“The Police academy,” Kirk said, standing and holding up the warrant. “We even have a warrant. Now get up, Jocko,” Kirk smiled, because he was enjoying this, “you’re under arrest for conspiracy to commit murder.”
“Okay, okay, wait. What if I told you who hired me?”
Kirk and Dawkins sat down. “Who?” Dawkins asked.
“Slow down. Where’d you get her from, Kirk?” he asked Kirk but hadn’t looked away from Dawkins. “All business … no time for the social graces?”
“Who?” Dawkins leaned forward and repeated.
“Do I get any consideration for cooperating?”
“I will mention it to the DA, the judge and make a written sentence recommendation,” Kirk said.
“That I will sign as well,” Dawkins asked.
“Finally, a little nicety from the pretty Detective.”
“The name?” Dawkins asked forcefully.”
“The client is Rona King.”
Chapter Twenty-nine
Rona King: her father, Robert King, murdered by another inmate. Her brother, Ronnie King found murdered in an abandoned building. For each of these acts, sh
e would have her revenge against the people that she held responsible; Mike Black and Rain Robinson.
So, she waited and watched. Waited until the day that she had her money right and she was strong enough to take them on and for the right opportunity to present itself. That opportunity came when Rain Robinson killed David Petty and RJ and Marvin executed Evander and Big Frank.
In retaliation for Big Frank, Mobley’s crew did a drive-by at The Late Night and DP’s partners, Barnes and Hawkins tried unsuccessfully to assassinate RJ in a drive-by when he was coming out of Venus’s apartment. When that didn’t work, their men tried to firebomb The Four Kings and that was unsuccessful as well.
“These youngsters got heart. They just need a little bit of guidance,” Rona told AD and then she smiled because she had found pawns to play her game of death with Mike Black and Rain Robinson.
The following day, Barnes and Hawkins were visited by one of Rona’s representatives. He made them an offer that Barnes and Hawkins found very appealing. Access to a purer product at a lower price than DP was paying.
“What exactly we gotta do for this generous accommodation?” was Barnes question.
“Do a couple of jobs for us,” Rona’s representative said that day.
“What kinda jobs we talkin’ ’bout here?” Hawkins needed to know, but it didn’t matter what they had to do. He had done the math and had already calculated how much more money they’d make with a purer product at a lower price.
“Same thing y’all been doin’. Bustin’ back at Rain Robinson,” was the answer that they were given. Barnes and Hawkins looked at each other and nodded.
“Deal,” Barnes said. He hadn’t done the math, he was just a greedy fuck, so more was always better to him.
“What do you want us to do?” Hawkins asked.
“A little drive-by.”
“Who’s the target?”
“Chet Bright.”
“Where and when?”
“Tonight, at Jimmy’s.”
That same day, Rona had one of her representative’s approach Mobley and made him an offer that she was sure that he wouldn’t refuse. The territory that Mobley called his once belonged to her family, and she knew how much money there was to be made, so Rona offered him a better price than she did Barnes and Hawkins. But surprisingly enough, Mobley refused.