CHAPTER NINETEEN
Ben snaps the tape recorder off and doesn’t wait for Ibarra’s lawyer, Herman Farmer, to respond.
“I will make a deal - manslaughter. Distraught father confronted by the doctor who would destroy his daughter’s life,” Ben starts. “And if he tells me where to find Miguel so I can question him on the hit and run, and question Anabel about the fire that killed Franco Jourdain, I might be inclined to ask for a lighter sentence. Maybe.”
“Self-defense on the McMillan charge, and perhaps I’ll bring it to my client.” Farmer is adamant on the conditions. “But, certainly, he will not give you any information that would implicate his daughter and son in any crimes he knows nothing about.”
“Look,” Ben lies, “the statute of limitations has probably run out and they might not be pr
