Moonlight Dance Academy (Hotshot Book 5)
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Ann Dumphy’s voice brought him back to the here and now. “I’ll grab a tea inside and wait for you down here so you can get cleaned up,” she said as she climbed out of the back seat of the taxi.
Dillon slid across the seat, enjoying the view as she climbed out.
“We’re just going over to the ‘Joy’ to meet with staff. We’ll get some preliminary paperwork signed this afternoon. As long as everything is in order you won’t have a problem. Come on, let’s get you checked in, and you can get cleaned up.”
“The ‘Joy,’ that’s what you call Mountjoy, the prison? That’s where Ackermann is being held, right?”
“Yes. The way we work it is, you meet staff this afternoon, they’ll do a quick check, make sure everything is in order. Then, tomorrow morning we go over to the Four Courts and appear in front of the magistrate at ten. Once we clear that hurdle, you can meet with Mr. Ackermann if you wish. We’ll provide you with security to the airport on Sunday. The two of you will board the plane before anyone else, and then you’re off to the States. One of our people will be accompanying you on the flight back over to the States.”
“Any idea who that might be?”
“No, I don’t. For simple security reasons, they never really let us know in advance.”
“Would it be you?”
She smiled and said, “Definitely not.” Then seemed to think for a moment and said, “Oh, sorry. I didn’t mean that as a reflection on you. It’s just that I’m not cleared for that duty.”
Dillon smiled and nodded, then said, “I’ve read Ackermann’s file, and I’ve got an 8x10 black and white photo of him, but I’ve never met the man. Have you met him? Ackermann? I’m sort of curious to find out what he’s like, what he’s been up to these past seven or eight years. On the other hand, sitting next to him on the flight for six hours, all that information might at least be something to talk about.”
“I’ve not had the pleasure of meeting him,” she said, in a tone meaning anything but pleasure. “I’m part of the escort team, but at best, I’ll only ever see him from a distance I’d guess.” She glanced at her watch. “We should probably let you get cleaned up. It would be bad form to be late for your first meeting. We’re not that far away.”
“I wouldn’t dream of being late, Officer….”
“Oh please, call me Ann. I’m to mind you for the next few days, so let’s both relax, and we’ll get on just fine.”
“See you shortly,” Dillon said and headed off toward the front desk.
She watched him leave and made her subtle appraisal. Not bad, she thought, and he seems nice.
She waited for Dillon in the lobby while he hurried up to his room. He laid his clothes out on the bed, shaved, showered, and changed. He was back down in the lobby thirty minutes later, tired, but able to get on with it at least for another hour or two now that he’d had a hot shower.
He took the time to notice she’d applied some fresh makeup, and there was just the slightest hint of a nice perfume in the air. Not that she needed any of it. She was the sort of woman who was naturally beautiful, with or without makeup or perfume.
“Oh, all ready to go? Perfect timing,” she said, setting a teacup back on the white saucer. She smiled as she stood and absently tugged along the sides of her shirt before they headed for the door. “We’d best take a taxi, Mountjoy is just a few minutes away. Come on.”
Dillon followed her out the door and across the street to where a queue of taxis waited. She walked toward the head of the queue, where two drivers in shirt sleeves stood talking.
They turned as one and watched her approach, one half-whispering something to the other, who simply nodded. Dillon couldn’t hear what was said, but he thought he probably knew the gist of the comment, meant to be a compliment, although probably fairly crude. Then the one who whispered the comment stepped forward.
“Right, Officer, now where are we off to?” he said, pulling open the rear passenger door.
“Mountjoy, for the two of us,” she replied, sliding into the back seat.
The taxi driver gave Dillon a close appraisal, seemed to double-check him, possibly looking for handcuffs on his wrists as he walked to the far side of the taxi and opened the passenger door.
“So the Joy it is then,” the driver said once he’d slid behind the wheel and stared at the two of them in his rearview mirror. He seemed to wait a long moment, hoping for some further response, God forbid an explanation. When it didn’t come, he eventually started the car and drove off in the general direction of Mountjoy Prison.
“Right,” Ann said and didn’t say anything further.
The taxi man glanced back at Dillon a few times en route, thinking, He doesn’t look like the criminal type, but then again they’re exactly the ones you have to watch.
“Now, they’re going to go through all your paperwork. Don’t take it personal, they’re really just checking to see if there are any potential problems. If they spot anything, you’ve got a chance to get it taken care of before tomorrow.” She glanced at her watch. “It’s not even 10:00 back in New York, so you’d have the better part of the day to get whatever you need, and we can print if off at our office, or even at the Joy if they’ll let us. On any given week, we might have three or four transfers like this, although usually, it’s with another EU country.”
“I’m not too worried. Our boss enjoys cracking the whip, so I’m sure everything is in order.”
To be continued…
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