Delivery in the Rear Ch. 02

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I was staring at Joanne. "Truck 164... for real? You're sure?"

"Uh, yes sir." Joanne said. "I can check with him, if you like."

"Let's do better than that..." I said, generating stares of interest at me from Joanne... and from the Green Crowbar, Cindy Ross.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Joanne escorted Joe Walton to the Main Conference Room. I'd decided to talk to him there instead of Interrogation-A in order to make Walton more comfortable. And I was right to do so: Walton seemed nervous.

"Hello, Mr. Walton." I said. "Come on in."

"Uh, call me Joe." he said. "What's this about, Commander?"

"I'll explain everything." I said. "This is FBI Special Agent In Charge Jack Muscone. He's investigating the murders of your fellow drivers, Mr. Gonzalez and Mr. Mansell."

"Oh yeah, that." said Joe. "That was... horrible. Gonzalez has two small kids..."

"Yes, I know." I said. "I'm very sorry that all this has happened. Here, have a seat." Walton sat down in the chair nearest the door, his back to it. I went around and sat opposite him, Muscone to my left.

"So we're hoping you can help us with a few things, Joe." I said. "I understand you drive Truck 164?"

"Yes sir." said Joe.

"What's your normal route, Joe?"

"From the City to our hub here in Town." said Joe. "It's on North Street, just north of the Post Office."

"The old Post Office, or the one in the Federal Building."

"The one in the Federal Building, sir." said Joe. "I drop off most of my packages there for delivery."

"Do you make stops along the way?" I asked.

"Sometimes, sir." said Joe. "If there's not a heavy load, I might take the Hillside packages and drop them off on the way. And sometimes I make stops in the City along the way, but not very often."

"I see." I said. "Okay, so I understand you were delayed getting out of the Distribution Center on Monday, is that not right?" I asked.

"Yes sir." said Joe. "My truck was loaded with all those Peach Computers gaming systems. Then I was stopped and asked if I could take one extra package to an address in the City, and pick one up from that site. It wasn't far off my route, and I could continue on and catch the University Highway from there. I'd just been handed the box, which was one of those gaming systems, when the recall of all trucks came in. So I was held in place from that point."

"Interesting." I said. "Did you notice anyone getting onto your truck, getting or hiding in the back of it?"

"No sir." said Joe.

Jack Muscone said "Joe, who wanted you to take that package? Mr. Granger?"

"Oh, no sir." said Joe. "He was surprised, and kind of mad, that I'd been delayed."

Muscone said "So who asked you to take that extra package? His secretary, Marilyn?"

"No sir." said Joe. "It was Mr. George. He's the CEO's assistant. I couldn't say no to him. Neither could Mr. Granger."

Despite our every effort, Jack and I looked at each other upon hearing the name.

"So let me make sure I heard this right." I said. "You were going to deliver one package, then they'd have one for you to pick up?

"Yes sir, that's right." said Joe.

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

They weren't kidding about Police patrolling the University Highway. I had three Police vehicles get behind the Black Beauty and attempt to pull us over despite the blue light on top of the car. Our attempts to get on the radio didn't help, but the black car behind us with blue lights and FBI agents inside did help the officers pulling us over understand that we were not kidding around.

Getting to the City, we first went to the Federal Building and the FBI offices there. Lindy Linares was in her office.

"Lindy," I said, as Jack went to talk to his boss, "I need something, and it is huge."

"I need something huge from you." she said flirtatiously. "Okay, what?"

"Have your CSI guys uploaded digital photos of the papers from the 'Opelika Software' site?"

"Yes." Lindy said. "Which one do you need?"

"I hope they got literally every scrap of paper from there." I said. "I'm looking for a shipping label, maybe filled out and ready to be put on a box, but not on a box yet. The address would be in my home County."

"I'll look for it while you go keep Jack out of trouble." Lindy said with a grin. I chuckled and thanked her... and told her that something 'huge' just might indeed come her way soon, if I had my way...

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

Mr. George was sitting in one of the FBI's conference/interrogation rooms. The company's lawyer was sitting beside him. Across the table were me and Jack Muscone. Mr. Blassingame and the DepDirector were in the DepDirector's office.

