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For a score of seconds, the room was quiet. “Parratt wants control and he’s not against using our past to get it.”
Ryske and Parratt’s past wasn’t a happy one. “Is that the lie he was talking about?”
“He lied about what happened to the money he gave to me,” Ryske said. “If he tells the truth…”
To authorities, it would get their crew into a lot of trouble. Even if Parratt couldn’t prove Ryske’s deception, they could be opened up to all sorts of scrutiny. The last thing they needed at Floyd’s was people snooping around.
Having that threat hanging over their heads put more pressure on all of them. Relying on each other was more important than ever. Sharing her own suspicions, even though she had no proof, could lead to them having ammunition of their own against Parratt.
“I think the
