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He dialed and waited. And waited. Even California couldn’t
be that laid back. It was after nine. There should have been a
body in that office by now. Just as he thought that, he heard a
breathless woman say:
“Baxter and Baxter, how can I help you?”
“I called a few days ago. I need to speak to Josie Bates,
please.”
“She’s out of town, and I don’t know when I expect her
back. This is Faye Baxter. Can I help you?”
“No…” Michael began before he had a change of heart.
“This isn’t a legal matter in the normal sense. I need to talk to
her about Washington.”
There was a definite change. Michael could feel it and it felt
good.
“Do you have information on Hannah?” Faye asked.
“Who?” Michael asked.
“I thought you wanted to talk about the hearings,” Faye
said.
“I want to talk about Ian Francis. Could you just tell her I
need to talk to her about Ian Francis as soon as possible.” The
winds changed again. This time it didn’t feel so good.
“I’ll give her the message. What was your name again?”
Faye asked.
“Horn. Michael Horn.” He recited his phone numbers again.
Three of them and hoped that this woman was taking them
down. “It’s very important that I talk to her.”
“I’ll give her the message. But she’s in Hawaii on personal
business. I honestly don’t know when she’ll be back,” Faye
answered.
“I have to talk to her. You give her that message.”
Michael wished he could take that back the minute he said
it. It wasn’t what he said; it was how he said it. Even to his