"Mr. George," I said, "I appreciate you coming in and talking with us. We understand that Truck 164 was delayed in leaving the Distribution Center, as the driver was going to deliver an extra package. We understand that you gave the driver that package?"

"Yes, that's true." said Mr. George.

"Sir," I asked, "did you know what was in that package?"

"It was a Peach Computers package." said Mr. George. "It was one of those new systems that had come out."

"Do you know where it was being sent?" I asked.

"No, it had an address on it, but I don't remember what it was." said Mr. George.

"That's fine." I said. "But I do need to know: if it wasn't you doing it, who asked you to have the driver deliver that package?"

"Oh, Mr. Blassingame, sir." said Mr. George.

"Did Mr. Blassingame offer an explanation? Was it for his family?"

"I... I don't remember what he said." said Mr. George. "He said something about securing one of the games for a friend."

"Gentlemen," said the lawyer, "I'll have to ask you not to press on what Mr. Blassingame actually said, as Mr. George can't remember well, so it would be heresay and speculation."

"I understand." I said soothingly. "So Mr. George, this package... it wasn't one of the boxes shipped in as part of the huge release, was it?"

"Uh, no sir," Mr. George said. "Mr. Blassingame handed me the box himself, said the driver was waiting for it. I took it down and gave it to him, and just then they had the recall of all the trucks. Then we found out about the other drivers..."

"Okay." I said. "I appreciate it very much. Agent Muscone, do you have anything?"

"I think you covered it." said Muscone. "I am going to have to ask Mr. George to give us a written statement of what we just discussed..."

* * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *

"Look guys," said the DepDirector, "that's not just any employee. That's the founder and CEO of SPS, the largest trucking and package delivery service in the region. You've got to handle him carefully."

"Yes sir." said Muscone. I just looked at the DepDirector with an 'Oh really?' look... after arresting the BigPharmaCorp CEO in front of some of its Board Members, I wasn't too shook up by big names and big titles.

The DepDirector had asked Mr. Blassingame to the conference room, where the lawyer waited. Jack and the DepDirector sat in.

"Thank you, Mr. Blassingame," I said, "for sitting with us for a few moments. I'll get right to it: your assistant Mr. George handed a package to the driver of one of your trucks. That truck didn't make it out to the road because the recall order came out and the truck was held back. That package came from you, I understand?"

"Uh, yes, I remember giving Mr. George a package, and he took it down to the distribution areas."

"Sir, what was in that package?"

"One of the Peach Computers gaming systems." said Mr. Blassingame.

"Separate from the hundreds of others?"

"Yes." said Blassingame. "When they all came in earlier that morning, much earlier, one was directed to me. My secretary wanted one for her nephew and niece, so she put the address label on that one, and I had Mr. George take it to the distribution floor."

"I see." I said. "So your assistant affixed the address label?"

"Yes, she would've done that." said Blassingame.

"Okay." I said. "We'll need to speak with her, then. Is she at work, in your office now?"

The lawyer piped up and said "Sir, she's left for vacation already."

"Ah, that's right." said Blassingame. "Yes, she has family in New England. Boston area. She's already taken time off, and won't be back until after Christmas."

"Do you have an address where the FBI there can interview her?"

"You're mighty persistent." said Blassingame.

"It's mighty important." I replied. "I'm searching for the killers of two of your drivers, and your assistant might be able to provide us with important information.

Blassingame said to the lawyer "See if you can find an address for her. I don't know exactly where her relatives live. Maybe you can get her cellphone number for the FBI?"

"Yes sir." said the lawyer.

I saw Cindy and Lindy through the glass wall of the room, patrolling the hallway outside. It did not take much observation to see that my partner was impatient and excited.

"Okay, sir, thank you very much." I said.

"Why don't I take you to lunch." said the DepDirector to Blassingame. Jack and I excused ourselves and went out. We followed Cindy and Lindy to Lindy's desk.

"Here it is. Shipping label." said Lindy, handing me the digital photograph she'd printed off.

"Well, Captain Ross," I said with a smile, "let's test your knowledge of our Town. Where is this?"

