Back Twisted Lies
Chapters (46)
  1. Dedication
  2. Chapter 1
  3. Chapter 2
  4. Chapter 3
  5. Chapter 4
  6. Chapter 5
  7. Chapter 6
  8. Chapter 7
  9. Chapter 8
  10. Chapter 9
  11. Chapter 10
  12. Chapter 11
  13. Chapter 12
  14. Chapter 13
  15. Chapter 14
  16. Chapter 15
  17. Chapter 16
  18. Chapter 17
  19. Chapter 18
  20. Chapter 19
  21. Chapter 20
  22. Chapter 21
  23. Chapter 22
  24. Chapter 23
  25. Chapter 24
  26. Chapter 25
  27. Chapter 26
  28. Chapter 27
  29. Chapter 28
  30. Chapter 29
  31. Chapter 30
  32. Chapter 31
  33. Chapter 32
  34. Chapter 33
  35. Chapter 34
  36. Chapter 35
  37. Chapter 36
  38. Chapter 37
  39. Chapter 38
  40. Chapter 39
  41. Chapter 40
  42. An excerpt from Generous Lies
  43. Dear Reader
  44. Also by Robin Patchen
  45. Acknowledgments
  46. About the Author

"What is it you do here?" Garrison asked.

"I'm the manager. I keep the books, make sure the customers are getting what they want, and deal with the employees."

"That must be a challenge," Garrison said.

"They're good guys. The ones who aren't don't last very long."

Garrison nodded. "Far cry from Wall Street."

"What's going on here? What do you think I did?"

"Nothing." Garrison settled his long frame back in his chair, which creaked. "Ever talk to any of your old friends?"

"You mean from G&K?"

Garrison shrugged.

"You think they want me around? I'm a felon."

"You're doing okay, though."

Anderson looked beyond Garrison for a moment. "There was a guy who worked in the same building as me back then, a stockbroker a few floors down from G&K. We used to get drinks together, hit on women. Played golf a few times. We were friends. He brought his car in a couple months ago. A BMW or some such thing. He looked right at me and acted like he'd never seen me before."

"That must've made you mad," Garrison said.

"What are you, my therapist? Yeah, I was mad. But geez.” He slowed his speech as if talking to a dimwit. "I'm a felon. I wouldn't want to be friends with me, either."

"So nobody else?"

"I don't keep in contact with any of them. Charles is in prison. Vinnie...well, you know what happened to Vinnie. Burns got off with a slap on the wrist. He's still working on Wall Street. I haven't tried to contact him."

"Lot of people lost their jobs. You don't hear from any of them?"

Anderson seemed about to snap. He blew out a long breath. "I don't see anybody. I don't want to. Look, I've got a life now, okay? My wife left me, and I was pretty ticked off for a long time. Now, I've got a good job. I help people with their taxes on the side for extra money. I bought a place in New Jersey. I got a woman who lives with me. My daughter comes over on weekends. We're doing good."

"Glad to hear it," Garrison said.

"I never belonged on Wall Street. I think Charles brought me on because he knew about the trouble I'd gotten into as a kid. Figured I had...questionable morals."

"And he was right."

"That's in the past."

A cell phone rang. Garrison reached into his pocket and pulled his out. He swore and stood. "I have to take this."

"Go ahead," Nate said.

Garrison passed him on his way out. Nate slid into the chair and pulled out his notebook.

Anderson seemed to relax when Garrison was gone. "What's going on?"

"Marisa Vega."

"So he said. What about her? They find her?"

"They who?"

"Whoever. The feds. Weren't they looking for her?"

"Why would they be?"

"'Cause of the money, of course." He threw up his hands. "She stole millions of dollars."