“Could the detective be working with the FBI on a sting that involves El Decreto de Guerra?”
“I can’t say for sure, but neither Kirk nor Bautista have any recent contact with the FBI. So the two agencies may not be working together, but that is still bad for us.” Monika looked at Carla. “Is there any way we can see if the FBI is on anybody in Marrin’s circle?”
“Sure,” Carla said. “If I had answers to a number of variables that we don’t have, and the time we don’t have to analyze the data.”
“So that’s out,” Monika said. “All we can do is wait on Jadonna.”
When Jadonna Marrin arrived at Jab’s house dressed in an Alberta Ferretti printed silk dress, and Gianvito Rossi strappy leather point toe pumps, Ryder was there with him. He had been fucking Jadonna behind Ryder’s back since the day Hill brought her around.
After being arrested in Lieutenant Gineconna’s sting, Jadonna and the other ladies were detained separately. Once he had questioned Jada without success, and thinking that it was a serious request from the FBI, the lieutenant turned his attention to the ladies and Jadonna was first.
With the threat of five years in prison in front of her, it didn’t take long for the detective to break Jadonna and she agreed to be an informant.
She was bailed out with everybody else, and was offered what Patrick called the generous buyout and relocation program. Thinking that this was the solution to her agreeing to be an informant, Jadonna accepted and was relocated to Boston as she had requested. However, Jadonna was back in New York two years later, in violation of the agreement.
When she was arrested for tricking in a hotel bar in Gineconna’s precinct, the lieutenant, knowing of her growing obsession with anything remotely related to Rain Robinson, called Bautista. She had been in his unit when she first got her shield.
Since the detective thought that it would be safer for Jadonna if she weren’t wearing a wire, she planned to clone Jab’s phone. “So it’s crucial that you get me that phone.”
“And just how am I supposed to accomplish that?”
“I don’t care. You’ll think of something. Just get me that phone,” Bautista said. So Jadonna’s plan was to fuck Jab and switch his phone so Bautista could clone it.
Since Ryder was there and it didn’t seem like she planned on going anywhere, Jadonna sat down, made herself comfortable like she always did and hoped for an opportunity. It came when Jab followed Ryder in the media room and closed the door behind him, leaving his phone on the counter. Jadonna grabbed the phone, quickly placed it in her Manolo Blahnik satin clutch and pulled out one like it to replace it.
“I’ll be right back,” she shouted and was out the door.
She quickly called Detective Bautista and arranged to meet her at a nearby park. Monika and Xavier followed her to the meeting and listened to the conversation.
“Did you get it?” Bautista asked and Jadonna handed her the phone.
“How long is this going to take, detective?”
“Not long.”
“Please hurry. I have to get back before they miss me.”
“Okay just give me a minute. What’s going on over there?”
“They’re waiting on Mr. Hill and Mr. Anderson so that they can go to Salsa Con Tarifa and make the exchange with the Columbians,” Jadonna said, looking around nervously.
“Is Jab still going?”
“I cannot say for sure. At first, he said that he was going, now he says that he is not. At one time, he was trying to convince Mr. Garrison to go with him, but now that is out of the question.”
“What’s up with that?”
“Haven’t you heard what’s going on, detective? Rain Robinson has been shot. So, Mr. Garrison has been staying close to her.”
Bautista handed her back the phone and was glad to finally get solid confirmation that Rain had been shot.
“With that, I’ll be able to hear everything that’s said.”
By accessing the phones diagnostic feature, Bautista could remotely activate the microphone in the phone and listen to any conversations that take place near the phone.
“Try to get him talking about the deal and about Rain.”
“Okay, okay,” Jadonna said, rushed away, got in her car and drove off. Monika and Xavier followed her back to the house.