“Because I need to get to the bottom line for my client.” He hesitated a moment and then said, “Look, if you start showing up at their front doors and asking questions, I’ll never get the proof I need. We are not investigating the same thing, but once you guys appear, everybody runs for cover.”
“You know how investigations work. We need to identify anybody who might be involved, even peripherally, and eliminate all possible suspects,” Jane Thomas injected. “We can’t pass on learning the identity of some of the players because it’s not convenient for others.”
“I understand,” Lee said, nodding. “I need a little time to deal with this.”
“How much time?”
“Two weeks should work?”
“Not for us it won’t,” Wilcox replied.
“Come on,” Lee said, “I need a little room to work.” He shrugged. “Besi
