Chapter 1203 Conversation in the Backyard (Part 2)
Seeing the four people all giving him shocked looks, Jack shrugged and said that even a fool could guess that this was the case.
After placing the cigar box on the table and gesturing for them to help themselves, he looked again at Cassel, who was in charge of telling the story.
The next development was even more bizarre. In the court for additional prosecution, Hal Lockwood was directly kidnapped.
Several shock bombs knocked everyone present, including Beckett and Cassel, to the ground. Three armed men posing as bailiffs escorted him to the roof of the building, boarded a helicopter and fled.
Soon after, the escape helicopter was found at an airport in New Jersey, but all DNA on it had been eliminated with cleaning agents.
And when things have developed to this extent, the dark history of Superintendent Roy Montgomery can no longer be hidden.
The escaped Hal Lockwood sneaked into his home late at night and threatened him to hand over Beckett, otherwise he would kill his whole family.
At the same time, Kevin and Esposito also unearthed from a pile of old papers all the people who might have interacted with John LaGrand and Gary McCallister.
An old policeman named Mike Ivankovich came into their sights. He graduated from the police academy with John LaGrand.
The two went to the police bar owned by the retired veteran police officer, where they saw an old photo of John LaGrand, Gary McCallister and Roy Montgomery.
Kevin and Esposito thought that Superintendent Montgomery, whom they had always respected, was the man behind everything. Unable to accept the reality, the two had a fight in the back alley of the bar.
By the time the two of them remembered to notify Beckett, she had already been invited alone by Superintendent Montgomery to the hangar where the helicopter was found.
In the hangar, the black police superintendent told the female detective everything. He was the rookie police officer who accidentally killed FBI undercover agent Bob Amen in the gangster kidnapping case in 1999.
John LaGrand and Gary McCallister were both Montgomery's trainee instructors and his heroes.
Unfamiliar with the world, he regarded the two men's kidnapping of gang members for ransom as an act of justice and participated in it until gunfire rang out during the robbery and Bob Amen fell in a pool of blood. The black police officer who was a trainee police officer at the time Only then did the prisoner realize what he had done.
But Montgomery was indeed not the mastermind behind the scenes. There was one person who knew what the three had done and had the ability to send all three of them to jail, but the other party chose to ask for the ransom.
Montgomery's exact words were, "He used that money to get to where he is now."
"So where has the other party climbed to now?" Jack was a little curious.
"He didn't say anything." Beckett shook his head and wiped away the tears from the corners of his eyes. In his mind, this was the first time Jack had seen this always dashing female detective shed tears.
Montgomery also expressed his guilt for the death of Beckett's mother in his words. Although the silence was done by the mastermind behind the scenes, it was indeed related to him.
And he has always known the truth, but has remained silent because he is afraid of being ruined and afraid of the power behind the scenes.
Seeing Jack holding his head and looking like he had a headache, Cassell helped explain, "Montgomery said he knew Beckett's character. If he told her his name, she would come directly to the door, but that would be tantamount to suicide."
Jack already knew what happened next. Before the killer arrived, Superintendent Roy Montgomery asked Cassel to take Beckett away by force and chose to stay alone, with a mentality of atonement and Hal Lockwood and Hal Lockwood. His men perished together. It was such a bloody plot that some people just felt powerless to complain. Although the whole thing seemed nonsense at first glance, it did make sense logically.
Roy Montgomery felt guilty after the death of Beckett's mother, so he took great care of her after Beckett graduated from the police academy and joined the 12th Precinct.
The two established a relationship as both teachers and friends, which also gave Montgomery the idea of protecting Beckett after she discovered that she had been secretly investigating the truth about her mother's murder.
Jack finally concluded, "So Superintendent Montgomery should have some important evidence in his hands, which can not only reveal the identity of the mastermind behind the scenes, but also make the other party take action.
The two parties may even have reached some kind of agreement, with the former monitoring Beckett to prevent her from finding out the truth, and the latter promising not to attack her. ”
"We think so too." Seeing that the other three were all speechless, Cassel could only continue to take up the conversation.
The four of them had always decided to conceal the matter and tell the public that Roy Montgomery died in the line of duty and let everything return to dust.
In other words, until this moment, Beckett had given up on seeking justice for her mother through legal means.
"Okay." Jack looked at the time. It was just after 9 o'clock and it was not too late, so he looked at the female detective who was in a daze again.
"So no matter what, you refuse to give up on pursuing the truth, right? Even if the other party may send out a new killer at any time, even if it puts everyone around you in danger."
These heart-wrenching words made Beckett, who had come back to her senses, immediately feel restless. She subconsciously looked at the two living treasures opposite her, and then fell on Cassel, with an expression of great struggle.
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"I don't know, I. No, you're right, but I can resign, I can continue alone"
Jack only found it funny, "Resign? Losing your police status means that you lose all the resources you can use, and it also means that the other party can attack you more unscrupulously.
Do you really want me to take over your case and find out the real culprit by leaving your body on the street? ”
Cassel on the side seemed to have thought of certain scenes and shuddered subconsciously. However, before he could speak, Jack stood up quickly.
"This case has been handed over to me. In exchange, please sign the film and television adaptation agreement for the "Nikki Hitt" series as soon as possible. Chris has complained to me several times. Your publisher's ex-wife is really A bit difficult.”
Cassel couldn't help but perked up after hearing this, and was about to agree when Beckett's protest came to his ears, "This is my business and has nothing to do with Cassel."
Jack ignored her protest, winked at the big writer, and said to himself, "You will all live here tonight, and Kevin and Esposito will not be involved in the rest of the matter. It will cost you your job.”
Seeing him acting like he was ready to go out, Cassel asked doubtfully, "Where else are you planning to go at this time?"
Jack turned back and smiled mysteriously at the four of them, "Of course, go to Director Frank Regan and talk to him about how long you three will be suspended."
Hearing this, the three NYPD officers present all showed shocked expressions.
(End of chapter)