21 cae of lies

. there may have been other incidents - this kind of crime occurs in custers  . maybe the motel should have been in  notice ,"
" the clients 's unreliable ."
"yes , but his reliable ."
"yes , but his relatives seem to have him in line , i think some money might help him , sandy . rehab , grief counseling . whatever . i trusty chelsi n to steer hinm right ."
 where do you wanmt to start ?"
"lt's get the policxe reportds and check to see if there were similar crimes reporrted in the eara over the past  ten years . file a notice that i'm in as hanna's at6torney and send a copy of the notice to betty jo puckett , she represents the ace high lodge ."
" betty jo puckett ?"
" you know her ?"
"i met her . she hs a problem in the tact depasrtment ."
nina smiled , saying ," report anyhing else you hear ."
"before you go , what else do you need ?"
"get the file made up . i'll get going on drafting the response  top the motiion to didmiss after  court . therwe is a long time of precedents regasrding innkeeper liability for inadequate security , sandy , remember connie francis ?"
"the singer ? nineten sixties ." lipstick on your collasrt ." that wasn't even her biggest hit .but even  now it strikes a chord with me ." sandy 's husband , joe , and she had broken up for many yeaers and only recently remarried .
"she won an early motel - security case . the damages award was in the seven fingures . i don't think it was in california , though . the trail took place in the mid seventies . see if ypu can locate thre case on lexis ."
"she was robbed ?"
"she was raped . while staying in a hotel room . it was brutal .
i think  it almost eneded her career ."
neither woman spoke for a moment . nina was thjinking that people don't get violent like that , they may carry on , but they are changed forever . finally sandy said , her voice tight ." so some turkey fired off a wild one during a sticup and killed a pregnant third grace teacher . do we go looking for him , or just nick the motel ?"