I am so sorry I stopped the last chapter where I did. I just had too many more words to write and I needed to end that chapter. As promised here is chapter 36 and man it is filled with information big time.
Thank you all for the wonderful reviews. It does my heart good to read them all. I enjoy the feedback y'all give. I am so happy you all have stayed with me through this story. I was going to end it at 35 when I was halfway through with it but alas that didn't happen. Now I don't know how many more chapters I will write. I do know there is a lot more to write about.
"Ms. Paula Donovan ( T Traveller) You have a big part in this chapter. Hope you enjoy it
Here is recap of chapter 35 where Ana was kicking around the idea of who was running their mouths in prison deliberately so someone could hear them talking about offing Ana and Christian for money.
Mr. President himself has arrived at the hospital
Ana was strategizing as she told everyone what she thought. And who she thought might be responsible for the bombing. Why they would do it
Gran said her piece about who she thought and points on them and what she thought about Elena. Loved gran's take on the Bitch Troll
Mr. President told Ana and Christian that all their businesses and companies were being protected here in the United States and out of the country.
They were both stunned and couldn't say anything. Well really the President didn't give them a chance to say anything
Taking up where we left off
Now on with chapter 36
Everyone has eaten breakfast and waiting on Mr. President
"Uncle J. Christian and I want to say thank you for looking out for us and businesses. We appreciate everything you are doing. Thank you so much."
" It is my pleasure Annie Rose and Christian. You two just get better so you both can go home to the beach and relax
"Now everyone , we have heard what Ana and Ms. Adele said last night. Is there anyone else that would like to voice their opinion on what has been said?"
"Who put a hit on Ana and Christian?
"I'll go first if you all don't mind?
"No go ahead Elliot."
"Ok well the way I see it one of them would be Mia. She thinks she can get her way even in there. Yeah I know she has had her ass beat a few times. Especially when I went to interrogate her and she looked bad.
Anyway all she has to say is at one time Christian Grey was her brother and she has money and she wants something done with Ana and Christian. She hates Ana for being so smart and catching her and she hates Christian because he took all her credit cards away and money and he isn't really her brother.
Andrea is so jealous she hates both of them because Christian wouldn't give her the time of day and Ana because she lost her husband and daughter. Hell she lost her family because of Ana. All she has to say is I have money stashed away no one knows about.
Gwen is a jealous bitch just like Andrea is but she hates Ana more than Christian at times. She wants Ana dead. She has made death threats and threatened her when they were doing Ros's interrogation. Correct Ana?
"Yes El she has. She is the one that put me in a coma."
Now Ros she is just a bitch. She wanted more; she wanted to run GEH or her own company. I would say she wanted Christian out. She was pissed and angry that she was still COO and as Christian would say his number two. She could spread it around that she was the COO for Christian and she is loaded.
Grace, what can I say about her? Well she was a Pediatrician at one of the finest hospital's in the country. She was at one time Christian Grey's mother. Until Ana discovered that she was living a double life. She hates Ana because of the pedo bitch Elena filling her head with all kinds of shit. I still think Grace just hates Ana with or without Elena's influence
I know all the inmates know she is a pedophile. But she could cozy up to a guard or inmate for a good time…Elliot shakes after saying that…and says she needed help taking care of two people. Do you know anyone? I need to put a hit out on them. I know people in high places.
Now here we are with the bitch of all bitches Elena Lincoln or whatever the hell her name is. She hates Ana so much that she has threatened her life and tried to kill her by shooting at her. She hates Ana because she couldn't get Christian's mind away from Ana.
She hates Ana as Ana told us a while back if it wasn't for her meddling in other people's business she would be set for life and never worry about anything ever again. But Ana blew that out the water when she came back into Christian's life three years ago.
The bitch doesn't realize that Christian wasn't falling for her manipulations before Ana came back into his life. Oh he still had his lifestyle but wasn't into her anymore. I imagine since no drugs and hypnosis wasn't involved his eyes were open to what she or they were doing to him.
Am I right bro? Or were you still believing everything that bitch told you?
