“Excellent. We can get Kathryn on that part of the mission. She knows every car hauler on the road,” Myra said.

“What do you have in mind?” Charles inquired.

“Annie and I have been discussing how to make this an unmitigated disaster for them.”

“Do tell,” Charles implored.

“Yes! Please!” and a variety of pleading voices came from the background.

Annie and Myra chimed in together, “Hello, Sisters! Everyone okay?”

Lots of chatter came from the other side.

“We want everything to happen on the same day. If we do it piecemeal, it won’t have the same humiliating effect,” Myra answered.

“Agreed,” they chorused.

Kathryn shared the information she had obtained from Rosie. “According to Rosie, most people think it’s some sort of ‘secret government facility.’ Then she said she overheard two local-looking guys mention ‘the pill man.’ It all adds up, if you ask me.”

Fergus once again suggested they reach out to Jay. “It shouldn’t take him more than one or two phone calls to find out whether or not it’s a government facility. And if it is, the question becomes, What do Corbett and his cronies have to do with it? It seems like a rather odd relationship, unless they are leasing the property to the government. But given what we’ve discovered about the so-called supplements, I am virtually certain that Dr. Corbett is running a pill mill. The FBI should be able to determine whether or not it’s drug related.”

“I think Fergus has a good point.” This time it was Nikki speaking.

Annie took the lead. “Then let’s contact him. What does everyone else think?”

Sounds of approval came through the air. Annie nodded to Myra and Charlotte. “Fergus, would you get in touch with him? See if the FBI knows anything about that piece of property.”

“Will do.”

Myra went down the list of what they knew. “Corbett is buying a Chagall, Steinwood has a car collection, and Marcus might be involved in drugs other than the ones he’s pushing.” Then she recited what they needed to find out. “What is in the safe? What does Marcus have to do with a drug runner and a jeweler?”

“I’ll have Avery send Eileen to the jewelry store, where she’ll pretend she is picking up something for Marcus. She’ll record the conversation,” Charles said.

“During the flight, we devised a plan. We have an appointment with Marcus tomorrow. We are going to be Charlotte’s referrals for the doc. I booked the conservatory at the Plimsoll Building for an impromptu cocktail party fund-raiser for the kennel club,” Annie said with delight. “We’ll bring it up during our appointment. I’ll mention I’m busy with a fund-raiser at the Plimsoll Building. It will go something like, ‘What a coincidence. You live in the Plimsoll Building?’ And then I’ll invite him.”

“Brilliant!” Fergus said proudly of Annie.