Act 4: Time to Run to the Mountains Part 2
"You're back!" Lee practically shouted.
The Colonel looked at his nephew and went to the fridge for a drink.
"Lee, you know how I thought Carlson's death was suspect?"
Robert took a swig. "Turns out I went to give my condolences to Ada Carlson this morning. She found a suicide note. Looks like a mess. Then I went to meet Edward White to see if he could help on this 'dorcheshter' thing. I didn't tell Ada, didn't want to upset her..."
"You mean Edward White, the business magnate?" Lee did not like the sound of that. In his circles, he had heard that White was very crooked. 'Time for a quick call to T.P....'
The colonel explained all the details he had found out that morning and finally said, "White's gonna help make a case against Dorchester that's so tight that Lt. General won't be able to breath."
Lee looked at his uncle, 'Lt. General?' Lee knew there was no way a General could have so much influence. "You said this White guy is going to help you?"
The Colonel was not in the mood to argue, "Look boy, I know you always think you're right but trust me on this one. White is an upstanding citizen of this community. He's beyond reproach. He's a good, decent man Lee."
Lee could only hope that was true.
Robert continued, "Anyway, 'Dorchester' was the only thing Carlson wrote down. It's a sad thing though...."
"Oh" said Amanda.
"Yeah," the colonel looked at his nephew's wife, "He's married to Dennis Carlson's daughter."
****
Ada fidgeted nervously as the police continued their investigation. 'This house is so big. I hope the detectives find what they're looking for.' She had had better days.
Amanda and Lee stood at the Carlson's front door as Lee flashed his fake badge to the butler. He allowed them in.
Amanda walked up to Ada and her daughter Lillian. "Hi, I'm with the, with the..." Amanda couldn't remember the terminology...
"The Police Department?" Ada offered.
"Yes, social services division." Amanda continued, "I'm just here to see if I can help in anyway" She looked at Ada and her daughter Lillian. "I'm sorry to hear about your husband and father." Amanda really meant it too.
Carlson's daughter grabbed Amanda's arm, "Yeah, it's just so strange. I'm kind of stressed out. My husband is stationed in Kandahar and here I am six months pregnant. My father commits suicide and left a note....All those plane crashes!" Tears started to well up in Lillian's eyes. "I've tried to explain to my kids about Grandpa but what do you do?"
Amanda hugged Lillian to her side and tenderly said, "Yeah, what do you do?" She couldn't help but wonder if the Colonel was right. Was Dorchester really involved? How could he and White be so sure? Lillian was such a sweet girl. Was Dorchester just the fall guy?
RRRRRRING!
Ada walked over to pick up the phone. "Oh Tommy! How wonderful to hear your voice!"
Lillian rushed over to her mother's side as she whispered to Amanda with a smile, "That's my husband Tommy!"
Amanda gave Lee a look, that was his signal. Lee excused himself from the lead detective and made his way to another room. As he picked up the receiver, it sickened him to hear Tommy and Lillian gushing lover's talk. 'This things a mess!'
"Lillian! It's so good to hear your voice!"
"Oh Tommy! I miss you so much! I can't tell you how many nights I longed to have you here. I've fantasized about you holding me! The kids miss you like crazy!"
Lee put the phone down for a second. He hated this.
As he put the phone back up to his ear, he heard Tommy say " Lillian, theres' something important I've got to tell you..."
"What?" Lillian couldn't imagine what her husband was talking about.
Silence.
"Tommy, whatever it is, you know I'll stand by you..."
"It's about your Dad."
"Oh, don't worry Tommy, the papers have blasted him because of the suicide but what's done is done. People may have lost respect for him but there's nothing they can do to us..."
Dorchester replied, "You're wrong!"
"Tommy, what do you mean?"
"I'm......I'm....involved"
Lillian didn't get his meaning "Involved, with someone else?"
"No, Lillian, I'm talking about your Dad and the EC-130-H. I'm involved. I know too much and I did something a few days ago I regret."
"Tommy, what are you saying?" Lillian didn't like the sound of this.
"Look, Lillian, I need you to disappear for a few days, maybe a few weeks. We're dealing with the big league. You better take your mother and the kids. Do you understand me? I need you to disappear"...'click!'