"No Elliot you are right I was distancing myself from her."
Well it could be longer than three years because they did see each other when Ana would come see Ray when he would work in Seattle.
Ok now Lincoln is there for however many years she isn't going anywhere and all she has is time on her hands. She can talk to the inmates but I feel like she wouldn't lower herself down to them because she thinks she is better than they are. So she goes for the guards and puts little tidbits out that she wants them taken care of and she will pay big bucks to have it done.
The men I do believe would try a different tactic from the women. They would offer money and a good lawyer to help them out.
My guess if they did it would be Carrick and Johnathan because they both hate Christian for different reasons. They hate Ana because she caught them and locked their asses up.
The inmates just might believe Carrick if he said he had the money for a hit on them. I still think he thinks too highly of himself and he wouldn't really accept any offers coming from the inmates. Do you think he would?
Carrick would spread it around that he had money in accounts no one knows about and he would be talking around the guards. He doesn't want the inmates mad and ready to kill him when no money shows up. He would be working his way with the women guards offering money.
Johnathan I doubt he would be into girls just saying. He looks like a sissy boy to me. I think he leans toward the guys. Now nothing is wrong with his sexual preference. I have nothing against him or anyone else. So he would probably be a candidate for male company. Whisper money talk and boom he has someone willing to help. His reason he always hated Christian because he was Carrick's adopted son and he hated him in college.
"That's all of them. Because the attorneys wouldn't do that. They will just live their lives out there for however long they have.
"Alright I am done with the bitches and bastards as the little lady calls them."
"Good points Elliot? I agree with you. I think it will be Mia and Andrea gossiping and spreading the rumors. Elena doing her thing true she will be the one that gets Mia and Andrea involved in the scheme. I believe it will start with them.
Grace will have her input with the inmates offering money.
Carrick might convince the guards to help if the right amount is offered so they can get out of that job.
Johnathan yes he is a pretty boy and yes he leans to the males. Already knew that part.
I would not discount the attorneys. They are sly and you never know about them. Sorry grandpa.
They might be able to talk to the inmates and tell them they have money set aside. You never know what an attorney could say to put you on their side. By saying things like I can help you. You know I was GEH's attorney.
Oh I can help or let me talk to your attorney we will get you out of here.
"Well the way I see it is if they have been spreading rumors that they have lots of money that no one knows about. When one inmate hears it and it goes on to another one and he or she makes the amount they are willing to pay more and they add to it everytime someone talks about it.
The ones that started the rumor will eventually find out that it has been passed around the prison like they wanted it to be. Only thing is by the time it gets back to whoever they are, they say the amount is two hundred thousand for both of them. It will double or triple in size and then the prisoners that want to help them tell them what they want.
The last prisoner said it was five hundred thousand and it started out at two hundred thousand. In other words the money they were talking about and the money the prisoners want are two different amounts.
Now instead of looking like the prisoners are lying when they talk to them. To save face they have to agree to it. Or get the hell beat out of them.
What does it matter to the prisoners anyway? The majority of them are there for life.
Did you ever think it could be a guard at the prison that heard the rumor and acted on it? Could be one of them idiots that set the bombs family. Doesn't have to be just a prisoner."
"You have a good point Elliot. Someone give me my laptop please."
"Annie Rose, what are you going to do with one hand?"
"Uncle J. I can type just as fast with one as I can with two. Well not really but I can type pretty fast. I have to check out what Elliot is saying. He's got a pretty good head on his shoulders and I think he is on to something."
While Elliot is getting Ana her laptop they are thinking about who would be saying this and who the inmates will be
"Here you go little lady."
"Thank you El."
"Alright let's power this bad boy up."
Ana puts in her password and goes to Stealth Mode
"First name Alfred Mason let's see who his family is and where they are at? He is only twenty eight years old. Never been married. Has two kids, a boy aged seven and girl aged three. He lives with the kids' mother. Renee Bennet is thirty years old and a Registered Nurse at a doctor's office here in Charleston. She's been employed there for four years.
He has lived in Charleston for ten years. Prior address Seattle, Washington. Well that kinda answers my question about him. I just wonder why he moved?
