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need her. Now we submit the second sample and then we should have those results by next week,” Clovis says.
    “How’s our professor friend?” Haggai asks.
    “He’s doing well with us, happy to get the money. I don’t think he really cares why we are doing the testing,” Clovis tells him.
    “Good, now let’s move forward,” Haggai says smiling as he clasps his hands in front of him.

CHAPTER 16

 
 
    “I’m sorry to scare you. You must be tired after such a long flight,” she says getting up off the bed.
    “That doesn’t answer my question. Who are you, what are you doing here?” He says putting down his bag while wishing he’d been able to have the .38 that he normally carries.
    “Believe it or not I’m someone you need to know,” She walks toward him as he notices her dark brown hair and large inviting eyes.
    “Oh really, how might that be?”
    “We shouldn’t talk here. These hotel rooms have been known to spout ears.”
    “Okay then, where do you suggest?”
    “There’s an Irish bar across the street on the corner. We can talk there. I’ll leave now and you follow in a half-hour. I’ll meet you in the front of the bar.”
    “I guess I can’t object, especially to such an attractive young woman I find in my room,” He says half smiling.
    “Just be there.” She says coldly while hurrying past him.

CHAPTER 17

 
 
    The drive back to his office is difficult with the envelope tucked away in his briefcase lying on the passenger seat. Feeling that he is doing something wrong, his eyes dart about suddenly, he sees a police car moving through the intersection. What if I get pulled over? They’ll ask what I’m doing with all this cash.
    Later, in his office he locks the door, opens the briefcase and takes out the envelope spilling out the large mass of $100 bills on his desk. “Ah cold cash,” he says out loud while fanning them out. His eyes slowly roll over them “So many bills this is nice, and there are two more tests to go!” He smiles looking down upon his loot. In the back of his mind suspicious grows, “Who are these people? This has to be illegal with all the secrecy and paying in cash.” Illegal, illegal the word plays over in his head as he stuffs the money back into the large manila envelope. Prison time would certainly end the career. But how do I know how much risk I’m taking? They’re not going to tell me. Maybe I should check them out on the sly. Wait, Janet’s cousin, isn’t he a private investigator? I can give him a call and see what it would entail to find out something about these people. Why are these DNA tests so important and so secret? Or maybe I shouldn’t care. I mean its money; money buys time to conduct the research that will make the university sorry they didn’t treat me better. Those losers! Denying me for all these years! He gets up quickly from his desk and walks over to the door. Exiting, he nervously hurries down the hallway before bumping into his friend.

 
    “Hi, Glenn,” he says.
    “Jim, not working late are you?” He laughs.
    “No, just had to pick up some papers.”
    “Why don’t we get in some golf in this summer. I’m only teaching one course,” Glenn says.
    “Sure that sounds good.”
    “Don’t know when exactly. I’ll get a hold of you soon and we’ll set up a time.”
    “That shouldn’t be a problem. I expect to have a good deal of time before too much longer,” Jim says slightly smiling.

CHAPTER 18

 
 
    The bar is half full as they walk over to a corner booth. The tall skinny dark haired waitress takes their drink order; a diet soda for the lady while the gentleman prefers an imported brew.
    “Boy, its dark in her,” she says looking around.
    “People must like it like this,” he says while their drinks are placed on the coasters before them. He nods to the waitress and quickly takes a long tug from his drink. “All right now, tell me who the hell you are.”
    “You don’t beat around the bush do you,”