"Tommy?, Tommy?" Lillian hated how the phones sometmes went dead on their calls. She said a quick prayer for her husband and turned to go. Time to run to the mountains.
Lee quietly hung up the phone and swallowed hard 'Big league?' What was going on? Lee knew the buck didn't stop with Tommy Dorchester. Lee looked around him. General Carlson's place was laid out. 'There's no way a military man could make the money needed to afford this place.' At least not legally. Lee thought wryly, Carlson gained the world, all this opulence...but he paid with his soul.
******
Tommy hung up the phone, he hated when the lines broke down.
He lingered where he sat for a second. Time to send that document. He walked over to his computer and prepared to 'send'. Drudge, ABC, CBS, FOX, you name it. Dorchester was going to blow Edward White out of the water.
He smiled. 'I may be going to Leavenworth for the murder of Henry Davis, but, White, I'm taking you with me!'
No presidential pardon this time Tommy mused. Not with George W. at the helm. Tommy moved to left click the mouse at the same time MP's rushed into his office.
"Tommy Dorchester, you are under arrest for the murder of Captain Henry Davis!"
Time for all hell to break loose.
****
Lillian smiled nervously at her mother as their driver took them up to their secluded cabin in the mountains of southeast Arizona. No one would ever find them there. At least not for now.
Ada looked at her daughter, 'How is she going to have this child?' She would worry less if it wasn't for Edward White. Too bad she didn't tell anyone that she now knew he was involved.
****
Lee and Amanda stood in the kitchen, preparing dinner as the Colonel continued...
"Lee you don't understand! You've always been so obstinate! Edward White was Dennis' friend! There's no need to doubt him!"
Lee retorted, "Colonel! I overheard Tommy Dorchester tell his wife that they were dealing with the 'big league'! Why would he tell her to run for her life?"
Robert spat back "But Edward is not even involved!"
Amanda went to turn off the tv in the other room when she said "Oh! Look here!"
The newscaster announced "In other tragic news, the son-in-law of the late Major General Dennis Carlson has been arrested in Aphganistan. He confessed to the murder of Captain Henry Davis. Motive is undisclosed at this time..."
tbc
"You're back!" Lee practically shouted.
The Colonel looked at his nephew and went to the fridge for a drink.
"Lee, you know how I thought Carlson's death was suspect?"
Robert took a swig. "Turns out I went to give my condolences to Ada Carlson this morning. She found a suicide note. Looks like a mess. Then I went to meet Edward White to see if he could help on this 'dorcheshter' thing. I didn't tell Ada, didn't want to upset her..."
"You mean Edward White, the business magnate?" Lee did not like the sound of that. In his circles, he had heard that White was very crooked. 'Time for a quick call to T.P....'
The colonel explained all the details he had found out that morning and finally said, "White's gonna help make a case against Dorchester that's so tight that Lt. General won't be able to breath."
Lee looked at his uncle, 'Lt. General?' Lee knew there was no way a General could have so much influence. "You said this White guy is going to help you?"
The Colonel was not in the mood to argue, "Look boy, I know you always think you're right but trust me on this one. White is an upstanding citizen of this community. He's beyond reproach. He's a good, decent man Lee."
Lee could only hope that was true.
Robert continued, "Anyway, 'Dorchester' was the only thing Carlson wrote down. It's a sad thing though...."
"Oh" said Amanda.
"Yeah," the colonel looked at his nephew's wife, "He's married to Dennis Carlson's daughter."
****
Ada fidgeted nervously as the police continued their investigation. 'This house is so big. I hope the detectives find what they're looking for.' She had had better days.
Amanda and Lee stood at the Carlson's front door as Lee flashed his fake badge to the butler. He allowed them in.
Amanda walked up to Ada and her daughter Lillian. "Hi, I'm with the, with the..." Amanda couldn't remember the terminology...
"The Police Department?" Ada offered.
"Yes, social services division." Amanda continued, "I'm just here to see if I can help in anyway" She looked at Ada and her daughter Lillian. "I'm sorry to hear about your husband and father." Amanda really meant it too.