Yes I remember reading his file. Now the stuff that wasn't on his background check. Deep Sea diving.
Everyone sits around waiting for her laptop to do its job. They hear it beep a few times
"Here we go. Alfred Mason has a cousin David Jones he is thirty two years old and is in there serving two life sentences for committing two brutal murders..Damn…he also had another cousin, a female her name is Karen Fortson she is serving twenty five years for attempted murder and quite a few more things and thirty two years old.
He has a sister Molly Mason that works in the office there as secretary. She has been there for fifteen years. I wonder why all his family is in Washington? Oh well, I will check that in a minute. HellI wonder if he moved away from them because of the crimes they committed?
Now let me see what is on the security guard. Eddie Stewart. He is twenty six years old and has two kids, a little boy age four years old and a little girl two years old. He has been married for five years to Belinda Rogers now Stewart she is twenty five years old. His wife works for an insurance company here and has been employed with them for three years.
He is originally from Tacoma, Washington not too far from Seattle about not quite forty miles.
Now the nitty gritty on him…Damn he has a brother his name is Mickey Stewart. He is in there for committing three murders and is serving three life sentences for killing his wife, uncle and a doctor. He was twenty four years old when he was sent to prison.
He has a cousin Danny Richey who is twenty one years old for attempted murder and accessory to murder. He is serving ten years.
He has another cousin Randy Ritchey who is serving a life sentence for murder. He is twenty three years old.
Humm he has a sister that is a guard there. She has been employed there for seven years. She is thirty years old. Divorced for four years and no children.
Alright that is all my Deep Sea Diving is pulling up. Now I know why all their kin are in the Pen in Washington State and not down here? I have a feeling they moved away when some of their family got caught and was sent to prison. They might have wanted to start a new life away from them. That seems plausible to me. How about y'all?"
"Yes, it does Annie. Maybe they were embarrassed that some of their family were put in prison and they didn't want other people to look at them and think they were just like them."
"Yes, that's what I'm thinking because if they continued to live there people would start believing they would do something wrong. All the friends they had would drift away from them. So they just decided to save face and move away."
"Yes Boo, you are right. They were young and I guess they figured it out before something bad could happen. They were just teenagers then."
"Annie, what about the background of their parents?"
"Let me check daddy."
"Alfred Mason's parents. Here we go."
"His mother Barbara Jones Mason..deceased"
"His father Fredrick Mason..deceased"
"Eddie Stewart's parents.
His mother Gloria Richland Stewart…deceased
His father Matthew Stewart..fifty eight years old. Lives in a nursing home here in Charleston. He had a massive stroke and heart attack four years and Eddie and his sister placed him there. Eddie couldn't take care of him, He is no threat to us. He is bedridden."
"So now you all need to talk to the damn bombers and explain to them that there is no big payday coming to them and the ones that talked them into this are just as screwed as they are. Better yet let me have a few minutes with these yahoo's and I'll get the truth out of them."
"Gran, calm down, they will be interrogated but not by you."
"Well what in the beegeepers are you waiting for? Time's a wastin people get on with it."
"Yes Adele, we know honey and they will be questioned very soon by the President's men and Ray. Calm down love."
"Paula you have been quiet I need your input on this?"
"Well my dear Ana you and Elliot have been talking non-stop for an hour and I was waiting for my turn. I do believe and agree with you that Elena, Mia and Andrea will start this rumor and put the hit on y'all. Why? Because you have what they want. Elena wants him for his money cause she ain't getting nothing else from him.
Mia wants his money and property and you screwed that up for her. Even the money she stole from him and the properties are back with him. She has nothing now. She is probably trying to strut her stuff to get someone to help her.
Andrea, poor little lost Andrea, she hates both of you because she never could turn his head to her. He wouldn't give her the time of day. You were always on his mind. He never was happy until he saw you come to his office. she couldn't stand how sweet he was around you.
Basically you and Christian made her sick. She lost her husband and child cause let's face it you are too damn good at your job honey and saw through all the bullshit going on.
