“I’ve got Jonathon and Kathryn on it.” Jonathon and Kathryn were my two best attorneys in the area. “And Maggie is already working on how to handle the media attention.” Maggie was what many in the business world called a “fixer.” She would stay on top of the investigation and spin it in the media.
“I assume the small batch has been pulled.”
I nodded, and didn’t even wince when Aidan slammed his empty glass on my desk. Our joint ownership of a bourbon distillery was a huge risk to him. I would gladly promise not to let him take a huge financial hit because of this, but I knew his pride would get in the way of accepting that offer. Still, we both knew I wouldn’t let him suffer.
“Go get some sleep,” I said. “I just didn’t want you to hear about this in the news.”
“Thanks for that, I guess.” When he looked at me, I could see the exhaustion in his bloodshot eyes. But then his eyes narrowed, and his lips quirked into a sly grin. “I had my eye on a real beauty tonight. But you had to call and ruin everything with talk of trouble.”
Leave it to Aidan to attempt to lighten a very dark situation.
I chuckled. It was beyond me how a guy who regularly woke before dawn to work with thoroughbreds could prowl nightclubs into the wee hours. “Sorry to cramp your style.”
His smile quickly faded. “I think I’ll stay here tonight.”
“Good. I’ll meet you at the track in the morning.”
Just as Aidan was out the door, my phone buzzed. “Whatcha got, Maggie?”
“FBI’s not talking,” she said. “They’ve taken over the investigation and are pretending to work with the state police.”
I pictured the two men standing at the entrance to the ballroom most of the evening. “Why was the FBI here in the first place? Why was this even their jurisdiction?”
“Not sure, but I’m working on it. I just wanted you to know that I probably won’t find out much until tomorrow.”
“Thanks, Maggie.” Just as I was about to say goodbye, I thought of Brooke Fairfax. The governor seemed to know the long-legged beauty well, and the two FBI agents had taken a peculiar interest in her after the server’s death. “Wait, can you do something else for me?”
“Of course. Name it.”
“See what you can find on a Brooke Fairfax.”
“Local?”
“Don’t think so. But she was cozy with the governor tonight. Maybe someone from his past?”
“I’ll get started on it immediately. I’ll call you as soon as I have something.” She clicked off.
After turning out the lights, I swiveled around in my desk chair and stared out my office window at the massive thoroughbred horse farm that was my back yard. Though I could only imagine what was out there in the dark at this late hour, the view was the reason I’d bought the farm, and just one of many reasons I’d moved my life to the United States. To Kentucky, in particular.
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