Abby, Two
Copyright© 2019 by Old Man with a Pen
Chapter 6
“So,” said Abby. “We need a couple of Federal Law Enforcement officers and even a lawyer of two to accompany me to the mine and find out who closed it ... and why.”
Judge Wren said, “I can do that.” She was on the phone ... there’s one at her desk. One of the improvements to the Court house. “I hate having this here,” she said, “The damn thing interrupts my naps.”
“Hello Reece, Jenny here, send me a couple of Australian Federal Police, please.”
“Why, yes ... high crimes and misdemeanors.”
“Someone in the government has shut down one of the mines in NSW and the Queen wants to know why.” She winked at Abby and Alice Li.
“Yes Reece, might even be treason.”
“Make ‘em young and NO ‘Australians for Australia.’”
“They will be escorting a couple of cute girls.” Another wink.
“Thank you, Reece.”
She disconnected and smiled.
“Two hours, You might want to go home and dress to impress,” she said, “You know ... skimpies and thin. Young adult clothes.”
“The Queen?”
“She hasn’t called yet ... but she will,” Judge Wren said. “Thirty percent is 30 percent ... and money is money. I hear it’s expensive being queen.”
That’s the truth ... for sure. Rumor has it that 70 million a year is the average expense for keeping Royal property up to snuff.
“If you want attorneys ... you’ll have to do that yourself. I don’t see why you’d need ‘em. The Federal cops are the highest law enforcement there is in Australia,” Jenny said. “They’ll arrest everybody and let the courts decide.”
We went home and I dressed for work ... Alice dressed to impress. Skimpies weren’t in my modus operandi. I had been prevented from doing my job for a week and I needed to see what was happening at the ‘summer cottage.’
No lawyers ... yet. We’ll see what is necessary when we get there.
We met the police at Jenny’s office. They were young but armed to the teeth. Jenny explained. When everybody understood ... me too ... we were off. We went in a police Land Rover. A marked vehicle.
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