"On the border of the Warehouse and Industrial Districts. North of Ward Harvester, but south of Downtown." Cindy replied happily.

"Spot-on." I said. "We will need to have a conversation with Captain Croyle when we get home. Call her now, and ask her to put the SWAT Teams on high alert."

"So what's going on?" asked Jack Muscone.

"They had a saying 400 years ago, Jack. They would say 'I'd rather be lucky than good.' We may be exceptionally lucky, and may actually be able to haul in the killers."

"Of Rodriguez and Mansell?"

"Maybe." I said. "But also... the killers of T-Square's Regiment man... Holden."

"Damn!" said Cindy. "So what is this about?"

"Riddle me this, Green Crowbar!" I said. "A Forest Service Ranger spots a fire from his tower and calls in the firefighters. They call another tower to triangulate, but when they go to the site, there is no fire. They call back, and the Rangers say they still see the smoke and give the same directions to it. So what is going on?"

As they looked at me dumbfounded, I said "The answer to the riddle is the answer to what we are facing. Let's go!"

To be continued.

So, dear readers, what is going on here? Who killed the two drivers? What is going on with the hi-tech equipment? And what is the solution to the Iron Riddler's riddle? The surprising answers are in the next exciting chapter. Hang on!

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chytownchytown9 months ago

*****Thanks for this great read.

Vincent_D_LeeVincent_D_Leeabout 7 years ago
About Scott, Rita and Emma Washburn

Hey, Watchman, the reason I brought up the Scott/Rita situation was due to the fact that he's linked to Emma Washburn's murder. Since you wrote that the Iron Crowbar couldn't figure out the motive for his mother murdering Emma, I figured since Scott's mother was convicted by the Iron Crowbar and was a mole to Westboro, he had real motive to take down Donald Troy and is probably the true culprit whereas his mother was trying to cover up for him.

Either the IC knows about it or decides not to go further into that rabbit hole. It feels like a wasted plot to see that IC didn't got to confront Scott about it. And since Rita took away that opportunity, it was pretty obvious that a confrontation between Rita and him would occur.

TimLovesToEatPussyTimLovesToEatPussyabout 7 years ago
And so it was that later

As the miller told his tale

If behind is.. in front

Then dirt in truth... is clean

And her face, at first was just ghostly

Then it turned a whiter shade of pale

GrandPaMGrandPaMabout 7 years ago
Nobody trying to answer WW's query?

Ok, I'll bite.

Let's see here...logical possibilities all flow around the presence of a few intersecting items and interests: 1) Superior Bloodlines (SB), 2) CIA (or, perhaps more precisely, rogue elements thereof that may overlap with SB - especially where one Melina Algood plays a part) 3) drone/weapons technology 4) T-Square and his "Band of Brothahs" (BoB - for lack of better term).

So, one key consideration here is this: Did Melina make a _mistake_ here? ...or was she leaving breadcrumbs (presumably for Don, who she could count on to find her trail)? Given her background in "wet work" I'm going to have to err on the side of competency here and presume it was no mistake. (After all, she does rather much "owe Don one" for his making one of his first crowbars from her used sniper rifle barrel.)

Given the above, I'm wagering that Melina smells a rat in side the CIA and is leaving breadcrumbs for Don. Given that scenario, then, T-Square's security guy was murdered by CIA and/or SB folks while trying to learn about T-Square's BoB talks/plans. The Drivers were murdered by SB people trying desperately to retrieve the technology that was supposed to be funneled to them from CIA sources, but Melina "oopsie"'d it into the computer shipments channel knowing that Don would catch the case and figure out the cluuues. Whether Melina is actively involved in the SB side or not, she is likely in some peril from irate SB folk and/or angered CIA folk.

The return shipping label was very astute investigating and possibly either a very _real_ mistake - or a red herring. Now, let's see where the chips fall...presuming WW isn't just going to punt this one down the track some more.

Oh, wait I forgot about Dr. Harvey Eckhart -vs- CIA being in this mix too. Hmm...the armed drone could have been intended for multiple purposes/groups in turn, and Melina scuttled it as it was in transit between parties out of familial loyalties. That could work too.