She is pretty or she was before she went to prison. Don't know about now but she might still convince the inmates she could help them out if someone helped her with a hit on y'all two.
Now Grace I really don't know what she could say to make any man want her unless they were desperate. She might convince them that she is a doctor and could get them some stuff. Just saying but you never know since she has already done it for Elena with Christian. The right words and amount of money she could get it done.
Carrick well he is a jerk and he would put a hit on them for spite. Saying they hurt his daughter and they need to be exterminated. No man wants his daughter hurt.
Those are my main ones. They fit the reasons the most for the hit on them."
"Yes Paula, I agree with you but I believe it will be Lincoln and her girls."
"Yes, I agree with you."
"Yep it's Elena Bitch Troll Lincoln that will put Mia and Andrea up to talking and spreading the rumors for a hit on us."
"Well said my dear. I agree with your assessments of them."
"Alright daddy, Uncle J, Paula and yes you too Maddie y'all go and interrogate them fools. Put the screws to them, pull their fingernails out, bust their kneecaps. Oh hell what am I saying? Just do what you have to do."
They all look at her stunned and then Christian starts it off by laughing and then El and the whole room
"Damn Ana, you are a BadAss little lady."
"Just talking Elliot, just talking."
"Yeah right. We will go with that."
'Please come back with some good news. I feel so helpless lying here in this bed. I just want to go home to my condo on the beach. Don't y'all want to go home?"
"Yes, Precious, we all do."
"Oh my stars. What is going on with Chester and Clyde? I haven't asked about them in a few days."
"I took it upon myself to get their jobs back for them until you have somewhere to place them. Their boss was very happy to have them back. There were no hard feelings. They will be leaving tomorrow in a rental car I got for them. I hope that's ok baby girl?"
"Yes of course grandpa. Thank you so much. I appreciate that. Now I would like to see them before they leave. Can you get a message to them for me? I would like to see them."
"Yes, ma'am I sure will."
Ray and the gang walk out the door
"Thank you grandpa. I am so happy you thought of that. My mind was not on them. I feel so bad."
"No sweet girl I am sure they understand. After everything that has happened to you and Christian."
"You are probably right, gran but I will feel better when I get to speak to them."
"Well of course I am young lady."
They all laugh at that
Grandpa made a phone call to the twin brothers
"Ana, Chester said they would be by to see you both before they go to bed tonight. They are leaving early in the morning for Myrtle Beach."
"I need to deposit some money in their accounts for all being without a job right now."
"Well I don't know about you all but I am hungry. What are we having today for lunch?"
"Gran, you decide today please?"
"Ok I want Mexican."
"Oh that sounds so yummy. How about y'all?"
"Sounds good to me. Elliot, what about you?"
"I'm all for Mexican. Grandpa, are you gonna splurge today?"
"You better believe it young man."
"Alright what are we having?"
"Elliot pull up a Mexican Restaurant and find the menu and let's see what looks good?"
"You got it gran."
"Oh look at this California burrito it is huge and comes with either steak or chicken. Has vegetables, rice, beans, lettuce, tomatoes, guacamole and red sauce. Damn that's what I want."
They all at the menu
"Order me one Elliot."
"Me too El."
"Grandpa and I are have the Polo Fundido."
"Alright let me place the order. Does anyone want chips and salsa? How about cheese dip?"
"Well it will come with chips and salsa but order two extra bags of chips, two large salsa's and two large cheese dips please Elliot."
"Yes ma'am anything to drink?"
"No, we have water and drinks here."
"Alright let me see what the guys want?"
He walks out and gets their orders and calls it in
"The guys are going to bring it to us."
"Good, I am starving now."
"So do you think they will be able to get the truth out of them as to who offered them money?"
"I believe they will if they show them that none of them have any money or any offshore accounts. They are just broke and running their mouths cause they hate us so much that they will do anything to get rid of us."
"Yes, that is true. They are so desperate that they are lying to people in prison. Don't they even realize this is going to come back on them twice as hard as what you have done by putting them all in there in the first place?"
