next
presidential hopeful or something?” Cooper closed the door again.
“You know what, I’m sorry you’re this way. I’m sorry you can’t see
the forest for the trees. Get clean, man. These people will eat you
up and spit you out. I’ve got no delusions about that. I know this
is short term. I’m making all the dough I can and when I get
enough, I’ll gas up the Camaro and take a hike, somewhere I can’t
be found.” He handed Riley the bottle of oxy. “This stuff will kill
you, man.” Cooper’s tone had gone from angry to sincere. “It’s only
a matter of time. Vincent’s dead. Do you want to be next?”
“It ain’t so easy to get clean. I’ve
tried.”
“Try harder, man. What can I tell you, try
harder.”
Sixteen: Someone is Here to See You
Thomas Sparks reached into his drawer
to retrieve his cell phone. It was a prepaid cell phone, the kind
with no contract and required no identification to obtain. It had
been purchased for cash, a throwaway phone. Before he answered the
phone, he checked to make sure that his office door was completely
closed. He reached over and turned on his iPhone, which was mounted
on a Bose sound dock. He played some background music, a bossa nova
standard entitled “Corcovado.” He loved the music of Antonio Carlos
Jobim but was only playing it to ensure that he would not be
overheard by anyone standing outside his door.
“Yes?” Sparks said in an unemotional
voice.
“Just checking in, as requested,” Cooper
replied.
“Our waste management problem, has it been
corrected?”
“Yes.”
“You oversaw the process personally?”
It took a moment for Cooper to reply. “Uh,
yeah.”
“ Keith , did you check to make sure
that everything was taken care of properly?” Sparks said with
skepticism in his voice.
“I said yes, didn’t I?”
“I don’t care what you said. I’m only
interested in what you did. Need I remind you that I extended you
fifty thousand dollars to keep your pathetic ass out of jail? Need
I remind you of the personal debt you’ve incurred by accepting my
help and the extreme consequences that will result in the event of
your default? So I ask you again, did you check on this personally?
Our cleaner is an addict; that’s why I have you in middle
management, to make sure nothing comes back to bite us in the
ass.”
“I just left Shawn. Everything is fine.
Lighten up.”
“Okay, I’ll lighten up, but if there’s any
problems as a result of this, the next time I ask someone if
everything went to plan, it will be because I’m checking on the
disposal of your body.”
The phone was silent for seconds before
Cooper found the courage to speak again. “Are we still having
problems with supply? I’m getting calls from a lot of unhappy
customers.”
“Assure them that this is just a minor delay.
Our major competitor is about to be eliminated. When that happens,
we’ll have an unrestricted supply. Refer them to the good Dr. Rosen
for counseling and alternative treatment if their need get’s too
great.”
“No one wants to shoot oxy, you know that;
it’s too dangerous. Scraping the coating off the pills is a bitch,
and it’s hard to crush. If a big particle gets accidentally
injected, it can cause a big problem.”
“Since when are you such a bleeding heart?
You had no problem dropping GHB in an unsuspecting girl’s drink,
but you’re worried about the wellbeing of street junkies? Have you
ever heard the expression, beggars can’t be choosers?”
“It’s not good for our reputation on the
street; it’s worse if our clients die.”
“You are correct, and to that end, we have
taken precautions. Dr. Rosen’s clinic has been supplied with pure
generic oxycodone from a Canadian supplier. It’s
one-hundred-percent pure and soft-milled so that it dissolves
easily. It contains no fillers and can be injected as is. As I
said, we’ll have an unrestricted supply of heroin as soon as our
competitor is eliminated. Until then,
presidential hopeful or something?” Cooper closed the door again.
“You know what, I’m sorry you’re this way. I’m sorry you can’t see
the forest for the trees. Get clean, man. These people will eat you
up and spit you out. I’ve got no delusions about that. I know this
is short term. I’m making all the dough I can and when I get
enough, I’ll gas up the Camaro and take a hike, somewhere I can’t
be found.” He handed Riley the bottle of oxy. “This stuff will kill
you, man.” Cooper’s tone had gone from angry to sincere. “It’s only
a matter of time. Vincent’s dead. Do you want to be next?”
“It ain’t so easy to get clean. I’ve
tried.”
“Try harder, man. What can I tell you, try
harder.”
Sixteen: Someone is Here to See You
Thomas Sparks reached into his drawer
to retrieve his cell phone. It was a prepaid cell phone, the kind
with no contract and required no identification to obtain. It had
been purchased for cash, a throwaway phone. Before he answered the
phone, he checked to make sure that his office door was completely
closed. He reached over and turned on his iPhone, which was mounted
on a Bose sound dock. He played some background music, a bossa nova
standard entitled “Corcovado.” He loved the music of Antonio Carlos
Jobim but was only playing it to ensure that he would not be
overheard by anyone standing outside his door.
“Yes?” Sparks said in an unemotional
voice.
“Just checking in, as requested,” Cooper
replied.
“Our waste management problem, has it been
corrected?”
“Yes.”
“You oversaw the process personally?”
It took a moment for Cooper to reply. “Uh,
yeah.”
“ Keith , did you check to make sure
that everything was taken care of properly?” Sparks said with
skepticism in his voice.
“I said yes, didn’t I?”
“I don’t care what you said. I’m only
interested in what you did. Need I remind you that I extended you
fifty thousand dollars to keep your pathetic ass out of jail? Need
I remind you of the personal debt you’ve incurred by accepting my
help and the extreme consequences that will result in the event of
your default? So I ask you again, did you check on this personally?
Our cleaner is an addict; that’s why I have you in middle
management, to make sure nothing comes back to bite us in the
ass.”
“I just left Shawn. Everything is fine.
Lighten up.”
“Okay, I’ll lighten up, but if there’s any
problems as a result of this, the next time I ask someone if
everything went to plan, it will be because I’m checking on the
disposal of your body.”
The phone was silent for seconds before
Cooper found the courage to speak again. “Are we still having
problems with supply? I’m getting calls from a lot of unhappy
customers.”
“Assure them that this is just a minor delay.
Our major competitor is about to be eliminated. When that happens,
we’ll have an unrestricted supply. Refer them to the good Dr. Rosen
for counseling and alternative treatment if their need get’s too
great.”
“No one wants to shoot oxy, you know that;
it’s too dangerous. Scraping the coating off the pills is a bitch,
and it’s hard to crush. If a big particle gets accidentally
injected, it can cause a big problem.”
“Since when are you such a bleeding heart?
You had no problem dropping GHB in an unsuspecting girl’s drink,
but you’re worried about the wellbeing of street junkies? Have you
ever heard the expression, beggars can’t be choosers?”
“It’s not good for our reputation on the
street; it’s worse if our clients die.”
“You are correct, and to that end, we have
taken precautions. Dr. Rosen’s clinic has been supplied with pure
generic oxycodone from a Canadian supplier. It’s
one-hundred-percent pure and soft-milled so that it dissolves
easily. It contains no fillers and can be injected as is. As I
said, we’ll have an unrestricted supply of heroin as soon as our
competitor is eliminated. Until then,
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