Chapter 15I picked up Ronald at nine in the morning and we drove over to the OIJ office.
Perez was on the phone when we were ushered to his office. He signaled for us to sit down.
When he hung up, Perez said, “Thank you for coming gentlemen.”
“Mr. Hall,” he went on. “I'm sure you must be very frustrated by the circumstances. We cannot prosecute Mr. Lopez because there is insufficient evidence to convict him. Yet we believe that he is responsible for your being robbed.”
“I certainly am frustrated,” I said. “And I'm still out a million dollars.”
“Like I told you last time Mr. Hall, We are both on the same side. But you can't go around hiring guys to intimidate him.”
“What do you mean?”
“Did you hire Marlon Gutierrez to intimidate Mr. Lopez?”
“Of course not,” I lied.
“Because Mr. Lop
