CHAPTER 2
We got into Lula's car and she cranked up the volume and the bass, so loud that the windows were shaking.
"Can't you turn that down a bit?" I tried to yell over the music
"What I can't hear you" she replied
I was going to try again, but decided that she did not want to hear me. I got out Sally Turton's file and pointed to her address to show Lula.
5 minutes later we were pulled up outside a huge apartment building, we started to get out of the Firebird, when a short woman came running out and jumped into a waiting car
"That's her," I yelled to Lula. "Stop, stop" I yelled at Sally. But she couldn't hear me.
By the time Lula and I were back in the car, Sally's car was half way down the road.
"Hurry up, the Buick can go faster that this!!!!!" I yelled, so much for an easy FTA!
Unfortunately for us, as Sally's car went though the lights, they turned red, and we had to stop.
"I told you to go faster, now we've lost her" I was screaming
"Shit, just calm down girl, we'll get her later, we can go after the other loser"
Ooh great, the one busted for carrying concealed, yippee
I rummaged around in my bag to find Martin Goode's file, and showed Lula his address.
"That's just around the corner"
"Let's just get him and bring him in, then we can go find Sally Turton, and then get something to eat, I'm starving!"
"Man, if you staving now, imagine how you'll be in 6 months time! You'll be as big as a house"
Lula must have seem the look of terror in my eyes, because she laughed and said "Just kidding"
"Let's just get going"
Martin Goode lived on the other side of Trenton, unfortunately, this gave Lula a hell of a lot of time to bombard me with questions.
"Your eight weeks pregnant right?"
"Yes, why?"
"Just thinking about what was happening eight weeks ago"
"Your point…"
"Eight weeks ago you can back from a weekend away, right?"
"Yes" I said curiously
"You never told us who you went away with"
"I know"
"So is the guy you went away with the father?"
"Maybe"
"Ranger has been away ever since that weekend"
"So?" I was wishing she would get to the point.
"So" she mimicked me "I think he's the father"
"Ooh, look we're here!"
"Please tell me who the father is. Please" Lula whined
"No" I said as I got out of the car. "Everyone will find out sooner enough."
We entered the apartment building and made our way up the stairs and found apartment 12B.
I knocked on the door, and after a few minutes, I knocked again.
"Maybe he's not home" said Lula
"I can hear something inside." I told her "Martin Goode?" I yelled though the door
The door opened revealing an enormously tall guy.
"Hi, are you Martin Goode?"
"Yep, who wants to know?"
"We do, you see, we work for Vincent Plum, your bond agent, we're here to help you set a new trial date." said Lula
"Shit, no, I ain't goin' to no jail" he replied while closing the door
Lula stuck here foot in the door, to stop it from closing "Wanna bet scumbag?"
With that Martin crumbled to the floor.
"Lula, what the hell have you done now?"
"Nothing, I just thought this might speed up the process."
"Come on lets get him to the car, before he wakes up"
To get him down to the car, I had to take his feet and Lula grabbed his arms, and it took about 5 minutes to get him to the car because every time we sat him up in the car, he kept flopping over, so while I did up the seat belt, Lula held him up. Eventually we were on out way.
Halfway to the police station Martin woke up, and started to scream obscenities at us.
"Lula, can he get out?"
"Don't think so, did you set the child lock?"
"No I thought you did"
"Shit" she yelled as she slammed on the breaks
We both got, but unfortunately so did Martin, I reached back in the car, and grabbed the first thing I laid my hands, which just happened to be my pepper spray.
"Lula, close your eyes"
I pushed the button, and the pepper spray got him straight in the face. He went over onto his knees in pain.
"Let's get him back in the car, and lets remember to set the child lock!" I said.
Another 5 minutes it took to get him back in the car, and then another 5 minutes to get him to the police station, and then another 5 minutes to get him out of the car and hand him over to the docket lieutenant. While I got all the paper work signed, Lula went back out to the car and waited for me.
On my way out, I ran into one of the oldest friends, Eddie Gazarra. I hadn't seen him in a while, so we stopped to chat for a while. After catching up for 10 minutes, we said goodbye.
"Shit, are you pregnant?"
For the second time that day, I went pale. "Do you have to yell that out so loud?"
"Sorry" he said, coming closer to me. "Well are you?"
"Yes" I said quietly "how did you know?"
"You have the same look the Shirley gets, she kinda glows, and your glowing!"
I must have looked shocked, because he quickly added "Congratulations, by the way."
"Thanks"
"How far along are you?"
"About 8 weeks"
"Um, does Morelli know?"
"Why would he know?"
"I just assumed…"
"Well assume nothing, besides I haven't seen him for about a two months"
"Neither have I, he hasn't been around here for months, by the way, is Morelli the father? You didn't exactly deny it"
"I'm not telling anyone until I've spoken to the father. Please don't tell Shirley, 'cause she'll tell the whole burg, and that's the last thing I want"
"Your secret is safe with me"
"I've gotta go, Lula is waiting for me in the car. Bye and thanks."
"Yeah, see ya round, look after yourself ok?"
When I got to the car, Lula was hopping mad.
"What took you so long?" she yelled "You know I hate police stations"
"I was talking to Eddie"
"What do you want to do now?"