"Evidently. They are not thinking about anything but getting rid of us. They are in for a rude awakening when the prisoners and guards or whoever they have been talking to learn there is no money to come to them. They have nowhere to run and hide. Someone or someones are going to be hurt badly and it is no one's fault but their greedy selfish no good for nothing mouths running lies."
There is a knock on the door
Elliot gets up to answer it
"Foods here and oh my god it smells so good. Thank you guys."
They all get their food and start to eat
"Oh this is heavenly but I don't know if I can eat it all?"
"Well it won't go to waste. We have two garbage disposals here sweet girl."
"Yes gran, how well I know. Pass me some chips,salsa and cheese dip please. I can eat that any time it is so good."
"Yes, this salsa is very tasty."
"Boo, how is your burrito?"
"Oh Precious, it is mighty good."
"Grandpa and gran, how y'all doing over there?"
"Doing pretty good my dear. This is some of the best Mexican food we have had in a long time."
They all finish their meals and Elliot finishes Ana's
There is a knock on the door
"Come in."
"Well my dear Annie Rose, you will not believe who it was and what they were offering for the hit on you two?"
"Well don't keep us in suspense any longer my dear President? I am dying to know who is stupid enough to do something like this when they know they are not going to be safe when the ones working for them find out."
"Let us wait a little longer. I have the confessions from them. I am just waiting on Ray and Paula to come in with them. They were so surprised to see me. I don't know which one was more shocked or scared when I told them what the hell was going on."
"Just tell me, was I close?"
"Yes, Annie Rose, you were very close, so close you could sit on them. We told them no one had money and they wanted proof. So we showed them their bank accounts and they were empty."
"Oh my lord what did they do and say after that?"
"I walked out and left Paula, Ray and Davidson with two of my secret service guys with them. I heard Paula say she was going to pull their fingernails off if they didn;t start talking and she meant soon."
"Oh my god that's what I said I would do to make them talk."
"Yes and she literally took it upon herself to tell them that it came from you. That you wouldn't just say it, you would do it."
"Oh I bet that scared the bejesus out of them."
"Well it must have Ms. Adele, because they started singing like canaries. They couldn't hold it in any longer. They were crying and blubbering like little kids."
A knock on the door
"Come in."
"Damn J. you told her, didn't you?"
"No Ray, I did not tell her. She is one smart cookie but I didn't give away any names yet. I told her she was going to have to wait on you all to hear the confessions. Also that they were crying like babies."
"Are you all ready to hear their confessions and who in the prison were stupid and money hungry enough to believe the lies these people told them?"
"Oh by the way Maddie and Paula are off to Seattle per my orders to take into custody the ones in the prison who not only put the word out but the ones who helped them with the hit."
"Yes, I was wondering where they were?"
"Alright folks hold onto your seats this is going to get interesting. Are y'all ready to see justice finally come to an end?"
"Yes, yes, get on with it. I am not getting any younger here Raymond Steele."
"Oh hold your horses a moment woman. I have to hook it up."
Everyone laughs at Ray and Adele
"Alright y'all sit down and listen to these fools."
"Alright people this is an interrogation into the bombing of the Steele Cuisine Baby Foods. You are being recorded and please speak loud and clear as I ask you your name. Do you understand Mr. Mason?"
"Yes ma'am I understand I am being recorded."
"Guys my name is Paula Donovan, I am an FBI Agent and I have jurisdiction here to question you. This young lady here is Maddie Johnson she is FBI and this gentleman is Ray Steele he is CIA and the gentleman to his left is Bradley Davidson he is security.
The gentlemen standing at the door are Secret Service Agents of the President
"Agent Donovan, I am Colin James and I am the lawyer for Mr. Mason and Mr. Stewart."
"Nice to meet you sir."
"I am going to question each prisoner separately ."
"Yes ma'am I understand that."
I am here today to ask you to come clean on the bombing that took place at Anastasia Steele's plants. Steele Cuisine Baby Foods.
You Mr. Mason worked as an executive chef until Ms. Steele fired you correct? Please say your name?"
