Chapter 15 - Post Mortem
Dr. Baumann dialed Eddy's beeper. He entered the number of the pay phone he
was standing next to. He waited patiently for Eddy to get to his own pay phone.
They could bug his phone. They could bug Eddy's phone, but they couldn't bug
every pay phone in the city.
The pay phone rang. Dr. Baumann picked it up.
"Hi, Eddy. No problem. A guy like me would be a fool not to have well
drilled staff with a carefully prepared plan."
He listened to Eddy and laughed derisively.
"Fuckin' government assholes think they know everything and can trample over
everybody! They were warned repeatedly, but they went in anyway. Turns out Lisa
is very dangerous and you were right to send her here. Surprise! Surprise! The
situation here is completely under control. The government inspection team has
egg on their faces, those of them that survived."
Dr. Baumann listened briefly.
"Yeah, two dead. Public prosecutor Jane's missing her tongue. The Chief
Inspector won't have sex ever again. It was a bloody mess for the inspection
team and Lisa's completely to blame. I don't think I'll have any problems with
those guys for a long, long time to come. We do keep some of the most dangerous
lunatics in the world here. We're not bungling incompetents. They are. Annabel's
a fifth dan black belt in Tae Kwan Do. She's quite proud of her kicks. Christ,
if she'd had her hands free, they'd all be dead!"
Dr. Baumann listened a moment.
"So you know this Jane broad? I hope she wasn't a good friend or anything."
Dr. Baumann laughed wickedly.
"Sorry, I guess you don't have too many friends amongst the public
prosecutors. Natural enemies, eh? Well, what good is a lawyer without her
tongue? I guess Jane's one less prosecutor you'll have to face in court. She's
lucky. If Joey hadn't nailed Annabel with the dart gun, she'd have lost her
nipples. Unless she's interrupted, Annabel always gulps down the tongue and
nipples. It's a little hang-up she has."
Dr. Baumann was curious.
"Have you tracked down your leak? It must be a very small field of
suspects."
Dr. Baumann chortled.
"If you need any help squeezing them to find out who they blabbed to, or
just in shutting them down, you know I guarantee my work!"
Dr. Baumann grinned as he hung up the phone. It had been a good day...
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