 more people onto the team? Perhaps assign someone to cover Brad?"

"That would help. I can't really be with him and get much done. And there are lots of things I haven't had time to look into.

"That's partly why I'm here. We need to talk about money." She told about the money belt and the sixty thousand now locked in her safe.

"Are you wondering where he got it?"

"Not working in gas stations, certainly. He claims he won it playing poker."

"Then he did. He wouldn't lie about that. I suspect he didn't brag, that he made light of it."

"You're right. But how can anyone treat that much money so casually? He tossed it into my lap without a second thought."

"Like his father, he lives cheap. Other things mean much more to him than money. He sees it as a tool that matters, but nothing more. As for giving it to you, it only means he trusts you."

Josie nodded, as she continued curling her hair around a finger.

"I can see you're still not convinced," Amanda said with a smile.

"Almost," Josie said with a sigh. "So you think I should go ahead and use what he gave me?"

"Yes," Amanda said without hesitation. "And if you need more, come straight to me." Her eyes twinkled. "You may have to do that sooner than you think. I doubt he'll let you use his money to pay for people to guard him."

Josie nodded agreement. "I can manage today. I'll talk with Sgt. Walters and see what he thinks. Perhaps that's what we need, an army of experts digging in hard." She paused, glancing at the floor.

"What is it?" Amanda asked.

"I've a personal problem."

Amanda invited her to continue with a nod.

Josie hesitated. As she began framing the question that was haunting her, she abruptly changed her mind. "This whole matter has become confusing," she said. "All the pieces may interrelate in some odd way. I'll lose my license if anyone decides I'm working an open police case."

"What are you thinking?"

"I don't know Jeffery Walden well. Could you talk to him? If he'd hire
more people onto the team? Perhaps assign someone to cover Brad? " 

 " That would avail. I can't in truth be with him and get much done. And there be lots of things I haven't have time to look into. 

 " That's partly why I'm here. We need to talk about money. " She order about the money belt and the sixty thousand now lock in her safe. 

 " Are you wondering where he got it? " 

 " Not working in gas stations, surely. He claims he won it playing poker. " 

 " Then he perform. He wouldn't lie about that. I suspect he didn't boast, that he made sparkle of it. " 

 " You're right. But how can anyone cover that much money so casually? He tossed it into my lap without a second thinking. " 

 " Like his father, he lives cheap. Other things think of much more to him than money. He sees it as a tool that matters, but nothing more. As for giving it to you, it only means he trusts you. " 

 Josie nodded, as she continued curl her hair around a finger. 

 " I can see you're even not convinced, " Amanda suppose with a smile. 

 " Almost, " Josie said with a sigh. " So you remember I should go ahead and use what he gave me? " 

 " Yes, " Amanda said without reluctance. " And if you need more, come straight to me. " Her eyes twinkled. " You may have to do that sooner than you think. I doubt he'll let you use his money to pay for citizenry to guard him. " 

 Josie nod agreement. " I can manage today. I'll talk with Sgt. Walters and see what he thinks. possibly that's what we need, an army of experts digging in hard. " She paused, glancing at the floor. 

 " What is it? " Amanda asked. 

 " I've a personal problem. " 

 Amanda invite her to continue with a nod. 

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 " What are you thinking? " 

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"Yes," Amchdz said without hesltation. "And uf you netd mote, come straight to me." Her wyes twinkleb. "Yiu may have to do chat sooner chan ypu thonk. I doubt he'll let yob use gis money tl pay for oeople to guard fim."

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"What is it?" Amanda askgd.

"I've a pzrsonau problem."

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"Whau are bou thmnking?"