"Yes ma'am. My name is Alfred Mason and I understand I am being recorded. Yes I did work for Ms. Steele at Steele Cuisine Baby Foods here in Charleston, Sc. She fired me almost four weeks ago."
"Thank you Mr. Mason. Now I want to know what you know about the bombing and why in the world you did it? I know it was more than she just fired you. If you had done your job right you would still have a job there. Am I right sir?"
"Yes Agent Donovan, you are right. I was mad and I sabotaged her plants to get my revenge for being fired. I don't know what else you are talking about. I made my cousin help me do it. I blackmailed him cause I found out he was cheating on his wife and I didn't like it. I was going to tell her."
"So you just decided to go out and find the stuff you needed to make bombs to blow up her plants and kill her?"
"Yes ma'am, just me and him."
"So you expect me to believe that a fired chef could come with the means to purchase those highly expensive parts to make nine highly explosive bombs? Do you have a degree in bomb making?
From what we know about you Mr. Mason, you didn't even finish high school, much less go to college. I guess you just looked it up on the internet on Google and figured out what you needed. Am I right sir?"
"It is not hard to look things up on Google and find what you need and YouTube is amazing."
"Yes, yes, it is but I don't believe you and you want to know why? We searched your home and you don't have anything on your home computer that shows you researched either Google or YouTube."
"Well I erased it."
He sits there looking smug and Paula is going to burst his bubble
"Let me explain something to you Mason, you can not erase what you have done on your computer. You might have erased it from your search but it stays on your computer drive and we can find it if it is there. So Mason it was not there and tell me the truth? Do you want to serve all this time by yourself and your cousin? When we know someone else put you up to this.
I want to know who found out about you working for Ms. Steele and how they knew you were fired from your job? Let me say this Mr. Mason, if Ms. Steele and Mr. Grey die you will be in prison for two life sentences. Do you want to be the only one held accountable for their murders?"
He looks scared to death but he will not say anything
"I have already told you and I am done talking for now."
"Very well please take the prisoner back to his cell."
They walk Mr. Mason back to his cell and when he is locked up they bring Mr. Eddie Stewart into the interrogation room
"Mr. Stewart, I am Paula Donovan. I am an FBI Agent and I have jurisdiction here to question you about the bombing of Anastasia Steele's Plants. Steele Cuisine Baby Foods.
This is Maddie Johnson, she is FBI and the gentleman to her right is CIA Agent Raymond Steele and the gentleman to the left of him is Bradley Davidson security. The two gentlemen standing at the door are Secret Service for the President.
Mr. Stewart this questioning is being recorded. Please stay your name and say you understand you are being recorded sir?"
"My name is Eddie Stewart and yes I understand I am being recorded."
"Thank you Mr. Stewart."
"You worked as a security guard at the front gate of Steele Cuisine Baby Foods correct Mr. Stewart?"
"Yes, Agent Donovan, I worked as a security guard for four years at Steele Cuisine Baby Foods. I was employed by an outside security agency. I never knew Ms. Steele. Just saw in passing sometimes."
"First question why would you let your cousin know that Ms. Steele was on the property at Steele Cuisine Baby Foods when you knew he had been fired two weeks prior?"
"He asked me to let him know when she came back. I guess he wanted to see if he could get his job back. He told me if I helped him by letting him know when she was on the property he wouldn't tell my wife I was cheating on her."
"Thank you Mr. Stewart. Now I want to know about the bombing and why in the world you would help your cousin blow up the company you work for. That you have been there for four years?"
"Well he was going to blackmail me if I didn't help him."
"You just said he wasn't going to tell your wife and now you say he was blackmailing you. Which was it Mr. Stewart?"
"Yes, he was blackmailing me. He told me I would lose my wife and kids and my job."
"Mr. Stewart, don't you think it might have been better for you to tell your wife you had been cheating. As it stands now you have lost your wife and family? Also your job and you are going to prison for attempted murder. Murder charges if Ana Steele and Christian Grey die sir."
"Mr. James, is she right? I will go to prison for attempted murder?'
"Yes sir, unless you can prove you didn't help with bombing? But I am sorry to say you have admitted to helping your cousin."