666iceman666icemanabout 7 years ago
Another 5+

"No comment" WW!! Just awaiting the next installment. Keep em a coming, 5*+

WifeWatchmanWifeWatchmanabout 7 years agoAuthor
Vincent D. Lee

Wow, that's a lot to comment on. Fortunately, you know i won't comment on things that affect future stories... which means I won't be commenting on almost anything you wrote! :o) I will say that I'd forgotten about Rita/Scott... that had been meant to wrap up the question of the mole, and I wasn't going to take that any further.

Also, to everyone: the Laura/Don anal scene was NOT just thrown into the story. It has purpose and intent, like almost everything I put into my stories. That scene IS important. :o)

:o) <----- happy Bowser face.

Vincent_D_LeeVincent_D_Leeabout 7 years ago
Well Damn

So it appears that while Don's friendship and the Sheriff's deteriorating, Don's not one to lose it but has to if Daniel has gone out of his reach. Fortunately for Don, there may be hope, if he could unravel the mystery of his ex-wife. Apparently his mother was right, Melina was not a good woman for him, other than cheating with Jack Burke and Ned Burke, doing things that would go against the Iron Code and apparently manipulating the Sherrif. He's better of with Laura despite the fact they're sisters.

Iron(Crowbar)y has never tasted so sweet. Apparently, they have different natures apparently due to different nurtures. But hey who can debate on Nature vs Nurture.

Now another trouble's brewing, murderers of 3 people will be solved, answers may or may not be given, possibly Black Militants that the Crow may have to deal and a wife who has trouble with his (vengeful?) ex-wife, also sister, a political storm with the Blacks and Whites, what will the Crowbar and Co do, only the Watchman knows.

Will Crowbar finally let go of his emotions for Melina and finally think logically and coldly towards her and find answers or since the beginning, will she be able to blind him of the truth? Will Laura's relationship with her sister be at stake on what's to come? Will the Sheriff realize the great error that he's going now will his life be forfeited as his redemption comes. And will the DepDirector get a crowbar? Only the next chapters will all or maybe some will be revealed.

Ps: So sorry for being gone awhile,(cricket sounds), you know what, never mind. I just want to add some stuff despite being late to the party. Did everyone or was it just me that saw Barclay's death a little too convenient?

I know his wife was in grief over her daughter's death but I think there some unanswered questions since he got killed just as simple as that. In fact, I think the wife has some plans on her own, that we have yet to see. Was the incestual relationship between the Mr Barclay and the daughter consensual? Was the father really that obsessed? And shouldn't Cindy realize that Barclay had some answers the Crowbar wanted to get? Or is WifeWatchman just trolling us.

And in the other chapter(Knights of the Round), wasn't the Iron Crowbar a lil too pissed of at Agent Jones and actually giving the reaction she wanted? Yes she was an ass, but had he played the cool guy and kept his calm, he might actually played it better. Man he's just losing it with his short temper, it could bite him back in the ass. Wait is that a hint of foreshadowing on future chapters? Damn, say it so WifeWatchman, please. Not only that, but I couldn't help sorry for the officer that brought Agent Jones to the Crowbar Office. He made a small rectifiable mistake but he's getting fired for it. C'mon, just scold him and tell him not to do it again. If Cindy's and other grave mistakes can be forgiven, why can't his small one be let go as well.

Though now that I think about it, the Crowbar is in a position where he HAS to look tough otherwise the tigers might go and get him. Man that's why I hate politics. Though if he's capable of playing poker face with much more dangerous opponents, how could a mid or low-level agent set him off? Wife Watchman, your answer would be appreciated.

Finally, will we see the fallout of the Jenna Cheating/Gor-don Villain reveal soon. Not too mention the fallout or the reveal of Scott's death at Rita's hands. Seriously, these are answers some of us has been waiting to see.

Oh, and I just watched John Wick Chapter 2 and it was tremendously good. We need an international assassin character like John Wick who works for a secret society that rivals the Superior Bloodlines coming to the county. The battle of other secret society's with the Superior Bloodlines will be epic, that's for sure.

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