Chapter Twenty-One
Cogent's alarm clock sounded off at 4:30 a.m. He rolled over and hit the snooze button. Fifteen more minutes went past, and the alarm clock rang again. Cogent yawned and pulled the wad of covers back away from him. He had planned to get up early this morning. There was a lot to do today. Not only did he have to start the footwork on the Lottie Johnson investigation, but he had to fulfill his promise to Ralph Henry. Cogent would have to drive to Alton today and then back to New Orleans. He couldn't let on to Court Dexter that he was spending company time working on the stuff for Henry. Court would have a fit! Cogent would leave the apartment at 5:30 a.m. and get a jump start heading over to Alton. The early hour really didn't bother him, though. As long as he had plenty
