Truth Tellers begins at Part One HERE.
Part Seven
Finbar “Finny” Lonnigan was beat. He had been up all night coordinating the surveillance operation and now he had to go back to the office to plan the investigation into Antony Spinoza’s fire and “crispy critter.” He knew that he wouldn’t be going home today, so he’d better call the War Department….his wife Mayrie who was expecting him to take her shopping this morning.
Finny was looking forward to his quick call to Mayrie. She’d been on the warpath for over a week after he missed her cousin’s wedding, and there hadn’t been a moment’s peace in the household since then. But that was nothing new for Finny, she has been getting in his case for at least five years now. As if he didn’t already have enough to worry about.
But Finny got an idea. With a little bit of luck and planning, he just might be able to time the call when Mayrie was in the shower. Back in the office, he watched the clock and then made his move. Picking up the phone and punching the speed-dial, he waited until the ringing stopped and the line connected.
It was his lucky day, all right, as he heard the answering machine recording kick in. At the sound of the beep he blurted out in rapid-fire speech: “Hey, I’m stuck at th’ office on a possible murder. Can’t make it, catch you later.” and then he hung up quickly in case she was nearby and going to pick up the receiver.
“Whew! That’ll buy some peace until this evening,” he thought to himself.
Watch for Part Eight here tomorrow.
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