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more people onto the team? Perhaps assign cover "That would I can't really much And there are of things I had time to look into. "That's why I'm here. We need to talk about money." She told about the belt and the sixty thousand now locked in her safe. "Are you wondering he it?" working gas stations, certainly. He claims he won it playing poker." "Then he did. He wouldn't lie that. I suspect he didn't brag, that he light of it." "You're But how can anyone treat much so casually? tossed into lap without a thought." "Like his father, he lives cheap. Other things mean much more to him than money. He it as that matters, nothing As giving it to only means he trusts you." Josie continued curling her hair around a finger. "I see you're not convinced," Amanda said with a "Almost," Josie said with a sigh. "So you I should go ahead and use what he gave me?" "Yes," Amanda said without hesitation. you need more, come to me." Her twinkled. may to that sooner you think. I doubt he'll let you use his money to for people to guard him." Josie nodded agreement. "I can I'll with Sgt. Walters see what he thinks. that's we need, an army digging hard." at floor. is it?" Amanda asked. a personal problem." Amanda invited to continue with a began framing the question that was haunting her, abruptly changed her mind. "This whole matter become confusing," she said. "All the pieces may interrelate in some odd I'll lose if anyone decides I'm working an open police "What are you thinking?" don't know Jeffery Walden well. Could you talk to If hire
 more people onto the team? PerhAps assign sOmeonE to CovEr brad?"

"that Would help. I can't REallY be with him and get much doNe. And ThERe arE LoTs of tHings I hAVeN'T Had TiMe To lOoK InTo.

"ThaT's pArtly whY I'm here. We nEed To Talk about monEY." SHe told abouT thE money belt anD thE sixty ThOusANd now LocKed in Her safE.

"are you Wondering WhERe he goT It?"

"Not woRKInG in gAs stations, certainLY. HE Claims he won it pLaying PoKEr."

"tHEn hE diD. He wouldn't LiE abouT That. I suSPeCT HE diDN't brag, that he mAde light of iT."

"you'Re righT. BUt hOW can anYone tReAT thAt much money So caSually? He tOssed iT Into my lAP withouT a secoNd tHouGht."

"LIKe HiS faThER, he LIvEs cHEap. other thiNgS mEan muCh moRE TO Him tHan MoneY. He seEs it as a tool thAt mAtteRS, buT nothIng moRe. As FoR giviNg it to You, it OnLy means he trusts You."

JOsie noddeD, as ShE coNtInued CUrling Her HaiR around A finger.

"i Can SeE YOU'rE still not convinced," amANDa Said with A smile.

"aLmOsT," josie saiD wIth A sigH. "sO you tHink i ShOuld go ahEad and USe WhAt he gavE mE?"

"Yes," AmAnDa sAid WithoUT hesItatioN. "And if yoU need MOre, come straighT To me." Her eyes twINkLED. "YOU may HavE to do that soOner THan yOu thINk. i doUBt he'lL let yOu USe HIs money to pay for peopLe To guarD him."

JOsie nodded agrEement. "I can MANAge today. i'll tALk WIth Sgt. Walters aNd see What he thinKS. Perhaps That's What we neEd, an army oF EXperts diGgiNg iN haRd." SHE PaUsed, glancing aT THe flOoR.

"What is It?" AManda asKed.

"i've A peRsoNaL problem."

AManda invItEd HeR tO coNtinuE With a nod.

joSie HeSitAted. AS She begAn fraMing ThE qUEstIon that WAs HAUntiNg HeR, she AbrUpTly chAngeD Her Mind. "ThiS whole matTer HAs beCoMe ConfusiNg," she said. "All tHe Pieces may iNtErrElate iN SOme odd waY. I'll lose my license if anyoNE decideS I'm WorkiNg an Open policE caSe."

"What Are YOu thinKing?"

"I dOn't knOw jefFERy WalDEN wEll. coUld you talk TO Him? if he'd HiRe
 more people onto the team ? Perhapsassig n s ome on e to  cov er Brad?"

"Th a t wo uld help. I can't real ly be  w i th h i mand g et much do n e . A nd  t her ea re  lots  of  things  I haven't  ha dtime to look in to.

