"Sure," he replied obviously disappointed.It was only a few minutes later, when I headed to the old and vacant First Merchant's Bank. When I drove int... the parking lot I guessed that the building had been erected sometime after world war two, but not too long after. The bank had vacated it while I was away, so I had no idea how long it had been standing empty. It did matter, the longer the building had been empty, the longer it had gone without proper maintenance. At least it was all brick and. I stopped at a liquor store and bought a case of beer and when I got home I put the beer in the fridge and then took two with me and went out to sit on the front porch swing. As I sucked on the long neck I was looking at the house across the street and I wondered if Jack would be coming home from school for the weekend.The thought of Jack and school got me to thinking about school. At one time I had entertained the idea of college, but that had been back when I was pulling down grades good. Enjoy ... a life with no Master ... and you were ... right." You're welcome to stay here as long as you like, Sophie. Because of what you did for Johnny, this will always be your home."The morning's exercise left Sophie sore, so she ate breakfast leaning on the table, ass still high, while the rest of us sat.Meredith and I ... we ate staring into each others eyes. While Johnny's death had affected us all, Christie and Sophie hadn't known him all his life ... and they were property, no matter. When, on a hunch, he followed the trail of one transaction, he saw a number of irregularities and that opened what he described as ‘a whole can of worms.’ He spent over two hours with the forensic pair, going over anything else that he might remember. Their concern apparently centered around whether they had identified all of the improper transactions, or were there more. Tony told them he didn’t know. When they finished, the two special agents rose, and once again Bilecki thanked him for his.