Indicted (Bad Judgment #1) by Leigh James Read Free Book Online

have you held,”David answered. “But I’m going to argue that you are in no way a flight risk. I’m going to ask for home detention pending trial. You’ll have to turn in your passport, of course. You’ll probably have to wear monitoring equipment and stay in your house. With a babysitter, or two.”Walker sighed and looked up at the ceiling. “You’ve got everything you need there though, right?”David asked, smiling sympathetically at him, trying to lessen the sting. “Gym? Air conditioning? A fully-stocked bar?”
    Walker looked at him. “You know the bar is fully stocked, David.”He sat there, contemplating the table, opening and closing his hands into fists. Now that I was looking at them, I noticed that his hands were enormous. You know what they say, I thought. Big hands, big... I refused to let myself finish the thought. I shivered and looked away. A hobby, I thought. Find a hobby!
    “I need to understand everything that’s happened, Walker. You need to give us an overview of the past three years, everything that’s happened with the Securities and Exchange Commission. I’m going to send Mandy over to Blue Securities to get your files —copies of securities filings, any government correspondence, tax records.
    “Mandy,”David said, looking at her, “they know you’re coming. Bring Andrew with you. They’ve already made most of the copies and there’s a ton of boxes. These files are pending a request for documentation, but the company has agreed to let us have them now. You’re going to need to show identification, so make sure you have it. Don’t talk to anyone there, except to be polite. Go ahead and have Linda get you a car.”
    Mandy nodded at him, packed up quickly, shot a warm smile Broden Walker’s way and scooted out. I looked up at Walker, who was resignedly looking at David. “I’m not going to get to go home anytime soon, am I?”he asked. He now sounded and looked completely exhausted, like contemplating the prospect of jail versus home imprisonment had finally gotten to him.
    “You can go home right now,”David said, and again, he smiled at him kindly. “But you have to take Nicole with you. Going forward, she’s your dedicated babysitter. And you have to start getting to know each other, because Nicole is going to be the firm’s first point of contact. She’s cheaper than me,” David said, shrugging.
    “And much more polite,” Walker said.
    “True,” David said. “Anyway — tonight, just take her through the basics — your background, the history of the company, more about what Blue Securities actually does.”
    My stomach plummeted for a number of reasons. First, because I was probably going to be having another late night, and I was already shaky and wired. Second, because I was going home with Broden Walker. Third, because I was going to hear his side of the story, or at least part of it, and I was curious beyond belief about that.There were other reasons, too, but I wouldn’t let myself think about them. My palms were sweating. I had to remember to be careful with my laptop, so my slippery palms didn’t drop it. I didn’t want to look like even more of a bumbling ass than I already did.
    Alexa stood up and started packing her things. “Where do you think you’re going?”David asked, watching her with detached, slightly amused interest.
    “Oh,”Alexa said, looking up at him like she hadn’t realized he was still there. “ I assumed you wanted me to help Nicole.”I tried not to glare at her and held my breath, watching David.
    “No Alexa,”David said, and I was thrilled to hear him be firm with her. Walker sat back, watching the show with a mild, detached interest. “I would have said so, if that’s what I wanted. What I do want is for you to go to your office and pull every federal case you can find about each charge that’s being brought. And then I want you to write a memo about defenses against racketeering charges.”Alexa kept her face