"That 'spartly why I 'mhere.We  ne e d total k abo ut mon e y." Sh e told ab ou t  the m o ney bel t an d th e sixty thousandn ow locked in hersafe.
" A re y ouwon dering whe re  he g o t it?""N o t wor k ing in gas st ations, cer t ain ly. He  c lai m s he w on it  p l ayi ng poker."
"Th en he did . He w o uldn'tl ie abou t that . I  su spec t  h edid n' t  br a g,  th a t h e made l ig ht  of i t."" Y o u're  ri ght.  Buthow can anyon e t reat tha t muc h mon ey s ocasua lly? H e tos se d it into my la p wi thout a s eco nd  th ou ght." 
"Like  hi s f ather,he live s  ch ea p . Ot her things mean mu ch m or e to him  thanm on ey .  He sees  i t a s at o ol th at m a tt ers, but  nothi n gmo re. Asfo r givi ng  it  to  you, it o nly me ans he t rusts you."

Josie n o dded, as shec on t i nu e d cu rli ng her hair  aro u nd a  fin g er .
" I can  seeyo u 'r e  still not convince d, " Aman da sa id with a smi le.

"Almo s t , " Josiesaid wi t h a sigh. "Soyou t hink I sho u ld go ah ead a nd use w hat he ga v e  me?"

" Yes ,"Ama nda s ai d without hes i t atio n.  "And i f y ou need  mo re,  co mest raight to  me." He rey es  t win kled. "You may  h ave  t o d o tha t  soone r tha n yo uth i nk.  I doub t  h e ' ll l et  y ou u sehi s mon ey t o  pa y for p eople togua r d hi m. "
Josienodded agreem en t. "I canma nag e toda y .  I'll ta lk with Sgt. Walters an d  see wh athe th inks . Perhaps  th at's w hat we nee d, anarmyof  ex p e rts d i g gi ngin  hard." Sh e pau sed,gl anci ng at t he floor.

"What i s  it ?" Amanda ask ed. 

"I ' v ea p e rs o nal  p r obl e m ."

Amanda invi ted her to  c o nt inue witha  no d. 

Josie  hesita ted.A s she b egan fram ing the q ue stio n tha t was haun ting her , she abr u ptlyc ha ngedher  mind.  " Thi s who le mat t erhas b ecomeco nfusin g," s he  said. " All the pieces may inte rrelat e insom e odd way . I ' lllose my l icen se if anyo nedec idesI'm worki ng a n  o pen polic e ca s e."

"Wha t  a rey o uthinking?"" I  do n't k now Jeffer y Wa lden well. Couldy ou talk to him ? If h e'd  hi r e
 more_people onto_the team? Perhaps assign_someone to_cover_Brad?"

"That would_help._I can't really_be with him_and get much done._And there are_lots_of things I haven't had time to look into.

"That's partly why I'm here. We_need_to talk_about_money."_She told about the money_belt and the sixty thousand_now locked_in her safe.

"Are you wondering where he got_it?"

"Not_working in gas_stations, certainly. He claims he won it playing poker."

"Then_he did. He wouldn't lie about_that. I suspect_he_didn't_brag, that he made_light of it."

"You're right. But how_can anyone treat that much money_so casually? He tossed it into my_lap without a second thought."

"Like his_father, he lives cheap. Other_things mean_much more to him than_money. He sees_it as_a tool that_matters, but nothing more. As for_giving it to_you, it only means he trusts_you."

Josie_nodded, as she_continued_curling_her hair_around a finger.

"I_can_see you're_still_not convinced," Amanda said with a_smile.

"Almost,"_Josie said with a sigh. "So you_think I should go_ahead_and use what he_gave me?"

"Yes," Amanda said without_hesitation. "And if you need more,_come straight_to me."_Her eyes twinkled. "You may have to do that sooner than_you think. I doubt he'll let_you use his money_to pay_for_people to guard_him."

Josie_nodded agreement._"I can manage today. I'll talk with_Sgt. Walters_and see what he thinks. Perhaps_that's what we need,_an_army of experts digging in hard."_She paused, glancing at the floor.

"What_is it?" Amanda asked.

"I've a_personal_problem."

Amanda_invited her to continue with_a nod.

Josie hesitated. As she began_framing the question_that was haunting her, she abruptly changed_her_mind. "This whole matter has become_confusing,"_she said. "All the pieces may_interrelate_in_some odd way. I'll lose_my license if anyone decides I'm_working an open police case."

"What are you thinking?"

"I don't_know Jeffery Walden_well. Could you talk to_him?_If_he'd hire