Chapter 17
The Mission's Speed Bump.
A few hours, later when everyone was asleep. Tank, and Stephanie heard it. Thunder.
A few minutes, "Come on Bob get in here." Morelli yelled.
All of a sudden, the big shaggy dog came running in. He shook himself off, and started to sniff around.
"come Bob, this way." Bob followed Joe into his room.
"Can I fire him" Tank asked Stephanie as she was laying on his chest.
"What do you think?" Stephanie told him.
The next morning Tank walked down stairs and saw a 70-inch flat screen attached to the wall.
"New TV." Morelli said as he saw Tank in the kitchen drinking a protein drink.
"Yup" Tank said.
"Nice I think it is bigger the last one." Morelli said out loud.
"it is about five inches." Tank finished telling him.
"I need to get a job at Rangeman" Morelli said out loud
"You would not like it." Tank said out loud.
"Why?" Morelli said.
"Working at Rangeman, it a lot more work, and has a lot more restrictions." Tank told him.
"When you say more restrictions how many do you mean?" Morelli asked.
Tank threw a three-hundred-page, policy book at him.
"This is three hundred pages" Morelli looked at the book in shock.
"Yup," Tank said, and threw another one at him.
"What is this one, the rules and regulations about Stephanie. Still want to join Rangeman." Tank walked into the living room.
"Does Stephanie know about this book?" Morelli asked.
"Yes, she helped write it." Tank told him.
"On second thought I will pass on joining Rangeman." Morelli said
"Let's watch T.V." The two of them walked into the living room to watch tv. Bob at Joe's feet while Joe was sitting in a recliner. Tank sitting on the couch with Socks in Tank's lap.
"We interrupt this sport game to bring you this special report. We have received information out of the 14th Precinct that the supportive right hand man Ross of the multimillion air Mr. Todd Robbins has died from unusual circumstances. When we have more information, we will let the public know. Now back to our regular programming.
Tank got up and went into the master bed room. "Little one." Tank said.
"What" Stephanie asked as she came into the bed room in her t- shirt.
"Thank God" Tank walked up to her and put her in his arms.
"Little one you might want to get dressed; we will have company." Tank said as he handed her clothes to her.
A few minutes later, Stephanie came out dressed.
"What is going on?" She asked.
"Ross is dead." Tank told her.
"Okay" Tank took her in his arms and held her.
"Babe, Tank" Ranger yelled.
"You ready" Tank told her.
"Yeah, let's go darling." She told her husband. They walked down the stairs Stephanie first followed by Tank.
Captain Potter looked at the table and saw the policy book from Rangeman.
"Wow big book, doing a little reading Morelli."
"No Captain, Tank showed it to me It's Rangeman policies." Morelli said to his boss.
"Start reading, might help us, if we understand Rangeman Policies, maybe it might help us work with Rangeman in future case. If that is okay with you Ranger." The Captain told Morelli.
"I have no problem with it." Ranger gave a smile.
"Babe" Ranger said to her.
"How are you feeling?" He asked her.
"Shock, about Ross, but other wise good." Stephanie told him.
"Okay glad to know you are holding up" Ranger told her.
"So, what we know is that Ross Johnson, was bonded out from Vinny's Bonds. He went home last night. Around 2 in the morning Ross's neighbor heard a loud bang and called cops. They found Ross dead in his bed." Joe's Captain told everyone.
"Someone is trying to clean up and it is not Witness Protection." Tank said to Ranger.
"Agreed but who?" Morelli asked.
"What about Tiffany? What do we about her other than she was supposedly, Todd Robbin's trophy wife?" Stephanie said out loud.
"I really like her Ranger" Morelli's Captain told him.
"Are you sure you don't want a job with police you would be good." Captain Potter told her.
"Thanks, but no thanks." Stephanie said to Captain Potter.
"I will look into her" Potter said and then left.
Ranger took out his phone, "Lester, find me everything you can about Tiffany Robbins and fast." Ranger said.
"Keep thinking Babe." Ranger walked away as well, as he gave Socks a quick pat.