of 13 their importance to the firm He spoke of their love for their... entered the restaurant, two men with the correct key entered the shiny black BMW in the car park of Justine's They drove away from the restaurant to the new home of Mr and Mrs McDeere They parked the BMW in its usual place The driver got another key out of his pocket and the two men entered the house They worked quickly and quietly A tiny microphone, no bigger than a fingernail, was stuck into the mouthpiece... when they explained how the firm fights with the tax people and the FBI But if the firm did have a rich client whom the FBI was investigating, why would they choose me, the new man in the firm, to talk to? What do I know? I've seen no signs of any criminal acts All the files I work on are clean.' 'But someone is bugging you.' 'Even the car, Tarrance said.' 'Mitch, this is amazing Why would a law firm. .. generous payment They drove to the hotel together and waited in the car park Another man silently opened the back door of the car and put three bullets into the back of Lomax's head It was a professional job The killer and the man calling himself Al Kilbury left together ♦ Mitch found the bar near the airport where Tammy had asked him to meet her He looked again at the letter she had pinned to the back door... and body, they made love 'Who will ever know?' Mitch thought 'I'm not doing anyone any harm.' ♦ In the morning neither of them felt like doing business In the taxi to the Royal Bank of Montreal, where they had an appointment, Avery cheerfully explained that he was different from the rest of the partners in the firm, because he liked drinking and women After they had completed their business at the bank... again.' They parked behind the Quins' two Mercedes Kay met them at the front door Her eyes were red from crying 'Oh, Kay, what's the matter?' Abby asked 'There's there's been a tragedy,' she said 'Who is it?' Mitch asked Kay wiped her eyes and breathed deeply 'Two members of the firm, Marty Kozinski and Joe Hodge, were killed today We were very close to them.' Mitch remembered them from his visit to the. .. 'Get in the bed,' she said DeVasher closed his eyes and watched them Chapter 7 Tarrance On the first Monday in August a general meeting was called in the main library on the first floor Every member was there The mood was quiet and sad Beth Kozinski and Laura Hodge were politely brought in by Oliver Lambert They were seated at the front of the room In front of them, on the wall, were pictures of their... in the house The signals from these microphones would go to a receiver in the space under the roof of the house Then the men turned their attention to each room A small hole was made in the corner of every room, high up where no one would notice it A tiny microphone was placed inside each hole A wire, no thicker than a human hair and completely invisible, ran from each microphone to the receiver The. .. talk here There's a back door near the washrooms I want you to go to the washroom and then leave by the back door I'll meet you there I'll bring your coat Trust me, please.' Abby left Mitch waited until the man with the menu was busy talking to a waiter and then he followed her Outside they walked to a bar and sat down in a dark corner inside 'What's this all about?' demanded Abby, when they had their... families The widows held hands and cried softly Kozinski's and Hodge's closest friends, like Lamar Quin and Doug Turney, were wiping their eyes After the speech Mitch went over to look at the pictures There were three other pictures on the wall as well One was of a woman; underneath the picture were the words 'Alice Knauss, 1948-1977' He had heard about her: the only woman ever to become a member of the firm, . long as there was a firm. He talked of Marty and Joe, of their first few years with the firm, of 13 their importance to the firm. He spoke of their love. into the mouthpiece of each phone in the house. The signals from these microphones would go to a receiver in the space under the roof of the house. Then