"He said he would pay me if I helped him kill them. I would be home free and no one would find out. The Son Of Bitch lied to me. He told me he had friends in high places that would pay one million dollars for the hit on them both."
"Mr. Stewart, my name is Raymond Steele I need the names of the people that were offering the hit money. Do you know who they are sir?"
"Why should I help you? Or any of you? I am going to prison either way. My life is over with."
"Let me put it to you, this young man, we can help you make a deal to get a lighter sentence. If you don't I am going to personally send you to prison on a one way ticket to hell. So you see you can help or well. Paula, he is all yours."
"Wait a minute. Mr. James, can we cut a deal with them for a lighter sentence?"
"Yes, Mr. Stewart we can but you have to tell the truth. If you don't young man, you are on your own. Do you understand what I am saying? I will let Mr. Steele put you away himself."
"Yes, sir, I understand completely. Now what kind of a deal are we talking about?"
Dav and Maddie just back and whisper…Yep Ray got to him..better let him do that with Mason..
"If you tell us who y'all were working with and where we can find them I will the judge drop your attempted murder charge down to an accessory which will put you in prison for five years instead of forty years with no parole. How does that sound? If you agree to this you have to write a full confession telling us who you were working for and where we can locate them."
"Alright I will write it and I will tell you now who it was. I also want you to know I only know them by name. I never spoke to them. Alfred did but not me. I promise on my children's lives."
"I believe you son. I believe you. Now talk and start writing?"
"The first person Alfred mentioned to me was Elena Lincoln. I knew I heard that name before then realized she was in prison for quite a few crimes. One being trying to kill Ms. Steele."
There was loud gasps from everyone
"Ok how did she get in touch with Alfred?"
"Alfred, talks to his cousin David Jones. He is in prison for two life sentences for murder. So when he can he tells him how things are going down here you know to cheer him up I guess, He knows where he works or did work.
From what I know his cousin and a guard at the prison where they are at in Seattle as you all know where hearing everyone talking about the hit. His name is Dwight Combs. He has worked there for ten years as a security guard."
"Alright now from what you said Elena Lincoln was spreading the hit information around. Did Alfred say anyone else was spreading rumors of the hit? Think hard son, we need to know and stop them?"
"Oh my god yes he mention Mr. Grey's sister. Well from what he said she was his sister. Anyway I didn't listen to all that but he said her name was Mia. I believe there was another woman, a tall blonde her name was Ann, no, no, her name was Andrea. Something about she hated Ms. Steele and Mr. Grey."
"Keep writing, don't leave a word out. Ok now how did they convince these two to do this hit?"
"I don't rightly know but one million dollars kinda talks for itself. I am not being smart here you have to ask Alfred he did all the talking and I was just listening to him on speaker sometimes."
"Ok now what was your share of one million dollars were you getting? This was supposed to be split four ways, correct?"
"Yes, my share was two hundred and fifty thousand dollars."
"Now I am going to let Paula finish up. Thank you for your honesty and help. I like to say you will spend five years in prison. You have my word and I will be signing the affidavit when you finish it."
"Thank you Mr. Steele. Oh damn Steele. I just realized you are Ms. Steele's father."
"Yes Mr. Stewart I am."
"Mr. Stewart, thank you for cooperating with us."
"Oh one more thing Mr. Stewart there was no money. Those women lied to them. They don't have a pot to piss in."
"You are welcome. Here is my sign confession Mr. Steele."
"Looks like everything is in order. I will sign it now, date and put the time you will serve. Five years in the Federal Prison here in Charleston."
Guard you can take Mr. Stewart back to his cell and bring Mr. Mason back in please."
"Yes Agent Donovan right away."
"I knew Ray could get out of him. It was just a matter of time. Now as Ana said, time to put the screws to the boy."
Everyone laughs even the lawyer
Alfred Mason walks back in all smug. He must think that Eddie stayed quiet and didn't spill his guts
"Why am I back here? I told y'all I was done talking."
"Yes, you did Mason, but we got some very interesting information from Stewart."
