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I laugh and think about all that was said during our short-lived meeting. “I still have a hard time believing that Carly is behind all of this. But, it’s possible that Tommy has done a good job of making it appear that way. That would explain why she ran off to Belize to clean out her bank account,” I reply, rubbing my temples. All of this is giving me a headache.
Chapter 10
Mandy
After Crusher leaves to relieve Romeo and Jules, we hop in with Anthony and head back to the hospital so that Gator can relieve Bolt. Trey appears to be deep in thought, probably trying to work through the same inconsistencies that I saw in Tommy’s story. It makes little sense that Carly would be completely responsible for everything when Tommy gained four hundred and seventy five million dollars. That definitely doesn’t add up for me.
“This is one hell of an upgrade from the Suburban,” Gator says to Anthony with a reserved laugh. “You win the lottery or something?”
“No, it’s his,” Anthony nods toward Trey. “He didn’t want to be seen getting in and out of the brown beast.”
“I don’t blame him,” Gator scoffs.
“So why do they call you Gator?” I ask him, not seeing an obvious reason.
“I grew up in Gainesville, Florida and played football for the Gators,” he says with a glint of pride in his eyes. “I hoped to make it in the pros, but instead I ended up in seal training. It was basically ten times as much work for one tenth of the money.”
“I’ll bet it’s pretty awesome to have those skills, though,” I reply, thinking about what these guys must be capable of doing. “I would love to go on secret missions and kick some ass.”
“I think Mandy wishes she would’ve gone into criminal justice, instead of law school,” Trey says, giving me a squeeze. “She’s definitely getting into all of this.”
“I told her that we could use her current talents to help keep us organized and on the straight and narrow,” Anthony tells me, looking back through the mirror. “These guys are always pushing the envelope.”
“I told her I would hire her to keep me out of trouble too,” Trey replies. “By the way, what do you know about International Trusts?” he asks, turning to me.
“I know that people use them to avoid paying U.S. taxes and to protect themselves from civil lawsuits,” I tell him. “It basically stops a civil suit dead in its tracks, because the plaintiff has to sue the trust in a Belizean court. The government down there makes it almost impossible to get the case tried in court.”
“So, that would explain why Tommy transferred all of his stock to Belize prior to selling it,” Trey declares, figuring out his motivation. “Even if Bill and Aileen had tried to sue him, it wouldn’t have been an easy road.”
“That’s why people hire us to settle the score outside of the court system,” Gator says with a sneer. “It’s amazing what you can accomplish with a little manual persuasion.” He pats his fist before turning back toward the front of the vehicle.
“Is there a way to track down Carly?” Trey asks the guys. “I really want to hear her side of the story. I have a hard time believing this was all her idea.”
“Well, she had to land in Belize City,” Anthony tells us. “It’s not that big of a place, so I’m sure we could track her down. I’ve got a couple guys in Chetumal who will track anyone down for a fee.”
“How much?” Trey asks, eager to get things moving.
“A couple grand per day,” Anthony says with a shrug. “They’re good guys.”
“Let’s do it,” Trey replies, sitting up in the seat and leaning forward. “There probably aren’t too many banks in Belize City are there?”
“I think this might help,” I tell him with a smile, holding up my phone and showing him a picture. “Tommy had little notes written all over his desk calendar, so I took a picture of it. Look along the side here, it says Atlantic International.” I enlarge the photo so he can see it.
“You planted three trackers and took a picture of his calendar?” Trey asks with wide eyes. “You definitely are efficient.”
“Hey, I wanted to do a good job on my first mission,” I reply, looking around the side of the seat at Anthony. “That way, maybe I’ll get more work.”
“I’ll keep that in mind,” Anthony says with a nod, but I honestly don’t think he will take me seriously.
