The Lady in the Watch
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On entering, he went into the kitchen. I don't think I'm a coward. But I'm not going to find out whether he's in that bedroom. Rather, Dennis removed his coat, loudly stretched, and hung it over a kitchen chair. Noisily he prepared a drink, and sighing lustily, he turned on the television set. Hoping to appear relaxed, he carried his drink out on the balcony, holding the drink with both hands to keep from spilling it. As he stood with his back to the apartment he could not help feeling his hair bristling on the back of his head. If anyone's there he may make his move now. Dennis put the drink on a white plastic balcony table, and, holding the rail, he looked out as if admiring the scene below. He didn't know why, but he held the rail with his hands locked around its top bar. He hoped nothing would take place. He just didn't know. He hoped he was giving the man, or whoever it was, the opportunity to get out the door. He was wrong! At that moment he felt two hands pushing forcefully against his back.
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Dennis Fleetwood appeared in court effectively and frequently. Time and time again the lawyer for the other side was John Eldridge. During a meeting in John’s office Dennis noticed a picture of a woman he thought he recognized. It was John’s mother, a mother whom John never knew. She, strangely, had placed him in a boarding school in Great Britain. Later Dennis discovered that the woman’s picture was in an antique watch that had been hidden in his briefcase during his flight from Harvard to California. The discovery of that watch, and Dennis’ naive attempt to use the law to help John Eldridge find his mother, led Dennis down a path that threatened, not only his career, but his life. He was no match for the violent responses that resulted from that guileless attempt to help John.
About the Author
Mr. Wilson devoted the first part of his career to intellectual property law as an attorney dealing with chemical research, writing some eighteen articles along the way that can be found in seven different publications. Prior to retiring he spent the last sixteen years of his legal career as an attorney in the JAG Section of the Department of Defense. After retiring Mr. Wilson initially divided his time between preparing patent applications for NASA and writing novels. During that period he wrote three novels. Now he is devoting full time to his fourth novel. Additional information about the author can be found on his web page WWW.WILNORBOOKS.COM created when his first book, BATAAN THE COURT-MARTIAL OF FORREST MONTGOMERY was published.