Club de Fleurs 2: Sadie

Dave and Evan each grabbed the man by an arm and dragged him down the hall to an empty office. Sitting him in a chair, they both sat on the desk and crossed their arms. “Okay, you little jerk, tell us what’s going on.”

“You can’t treat me this way. I’m a DEA agent,” he blustered.

“No you are not. You are a paper pusher. I talked to your supervisor, who is a friend of mine, and you have no authority on this or any other case. Alan Rainer is on his way over here now and you not only no longer have a job, you are probably going to face some jail time. Now, tell us what is going on,” Evan said as he stared the man down.

Giving up, the man took a deep breath and said, “About seven weeks ago a package was supposed to be delivered that contained a shipment the dealers were waiting for. The person who was supposed to receive it was not at the condo. The delivery man took it next door and Ms. Sanders accepted it. That package was worth two hundred and fifty thousand dollars. I was contacted by one of the bosses and given ten thousand dollars to find the package and get it back to them.”

“How did they know to contact you?” Dave asked.

“The person who contacted me is an old friend from school and knew I worked for the DEA,” Dick answered, letting out a sigh.

“So…you took the money and blew it, and now they want you to pay up,” Evan said.

“That’s about it. But you have no proof of any of this and I will deny it all,” Dick blustered.

Dave pulled out his phone and showed Dick where he had hit the record button and recorded the entire conversation.

“That’s no proof of anything,” Dick whined. The little man had balls, Dave thought.

Evan’s phone buzzed and he looked at Dave. “That’s Alan at the front. I’ll go get him and bring him back here.”

He stopped to check on Sadie on his way to the front, and she was nervously pacing the room. Reassuring her as best as he could quickly, he continued on his mission. Taking Alan back to the room where Dave was holding Dick, they explained what had happened and what Dick had admitted, playing the recording for Alan.

Sadie sat in Dave’s office, wondering what was going on. At first she could hear voices outside the door, but after a while they moved away. She paced back and forth wondering what was going on. Evan had come in and talked to her for a minute, but now he was gone too.

She tried the door and it wasn’t locked, so she opened it and walked out into the hall. Hearing voices coming from one of the offices, she went to that door. It was slightly ajar so she could hear the conversation coming from within.

Standing outside the door, she heard Evan and Dave explain to the new man what had happened. Hearing that the little twerp was on the one who had had her and Dave kidnapped, she burst in the door. “You almost had both of us killed, you little asshole. Who the fuck do you think you are?” she screamed and went for Dick’s face, claws out.

Dick shrunk back in his chair. “Keep that bitch away from me,” he screamed.

Dave quickly grabbed her and pulled her to sit between Evan and himself.

“Let me at him, I’ll show the little fucker. I’ll claw his eyes out! He got you hurt, let me at him!” Sadie screamed, looking at Dave.

“Calm down, baby, calm down. This is Alan, Dick’s supervisor. We’re all going to talk about this.” Dave had taken Sadie in his arms and was restraining her to keep her away from Dick.

Sadie relaxed into Dave’s embrace, but was still seething. She wanted to pay the little jerk back for the blow Dave had suffered and all the stress he had put them all through.

Evan took Sadie over to the couch in the room and sat on one end with her in the middle. Dave placed chairs for Alan and Dick in front of the couch and sat on the other side of Sadie, indicating that Alan and Dick should also sit.

“Sadie, do you remember receiving a package a few weeks ago?” Evan asked.

“Yes, it was for next door, and they weren’t home. I kept it a couple days then took it

over to them,” she answered.

“Do you remember what the person you gave it to looked like?” Dave asked.

“It was a woman, short bright pink hair, tall, skinny, young.”

“Good girl.” Dave praised her. “That will be very helpful.”

Alan made note of the information and made a couple phone calls. “We will check on this. I have the police coming to take care of Dick. He will be arrested for his part in the kidnapping and for impersonating a federal agent. I’m sorry for all the trouble that has been caused. Ms. Sanders, please accept our apology. The information you have given me tonight will help significantly in our investigation. The woman you’ve described has been a major player in all this. I feel we’ve made a lot of progress tonight.” He stood and shook all their hands.

Evan’s phone rang and after taking the call, he announced, “The police are here, Theresa is bringing them back.”

The police took Dick Anderson away and Evan, Dave and Sadie went to the bar with Alan. They all needed a drink.