Zachary read the documents three times before quietly putting the papers in order and slipping them back into the file. He then handed the file to Julian and thanked him.

“It never occurred to me that they would use the Yates girl,” Zachary callously remarked.

“Liberty brought it up to me because she thought it was strange. That got me thinking. It was strange indeed. She never wanted Hank to see Sonny before, but now she visits with Hank and tries to be friendly with Sonny.”

They had a sneaking suspicion that Mr. Newman and his wife were in on it. They also suspected that it must be someone Zachary had offended. To everybody’s surprise, Jessica was the pawn in this game.

Since the Browns were related by blood to Sonny, the family’s attempt to be nice to Sonny did not raise any suspicion.

“They’re not trying to get even with you, Mr. York. It’s your wife they are after, but you had her surrounded by security. Your wife can fight too. They wouldn’t try anything in broad dayli