When Fate Steps In

Chapter 80 Dillon

Chapter 80 Dillon

Shortly after they arrived home, Rory and Logan were getting ready for bed. Ricky and Karson are still sleeping upstairs. Rory was in the bathroom in the middle of her nightly routine, when Logan's cell phone rang. Rory stuck her head out of the bathroom to see Logan coming out of the closet in his sweatpants to answer the phone. He looked at the caller ID before answering. "Dillon. What can I do for you?" "You can let me in the front gate and the front door. I'm out front. I have some information for you that can not wait until morning." Logan looked at Rory, she was still in the bathroom rubbing lotion on her baby bump. Logan grabbed his laptop, going straight to the unlock app, and opened the gate. "The gate should be opening now. I will meet you at the front door." Logan grabbed a tee shirt and stepped to the bathroom door. "Dillon's here. He has some news that can not wait. I'll be down in the office. Go to bed, I won't belong." He kissed her and then her baby bump. "Let momma sleep tonight sweetheart." Logan left the room and headed downstairs to find Ricky on his cell phone at the bottom of the stairs. Ricky stood up to let Logan get past. "Dillon is here. I will be in the office." Logan told him. "Okay, I took the call down here, I don't want to wake anyone." Logan turned back around. "That's fine."

Logan and Dillon got comfortable in the office. "Sorry to come by so late, but I just got confirmation. I had a pretty good idea about who it was after I left your office. I just had to confirm it." "Well, don't keep me waiting. Was it Melissa?" Logan asked. "No, Logan it's Shira." Logan looked at him. "Did you say, Shira? Did she scale a fence in my backyard? Dillon, are you sure?" Logan said. The look on his face was an unmistakable shock. "She was not alone," Dillon said. Logan sat back down. Took a deep breath. "Okay, tell me what you have." Dillon pulled out a folder from his messenger bag. "This is Thomas Waters" Dillon showed Logan a mug shot. "Do you know him?" Dillon asked. "No, how would I know him?" "You have been writing him a check for over 2 years," Dillon said. "What? I think you need to start from the beginning."

"I started investigating after I left your office today. After talking with the police investigator, I found out that he assigned several rookies to go door to door in the neighborhood. Paul and I go way back. He allowed me to go with the rookies. Your neighbor behind you, her husband has been cheating on her. He has been bringing his mistress to their house while she goes out of town to visit their daughters in college. She lacked proof, so her lawyer advised her to get cameras installed. She put one outside her garage, along with several other places. She is still waiting to catch her husband, but she did catch someone running through her yard Friday night." Dillon laid the photo down, was a still of a male, maybe 30-35 years old. Dillon had several other still shots he showed Logan. "Dillon, not that I don't think Shira is capable of being behind this, but what other than the checks do you have tying Shira to this guy?" Dillon laid another photo down. It was a picture of Shira's car. The next photo he showed Logan was a picture of Waters getting in the same car. Shira is behind the wheel. It is plain. You can see her clearly.

Logan was looking at the photos. This can't be happening. Dillon was watching Logan look at the pictures. "Are you ready for me to continue?" Logan nodded then stood up. "Wait a minute. You want something to drink?" Logan asked as he got up and went to the bar to pour him a scotch. He gulped down the glass, then poured him another. He took the glass back to his desk and sat down. "Go ahead, I'm as ready as I will ever be."

Dillon explained that Ms. Gatherhine let him look at the camera. He was able to print the photos. His buddy in the crime lab owed him a favor. He enhanced the photos. Together they were able to get an address on this Thomas guy. After talking with the police investigator, they went to his address. He was not home, but his roommate told them where he was. "When we got to the address I recognized the car in the driveway. Logan, It was Shira's address." Dillon wasn't sure if it was embarrassment or anger, but Logan's face was turning dangerously red. "Logan, do you want me to go get Rory? You don't look so good. I don't want you having a heart attack or stroke." Logan shook his head, he was afraid to speak, he was not sure what would come out of his mouth.

"We knocked on the door. When Shira answered she did not recognize me or she was too focused on the investigator. We asked to speak with Waters. She told us she did not know anyone by the name of Waters that would be at her house. Before I could say anything, we heard a scuffle coming from the back of the house. When we went toward the noise, one of our finest police officers rounded the corner with a tall male subject in handcuffs. It was Thomas Waters." Dillon stopped to evaluate Logan. He did not want him to stroke out.

"Continue Dillon'' Logan said. "They allowed me to sit in on the interrogation. This is what I found out." Dillon pulled another folder out of his bag. "Thomas has been working for Shira for two years. I believe the check you wrote each month was for pool service." Logan shook his head. "My accountant takes care of that. That is why I didn't recognize the name." Logan told him. "Well, he was confused about being on the Gilmore property. He claims he was by himself. Even after he was shown the pictures, he denied anyone else being with him. His answer to why is that he was on his way home when he realized that he could take a shortcut through your property and check your pool at the same time." "Is he that dumb?" Logan asked. "I think maybe Shira has been sleeping with him. He didn't look like a pool guy to me."

"So, is he being charged with anything?" Dillon shook his head, "He is being charged with trespassing. That is a misdemeanor. He can post bond and be out in a couple of hours. Paul agreed to 'lose' his paperwork until afternoon. I threw a couple of big names at them. Gilmore, Hayden, Huntzburger. The investigator agreed to take out warrants. That would delay him seeing a judge until the warrants come through. He said that wouldn't hold him too long, Just a day or two more." Logan sat there, he was thinking. "Shira?" "She has not been charged with anything. They told me she called to find out what she needed to do to get him out. They said she was throwing around the Huntzburger name." "The pictures of her in the car will not be enough to charge her. Paul said that he would let me go with him today. He is going back to her house suggesting she come into the police office to clear her name. He is trying to scare her or embarrass her.

"Paul said that I could be in on the interrogation in the morning. I was thinking you might want to watch." Logan was quiet. How was he supposed to handle this? His own mother. What was she trying to do? "Thanks for the information. I will meet you at the police station in the morning. Just text me the time and location." Logan said as he stood up. Dillon also stood after gathering his folders. "Logan, I'm sorry." Logan nodded his head as he escorted Dillon to the front door. Logan returned to the office to make a call. He picked up his phone and called Josh. He gave Josh the highlights of what he found out. He asked Josh if Shira called, not to go with her to the police station, and did not agree to represent Thomas Waters.

Logan expected Rory to be asleep when he returned to the bedroom. She was in bed reading. "Hey, figured you would be asleep." "No, just waiting on my husband," Rory said with a smile "What did Dillon want?" " Well, I'm not sure how I'm supposed to explain this to you or anyone else. Hell, I don't understand it myself. They arrested the guy that was in our yard. His name is Thomas Waters and apparently, I have been writing him a check for several years." "What do you mean writing him a check?" Rory asked. "He was Shira's pool boy." Rory got up from the bed and went to the bathroom as Logan was changing clothes getting ready for bed. It took Logan a few seconds for it to register that Rory was throwing up.