Jackie had only gotten a few hours sleep. She couldn’t do anything for Jodi and the rest until morning. Since it was Sunday, she called her lawyer, Lester Jenkins at home. He was more than willing to meet her at his law office since it was an emergency. Barbara had gone to the jail to let Jodi and the rest know that Jackie was trying to find them an attorney. Jackie sat across from Lester Jenkins as she explained everything from the beginning and what had happened last night. Lester had been her parents’ attorney and now her and Jodi’s. He’s known the twins since they were babies, so coming clean about their morally questionable enterprise was hard for her, but she needed help. Plus, he was the only defense attorney in town. There had been two others, but they closed their offices a few months after the crash. If she couldn't get Lester's help, she would have to drive into Phoenix. After she finished explaining the problem, Lester just looked at her
Jackie wanted to consult with Jesse, the motorcycle moonshiner, to get his input on their predicament. Jodi tagged along to his house on the edge of town.They walked around the back of his one-story home to find him tuning up his Harley. Jodi yelled out to him. “Hey, Jesse.” Jesse looked up. “Hey, girls. What brings you over?” They sat down at an old picnic table. Jackie and Jodi told Jesse what happened Saturday night and about Marty Schaffer. “I heard y’all got busted. Tough break. At least half the town thinks so. The other half, well, you know how judgmental people can be.” “Yeah, we know,” Jodi stated. “At least you have the business owners in town on your side. Some don’t approve, but all of them have admitted, to me anyway, that the guests' traffic has spilled over into their businesses. They’re happy about the increase in cash.” “I see,” Jackie said. “Sorry about you g
After a lengthy debate, Jackie and Jodi had decided to go to Lester's office. Under lawyer-client privilege, they told Lester everything they had learned. “I’ve been a lawyer for over forty years and I . . . damn I don’t know what to say. You think you know people,” he choked out. “We need the DA on our side. If we can get him to agree to let all of us operate without harassment, we’ll be home free,” Jodi said. “Sometimes it’s best to deal with the devil you know,” Lester said. “What do you mean?” Jackie asked. “Let’s say you girls can get rid of Marty once and for all. Who is going to take his place? It could be someone that has no tolerance for borderline prostitution, drug dealing, and running moonshine.” “He’s right,” Jackie said. “Hell, we know a couple of the guys at the station. At one time, they were cool dudes,” Jodi stated. “There has to be one person at the station that can take
Barbara entered the kitchen at Garvey’s. Daniel was cutting tomatoes. She jumped up on the steel table he was working on and blew out a long sigh. “What’s wrong, Barb?” Daniel asked. “I’m tired of being treated like a baby. I’m nineteen. Been away from home for a year and would have stayed away, if the recession hadn’t fucked me,” she complained. Daniel smiled. “What did your parents do to make you mad?” “They want me to quit. They found out about the weekend orgies because of the bust Saturday. I told them that I don't participate and even if I did, I'm an adult now. I can make my own choices. They went on about how I’m still young and impressionable and sex kills. Bottom line, my dad said if I was grown enough to work here, I'm grown enough to move out. So, I packed my bags and left. I'm hoping that Jackie and Jodi will let me stay here for a while.” “Wow, sounds like you both put your foot down.” “Y
It was dusk when Jackie and Marty walked to their private villa at The Coco Resort in Phoenix. George and Jesse tailed them. Jackie kept Marty distracted with conversation on the way to Phoenix so he wouldn’t notice George and Jesse following them.The original plan had been for Jesse to follow them. His job was to have Jackie’s back just in case something went wrong and to give her a ride back home. George had insisted on coming along to help look out for Jackie. She smiled as she thought about how protective George was. He had made it clear that he wanted more than just sex from her.Marty glanced over at her and put his pudgy arm around her shoulders. “Beautiful sunset, isn’t it?”His question snapped her back to the present. “Yes. Hopefully, we’ll be able to see it from our villa. It was so nice of you to bring me here. This place is absolutely gorgeous.”“Nothing but the best for you, Jackie. Ah, this is it,” Marty said and stopped at the villa.Jackie made a mental note of the n
Jodi and Matt Kirby pulled up to Marty Schaffer's house. David and Danielle were already in position as the lookouts. Matt wore his deputy's uniform just in case someone saw him around Marty's house. The excuse would be that the sheriff had asked him to pick up some case files. Jodi had wanted to break in Marty's house with Bonnie, but Matt wouldn't have it. After a long argument between Matt and Jodi during a quick meet-up at Jesse's home, Jesse had intervened and said both of them needed to go. Matt gave Jodi a deputy’s uniform and hat to disguise herself. He treated her like she was a fly in his way, so they argued about that during the car ride to Marty’s house. They didn’t speak to each other as they walked to the back of Marty’s house.Matt bent down and lifted the back doormat. Jodi glanced at his butt and thought it was a waste that a nice ass like that was on a jerk like him.Matt picked up the key he found. “See. No reason to be a thief wanna be and pick the lock. I told yo
His head pounded as he opened his eyes. The white haze cleared where he could see the desk in the bedroom.Marty slowly sat up on the bed. He was naked. “Shit,” he murmured. “What the hell?”The last thing he remembered was waiting for Jackie to come out of the bathroom. He called out for her. No answer. The villa was empty. He racked his brain trying to remember what had happened.A loud banging echoed from the living room. Before Marty could react, two men came into the bedroom. Both of them wore dress shirts and ties.“What the fuck?” Marty asked.“Sir, we got a call of a disturbance in this room. We knocked, but no one answered,” one of them said. “Are you all right?”“Yeah. Who are you?” Marty asked, and then he grabbed the robe that was on the bed.“I’m Detective Gerald Jacobs and this is my partner Detective James Woods.” Detective Jacobs was tall and slim. Detective Woods was short and bulky. “What happened in here?” Jacobs asked.“I don’t know. I just woke up,” Marty replied
It was Saturday night at Garvey’s, two months after Marty Schaffer’s arrest. The Garvey crew couldn’t have been happier. It was 11:30 p.m. and the place was hopping.The twins got news late Friday afternoon that Bobby Jacobs, the ADA in Phoenix, offered Marty a deal and he took it. He really didn’t have a choice but to take the deal. Marty will serve five years with the possibility of parole in three or go to trial. If Marty went to trial and lost, he would have served ten years. There was no way he could explain the coke in his room; especially since the bag they found in his suitcase really was his. He couldn’t prove he was setup, no fingerprints thanks to the villa threesome wearing gloves. The hotel clerk was the only witness that could place Jackie, George, and Jesse at the resort and she wasn’t talking. Eight hundred bucks was enough to keep any front desk clerk quiet, which had reminded Jackie to give Barbara a raise.George, Jesse, Danielle, David, Bonnie, and Joe decided to c