Chapter 370 The Alluring Story
The small legal risks that Wesley mentioned are actually similar to the work of a private detective, following and stealing some privacy and secrets, in order to force the other party to accept mediation obediently.
The court hearing just now has shown many problems. Just like that middle-aged fat man, the possibility of success through direct litigation is extremely low.
Wesley's idea is to use a two-pronged approach. Reporter Dupree will dig up dirt on the judge and interview past victims.
Then some noise was made in the newspapers. Even if the family court could not be replaced by another judge, at least it would be necessary to make him restrain himself.
On Jack's side, he needs to find someone to track Marla Grayson, and use some less legal means to gain some privacy, and finally force this woman to sit down at the negotiating table.
As for Wesley himself, he has to find a New York State lawyer. The federation is so troublesome. He, a California lawyer, cannot work here, and this kind of case does not involve federal law.
The live Jack who follows Marla Grayson is handed over to the bald Frank. This is his old profession. Cross-dressing, tracking, and even house searches are a piece of cake for him.
As long as he restrains himself at the last moment and doesn't break the opponent's neck.
They met the three old people and sat down at a random coffee shop. Didi also called and made an appointment with Dana Cummings. The little beauty Chris rescued has now become a He married his girlfriend and was the successor chosen by IRS director Ray King.
Dana and Jack are already very familiar with each other. Her work as an investigator is the same as that of everyone in the BAU. She travels across the country when there is a mission, and stays in Washington DC when there is no mission. But before, she had to return to Los Angeles almost every weekend to be with Chris. together.
In the previous weekends, apart from spending time with the girls and taking care of his own backyard, Jack basically spent the rest of his time at Chris and Braxton's farm.
After everyone introduced their identities to each other, Dupree's eyes widened and he smacked his lips, "Are we going to deal with some kind of terrorist organization? An FBI, a tax policeman, a lawyer, two A retired police detective and a private detective."
"And a brave investigative reporter." Jack raised his hand slightly.
“You can almost overthrow a small country by working hard.”
I remember that in the first part of "Red Flame Battlefield", Frank's file really recorded that he had overthrown a small South American country.
But he was the only one at the scene who needed to keep his identity secret, so Frank became a private detective in Dupree's eyes.
Dana couldn't reveal too much information. She just gave an example. The IRS investigation into Marla Grayson's "Grayson Guardian Corporation" and the consortium behind it is only about one-third of the way forward. one.
They will need at least 8 months and up to 14 months to complete the work of closing the network.
For 80-year-old Joe Mason, who is locked up in a nursing home, even a month is a luxury for him.
Therefore, Dana did not object to everyone trying to get Joe Mason out of the nursing home first. The only requirement was that the IRS investigation should not be exposed. At this point, she specifically looked at a certain reporter.
Dupree is not a fool. As a person, he would not dare to offend the IRS even to death. As a reporter, when Dana closes the network, he will leak out some information for him to write an article. Exclusive report, the "Pulitzer Prize" is stable.
So he made a zipper gesture on his mouth very wisely.
So within the framework drawn by Dana, Jack set specific tasks for everyone.
First, get Joe Mason out of the nursing home legally. The property issue will be settled by Wesley and the awesome lawyer he found. It is tentatively planned to recover half of it. The most important thing is the small villa. . The reason why the villa is important is not only because it is the residence of Joe Mason, but also there are some little secrets in it that have not been discovered yet.
Not only did Joe Mason hide some "self-defense" weapons under the villa, he also dug up some information that could kill a lot of people in the CIA. These were the things that allowed him to escape from the CIA. reliance.
After the sale of this villa, the buyer is planning to renovate it. The construction has not started yet, but once the construction starts, the trouble will be big.
As for the money, it is a small problem. Just wait until the IRS closes the network and then find a way to get it back.
Of course, Frank, the bald man, told Jack privately about this. The obvious reason was, of course, that this villa was Joe Mason's lifeblood and his only thought.
Dupree was restricted to digging up dirt on the judge, such as the judge's extravagant lifestyle and abnormal income. If he published an article at the right time, even if he could not be sidelined, at least he would be unable to appear in court for some time.
His identity as an investigative reporter is very reasonable for such an inconspicuous little judge and will not arouse too much speculation.
As for the time he was in contact with the victims who were deprived of parental custody, it was determined by Dana. The IRS had plans to ignite public opinion while thoroughly digging up the entire chain of interests. Here, Previously, it was not allowed to alert others.
The work of two retired police detectives and a certain "private detective" is to provide "ammunition" for Wesley and the lawyers he found to bring Marla Grayson to the negotiating table. , giving her a choice between an entire forest or a single "money tree."
As for this person himself, of course, after completing such an important "organization" work, he returned to Los Angeles. His FBI status is quite eye-catching, and he is not used in any link.
After everyone finished their discussion and were about to disperse, Jack was pulled back by Dupree, who said he had a small favor to ask of him privately.
So the two drove to New York's Chinatown, found a Chinese restaurant near Columbus Park, and chatted while eating.
In fact, Jack rejects most Chinese restaurants in North America. Those so-called improved tastes of Chinese food really do not suit his taste buds.
The same goes for this Chinese restaurant. Although it claims to be authentic, the chef is at best a graduate of New Oriental.
Not to mention the poor knife skills, oil, salt, MSG and soy sauce are all free. The only thing that is edible is probably the crab meat dumpling. Although it is sea crab, at least the skin is thin enough and the soup is delicious. The juice is quite tasty.
Dupree wolfed down the food on the table and drank some weird-tasting barley tea to soothe his breath. Then he patted his stomach with satisfaction and took out a few newspapers and magazines and handed them to Jack.
"What is this?" Jack took the newspapers and magazines in confusion and found that they came from several different media, including the "New York Post" where Dupree worked, the "New York Times" and " People magazine.
These newspapers and magazines are of different dates, but they all have similar titles and similar content, such as "One Night at the Plaza Hotel: Cheating Love" and so on.
The story is roughly about an ordinary New York policeman who won the lottery and a cafe waitress.
Seeing the slightly blurry photo in the newspaper, Jack couldn't help but rub his eyes in surprise. What did he see?
The younger version of Uncle Cage and his other childhood goddess, Bridget Fonda.
(End of this chapter)