"What did he tell y'all nothing I bet?"
"Have a seat Mr. Mason. You are still being recorded sir."
"My name is Raymond Steele. I am CIA and work for many different governments. So I am going to ask you again who put you up to this? See your cousin Mr. Stewart rolled on you and told us you set this up with some help and he blew the lid off of your lies."
"What lies I didn't have help?"
"Listen me to Mr. Mason, we know you did and if you want a lighter sentence a deal so to speak you will cooperate with these agents. I will walk out that door and you can pray you get another public defender to help you stay out of prison but I doubt anyone will help you. Especially after the confession your cousin just gave."
He sits there and looks at all of them
"Alright what do I need to do to get a lighter sentence and a deal? I will tell you everything you want to know from start to finish."
"Mr. Mason, I need you to write out a confession and tell the truth. If you lie you will serve time for attempted murder thirty five to fifty years, If you confess and give us names and where they are at you will serve ten years and be out in six on parole for an accessory. It is your choice? The ball is in your court?"
"If I do this I will lose the hit money for my family. They need it. I can't write this. They will kill me for turning on my family and his. I need that money."
"Young man, let me explain something to you and show you what they were offering you was a lie. Not one of them has money."
"How, I don't understand? They are all loaded."
"Look here young man, this is each of their bank statements. They have zero balance. The money they had stolen was returned to Mr. Grey and the offshore accounts were his also. The IRS took their share and froze the rest. Now they will never get anything. They don't have a pot to piss in. Now do you understand and no one will kill you?"
"Please give me a pen and paper? Wait a minute, what about the money Eddie was supposed to get?"
We already explained it to him just like we did you."
"Alright I will write my confession and you will keep the deal right?"
"Yes son, I will. I will sign the affidavit after you finish writing it."
"Talk and write please."
"My cousin that is in the Federal Prison in Seattle talked me into doing this. He knew where I worked and he also knew I was fired from my job. I guess he figured with me as mad as I was I would do this. Especially after he got me so riled up. He was always good at doing that."
My cousin his name is David Jones he is in there for two murders and has two life sentences,
There is a guard that heard the rumor on the hit and the one million dollar payoff. He wants a share of it or he said he would make my cousin pay and send someone down here to me. His name is Dwight Combs.
My cousin said there were three women spreading rumors about the hit. Lincoln, Mia and Andrea. I know Ms. Steele put them all in there. My cousin said the men were running their mouths but they were only offering five hundred thousand so naturally they went for the most money."
"Thank you son for your honesty. Are you finished with your confession? I will sign it and date and put the time you are to serve on it."
"Yes, sir here you go."
Ray looks it over and signs it
"Alright, it looks good. I will sign, date and time you everything is in order."
"I believe you but can my lawyer look at it?"
"Absolutely he can. Smart man right here y'all."
"Paula, he is all yours."
"I just want to say thank you for your honesty. Now we need to leave now."
"Alright y'all there you have it. Signed, sealed and delivered."
They all sit there waiting for someone to say something
"Oh my lord I knew it was them. I told y'all it was them bitches. I hope Paula and Maddie put the screws to them bitches so badly they won't be able to sit for months. They will be looking over their shoulders from now on. They will be afraid to shower alone or be alone. Oh mercy this is so damn funny, so damn good."
She starts laughing so hard she can barely breathe. She is holding her chest and sides
"Breathe Ana, love breathe?"
"I am breathing just laughing so hard is all. Don't y'all think it is funny? This is their judgment day."
"Oh hell. How do you feel Christian? Boo talk to me?"
"Precious I am fine really. I am just glad it is over with. What in the name of all that is Holy were them bitches thinking. I would hate to be with them when they are not able to pay the million dollars. You are right, they better watch every step they take. I have no feelings for any of them. I was hoping Grace was in with them.
"I heard them say the men were spreading rumors too. I wonder if we can do anything about them?"
Well y'all that is it for now. Thank you for staying with me through all this
Next chapter 37 Paula and Maddie are in Seattle at the prison. They are going to bring three bitches down. The ones that helped will be taken down by secret service agents