Intractable Souls : Book 1 of the Bound for Ireland Series by Tricia Daniels

if
she was even in the house; but absolutely positive that you didn’t
do it?”
    “Yes, because I could barely stand. The cab
driver had to pretty much carry me into the house. The last thing I
remember is him dropping me on the sofa.” Ethan’s stress is now
evident in his voice.
    Shannon turns to one of the young men
sitting beside her. “See if you can track down the cab driver and
confirm that he saw no one else in the house when he took Ethan
home.” Turning back to the video screen she adjusts the camera.
“Ok, so you don’t remember seeing her after you left her the note.
Let’s assume for the moment that she came home, saw the note and
left. When was the next time you saw or heard from her?”
    “A few weeks later.”
    “Who made the initial contact?”
    Ethan sighs. “She contacted me after I cut
her off financially.”
    “I see, so you were still supporting her
until then?” One of Shannon’s assistants is taking notes on his
laptop and the loud tapping of the keys is starting to grind on
Ethan’s nerves. He holds the back of his neck trying to release the
tension.
    “Yes, I gave her a few weeks to find a place
to stay and get a job, and then I cancelled the credit card and
closed the line of credit that I opened for her.”
    Shannon looks to another one of her
associates and assigns him a task. “I want the transaction records
on the accounts that Mr. O’Connell paid for and the cancellation
information.” She turns her attention back to Ethan.
    “What did she say?”
    “I didn’t return her call. For two weeks I
didn’t hear a single word from her until I cut her off. Obviously
she missed my money… not me.”
    She looks to the man on her right again.
“Get your hands on her phone records. I want to know when that
phone call was made and what date she went to the newspaper.”
Everybody is scrambling, making notes and searching for things in
their briefcases. “I think that’s all for today, Ethan.”
    “So, what now?” He asks, trying to wrap his
head around everything that’s happening.
    Shannon flips through the documents in front
of her. “My recommendation is that we hire an investigator to find
out as much information as we can about that night. Hopefully, we
can get to the bottom of it quickly.“
    One of the associates interrupts. “The Garda
may request that you return to Ireland. They will be conducting
their own investigation eventually, and Ethan you should know that
you could be charged with assault.“
    “Do you really think it will get to that? I
didn’t do it! This is ridiculous!” His hand lands heavily in anger
on the desk in front of him.
    “Ethan, we believe that you didn’t do it.”
Shannon assures him. “We just need to prove it. Ideally we need to
find the person who did. Otherwise it does come down to her word
against yours. If you think of anything or anyone that might help
us then please contact us right away.”
    Ethan rubs his hands over his face in
disbelief. “Unbelievable.” He shakes his head. “I can’t believe she
would do this. Why go public weeks after it supposedly happened and
then file the police report a month after that?”
    Miss Quinn adjusts the camera so she’s back
in view. “We had the same thought. We think she’s after money. When
you didn’t return her calls she made her public accusation hoping
you would contact her and offer her money to be quiet. When you
didn’t do that either, she escalated it to the police.”
    Ethan puffs out a breath that he had been
holding and then, finally starting to feel more like himself, he
takes control. “I want this resolved as quickly as possible.”
    “It’s not our intention to drag this out. As
long as you’re cooperative and available to the investigation team,
we should have some answers soon. Until then, I feel it necessary
to remind you, as your lawyer, that you need to stay out of trouble
and not discuss this matter with anyone. Don’t post anything about
it on any