Carlson's daughter grabbed Amanda's arm, "Yeah, it's just so strange. I'm kind of stressed out. My husband is stationed in Kandahar and here I am six months pregnant. My father commits suicide and left a note....All those plane crashes!" Tears started to well up in Lillian's eyes. "I've tried to explain to my kids about Grandpa but what do you do?"
Amanda hugged Lillian to her side and tenderly said, "Yeah, what do you do?" She couldn't help but wonder if the Colonel was right. Was Dorchester really involved? How could he and White be so sure? Lillian was such a sweet girl. Was Dorchester just the fall guy?
RRRRRRING!
Ada walked over to pick up the phone. "Oh Tommy! How wonderful to hear your voice!"
Lillian rushed over to her mother's side as she whispered to Amanda with a smile, "That's my husband Tommy!"
Amanda gave Lee a look, that was his signal. Lee excused himself from the lead detective and made his way to another room. As he picked up the receiver, it sickened him to hear Tommy and Lillian gushing lover's talk. 'This things a mess!'
"Lillian! It's so good to hear your voice!"
"Oh Tommy! I miss you so much! I can't tell you how many nights I longed to have you here. I've fantasized about you holding me! The kids miss you like crazy!"
Lee put the phone down for a second. He hated this.
As he put the phone back up to his ear, he heard Tommy say " Lillian, theres' something important I've got to tell you..."
"What?" Lillian couldn't imagine what her husband was talking about.
Silence.
"Tommy, whatever it is, you know I'll stand by you..."
"It's about your Dad."
"Oh, don't worry Tommy, the papers have blasted him because of the suicide but what's done is done. People may have lost respect for him but there's nothing they can do to us..."
Dorchester replied, "You're wrong!"
"Tommy, what do you mean?"
"I'm......I'm....involved"
Lillian didn't get his meaning "Involved, with someone else?"
"No, Lillian, I'm talking about your Dad and the EC-130-H. I'm involved. I know too much and I did something a few days ago I regret."
"Tommy, what are you saying?" Lillian didn't like the sound of this.
"Look, Lillian, I need you to disappear for a few days, maybe a few weeks. We're dealing with the big league. You better take your mother and the kids. Do you understand me? I need you to disappear"...'click!'
"Tommy?, Tommy?" Lillian hated how the phones sometmes went dead on their calls. She said a quick prayer for her husband and turned to go. Time to run to the mountains.
Lee quietly hung up the phone and swallowed hard 'Big league?' What was going on? Lee knew the buck didn't stop with Tommy Dorchester. Lee looked around him. General Carlson's place was laid out. 'There's no way a military man could make the money needed to afford this place.' At least not legally. Lee thought wryly, Carlson gained the world, all this opulence...but he paid with his soul.
******
Tommy hung up the phone, he hated when the lines broke down.
He lingered where he sat for a second. Time to send that document. He walked over to his computer and prepared to 'send'. Drudge, ABC, CBS, FOX, you name it. Dorchester was going to blow Edward White out of the water.
He smiled. 'I may be going to Leavenworth for the murder of Henry Davis, but, White, I'm taking you with me!'
No presidential pardon this time Tommy mused. Not with George W. at the helm. Tommy moved to left click the mouse at the same time MP's rushed into his office.
"Tommy Dorchester, you are under arrest for the murder of Captain Henry Davis!"
Time for all hell to break loose.
****
Lillian smiled nervously at her mother as their driver took them up to their secluded cabin in the mountains of southeast Arizona. No one would ever find them there. At least not for now.
Ada looked at her daughter, 'How is she going to have this child?' She would worry less if it wasn't for Edward White. Too bad she didn't tell anyone that she now knew he was involved.
****
Lee and Amanda stood in the kitchen, preparing dinner as the Colonel continued...
"Lee you don't understand! You've always been so obstinate! Edward White was Dennis' friend! There's no need to doubt him!"
Lee retorted, "Colonel! I overheard Tommy Dorchester tell his wife that they were dealing with the 'big league'! Why would he tell her to run for her life?"
Robert spat back "But Edward is not even involved!"
Amanda went to turn off the tv in the other room when she said "Oh! Look here!"
The newscaster announced "In other tragic news, the son-in-law of the late Major General Dennis Carlson has been arrested in Aphganistan. He confessed to the murder of Captain Henry Davis. Motive is undisclosed at this time..."
tbc
