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that Hartison didn’t like the boy since he wasn’t his birth father, and wasmaking both her and the boy’s lifemiserable.” Nelson just stared atme. You knowhowthemist begins to lift just after sunrise and


fuzzy images of trees and houses begin to sharpen around you?Themist was beginning to lift forme. Nelson didn’t just “happen” to come by and rescueme in the desert. He knew where I would be. He was much more


“I think it’s time you told me what this is all about.”


involved in this caper than just an interested party. I didn’t have the whole story, but I was going to get it when we got to my office. “I think it’s time you toldmewhat this is all about,” I said.


“You didn’t just ‘happen’ to be driving down that road in the desert and ‘happen’ to find me.You knew where I would be. There is no other explanation.” Nelson took another sip, or maybe it was a gulp, of Jack


and looked a little sheepish. “OK, I have been investigating the parking operation at


the building where Mary works. I didn’t know she worked there until I got involved andmet her in the hallway.Mary told me she knewabout themissingmoney but to give her time for her friend the garage manager to make good on it. I agreed but kept a close eye. “I was following the two of themwhen they went to your


office, and then I found out about the manager’s murder, Mary’s boyfriend’s involvement, and the fact that shewas two- timing Hartison. Mary was always a free spirit and liked to live close to the edge. “And that’s it. I followed you up to Arrowhead,” Nelson


said, “and to be honest, I was the one who knocked you out at the restaurant in Running Springs. I wanted to find out what was going on, but before I could talk to you, someone walked into the men’s room and I took off. He dragged you to a car. I followed you to Hartison’s and then Hartison’s truck to where you were dumped in the desert. “Look,Mary is a nicewoman. But she and I aren’tmeant


for each other, never were. She liked the high life and I was a university professor.My goal was to expose Hartison and get my reputation back. I didn’t realize that Mary was still with him. I certainly didn’t know I had a son.” “I don’t think Mary is ‘with’Hartison,” I said. “I think


she is there out of fear and would leave in a second if she thought she could. She did giveme the knife so I could escape in the desert. She doesn’t know what to do, particularly as it relates to her, or your, son. “But parking,” I asked, “what does all this have to do


with parking?” “I don’t really know,”Nelson said. “Iwas just getting into


it in my guise as a PI when I met Mary and it all blew up. I just know there was a lot of cash and it was goingmissing.” I was puzzling through all this when there was a hard


knock at the office door. I took my gun out of the desk draw- er,motioned Nelson over behind a filing cabinet, and opened the door.


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