"Well, while we're on a roll, lets see if we can find Sally"
We got into Lula's car and she cranked up the volume and the bass, so loud that the windows were shaking.
"Can't you turn that down a bit?" I tried to yell over the music
"What I can't hear you" she replied
I was going to try again, but decided that she did not want to hear me. I got out Sally Turton's file and pointed to her address to show Lula.
5 minutes later we were pulled up outside a huge apartment building, we started to get out of the Firebird, when a short woman came running out and jumped into a waiting car
"That's her," I yelled to Lula. "Stop, stop" I yelled at Sally. But she couldn't hear me.
By the time Lula and I were back in the car, Sally's car was half way down the road.
"Hurry up, the Buick can go faster that this!!!!!" I yelled, so much for an easy FTA!
Unfortunately for us, as Sally's car went though the lights, they turned red, and we had to stop.
"I told you to go faster, now we've lost her" I was screaming
"Shit, just calm down girl, we'll get her later, we can go after the other loser"
Ooh great, the one busted for carrying concealed, yippee
I rummaged around in my bag to find Martin Goode's file, and showed Lula his address.
"That's just around the corner"
"Let's just get him and bring him in, then we can go find Sally Turton, and then get something to eat, I'm starving!"
"Man, if you staving now, imagine how you'll be in 6 months time! You'll be as big as a house"
Lula must have seem the look of terror in my eyes, because she laughed and said "Just kidding"
"Let's just get going"
Martin Goode lived on the other side of Trenton, unfortunately, this gave Lula a hell of a lot of time to bombard me with questions.
"Your eight weeks pregnant right?"
"Yes, why?"
"Just thinking about what was happening eight weeks ago"
"Your point…"
"Eight weeks ago you can back from a weekend away, right?"
"Yes" I said curiously
"You never told us who you went away with"
"I know"
"So is the guy you went away with the father?"
"Maybe"
"Ranger has been away ever since that weekend"
"So?" I was wishing she would get to the point.
"So" she mimicked me "I think he's the father"
"Ooh, look we're here!"
"Please tell me who the father is. Please" Lula whined
"No" I said as I got out of the car. "Everyone will find out sooner enough."
We entered the apartment building and made our way up the stairs and found apartment 12B.
I knocked on the door, and after a few minutes, I knocked again.
"Maybe he's not home" said Lula
"I can hear something inside." I told her "Martin Goode?" I yelled though the door
The door opened revealing an enormously tall guy.
"Hi, are you Martin Goode?"
"Yep, who wants to know?"
"We do, you see, we work for Vincent Plum, your bond agent, we're here to help you set a new trial date." said Lula
"Shit, no, I ain't goin' to no jail" he replied while closing the door
Lula stuck here foot in the door, to stop it from closing "Wanna bet scumbag?"
With that Martin crumbled to the floor.
"Lula, what the hell have you done now?"
"Nothing, I just thought this might speed up the process."
"Come on lets get him to the car, before he wakes up"
To get him down to the car, I had to take his feet and Lula grabbed his arms, and it took about 5 minutes to get him to the car because every time we sat him up in the car, he kept flopping over, so while I did up the seat belt, Lula held him up. Eventually we were on out way.
Halfway to the police station Martin woke up, and started to scream obscenities at us.
"Lula, can he get out?"
"Don't think so, did you set the child lock?"
"No I thought you did"
"Shit" she yelled as she slammed on the breaks
We both got, but unfortunately so did Martin, I reached back in the car, and grabbed the first thing I laid my hands, which just happened to be my pepper spray.
"Lula, close your eyes"
I pushed the button, and the pepper spray got him straight in the face. He went over onto his knees in pain.
"Let's get him back in the car, and lets remember to set the child lock!" I said.
Another 5 minutes it took to get him back in the car, and then another 5 minutes to get him to the police station, and then another 5 minutes to get him out of the car and hand him over to the docket lieutenant. While I got all the paper work signed, Lula went back out to the car and waited for me.
On my way out, I ran into one of the oldest friends, Eddie Gazarra. I hadn't seen him in a while, so we stopped to chat for a while. After catching up for 10 minutes, we said goodbye.
"Shit, are you pregnant?"
For the second time that day, I went pale. "Do you have to yell that out so loud?"
"Sorry" he said, coming closer to me. "Well are you?"
"Yes" I said quietly "how did you know?"
"You have the same look the Shirley gets, she kinda glows, and your glowing!"
I must have looked shocked, because he quickly added "Congratulations, by the way."
"Thanks"
"How far along are you?"
"About 8 weeks"
"Um, does Morelli know?"
"Why would he know?"
"I just assumed…"
"Well assume nothing, besides I haven't seen him for about a two months"
"Neither have I, he hasn't been around here for months, by the way, is Morelli the father? You didn't exactly deny it"
"I'm not telling anyone until I've spoken to the father. Please don't tell Shirley, 'cause she'll tell the whole burg, and that's the last thing I want"
"Your secret is safe with me"
"I've gotta go, Lula is waiting for me in the car. Bye and thanks."
"Yeah, see ya round, look after yourself ok?"
When I got to the car, Lula was hopping mad.
"What took you so long?" she yelled "You know I hate police stations"
"I was talking to Eddie"
"What do you want to do now?"
"Well, while we're on a roll, lets see if we can find Sally"
