Peggy Holloway - Judith McCain 02 - Portrait on Wicker (19 page)

“No deal,” Tracy said.
“We will give you life in a maximum security facility for a list of names and how this organization got started and how it operates. You also have to admit that you are Jupiter.”

Sandy looked at the mirror.
“Who all’s back there?” she asked.

She laughed and I thought it was the most evil laugh I had ever heard.

“You forget I’ve been out there too. I have more bargaining power than you do. If I keep my mouth shut, all the bad will continue. How about this? I give you everything you want and I get to go into a nice cushy mental hospital, maybe a hospital for the criminally insane. Those places are locked down tight aren’t they?”

Tracy motioned George and John and the three of them left her alone without a word.
They joined us. We watched as Sandy stood and made faces at us.

Tracy, John, and George
called their bosses who called their bosses and word came down that she could go to one of the maximum security facility for the mentally insane if she gave them everything she said she would.

The three of us civilians left as Sandy/Jupiter was writing a confession, a li
st of the bad guys, an organizational chart, and how the whole thing got started.

Tracy later told us
that Sandy was so proud of herself, and how she started everything, that she gave them more than they could hope for. She said she and Bill had picked Judge Meadows because they knew she would never get it. I couldn’t wait to hear Judge Meadow’s reaction to that.

The FBI would be spending years arresting people and trying to find all the bodies.
It was the biggest bust in years. It covered just about all the states.

Some of the people
, in high places, who were guilty, killed themselves rather than risk prison. Most all of the judges did, rather than be locked up with those they ordered to prison.

CHAPTER 48

Ben, Mark, Tracy and I returned to Houston where Tracy would be tied up with this case for probably years.

Mark finally talked Ben into coming to work for McCain Oil.
Ben had been waiting for me to make a commitment, before moving to Houston, which I did.

We were married one month after the ordeal.
By then Julia was out of Westpark and was my Maid-of-honor. Rosa, Tracy, and Trudy were bridesmaids and Mark gave me away.

Trudy and Mimi lo
ved each other right away. When Mimi heard Trudy tell her story, Mimi arranged for Trudy and her family to move to Houston.

Ben and I live with Mimi.
The sad thing was that Ben had to put his grandmother in a home, but he made sure that home was in Houston.

Trudy an
d her family stayed with us. Mark gave Trudy’s mom a job as a technician at McCain Oil. Trudy loved the Daisy Room and wanted to sleep in there even thought the beds were too small for her. She didn’t know the history of the room.

They now have an adorable little house in the Montrose area where I have my office.
Trudy needed therapy after her ordeal, and I referred her to a friend of mine. I continue therapy with Dr. Anna by phone.

Julia returned to New Orleans
. She is painting, and running the art gallery again. She sold her condo and bought a house on the lake front large enough for a studio.

She is dating an older college professor who teaches at UNO.
He teaches Art History. I guess she’ll always like older men. She understands why, but has chosen to make sure they are healthy older men.

Jesse and Arnold, the chauffer
, have become a couple and I’m so happy for them both.

My private prac
tice is growing and the FBI has asked if I would consider working for them on a consulting basis.

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About the Author

After retiring, Peggy Holloway’s love for books and reading led her to try her hand at writing. She started writing her first book, Blood on White Wicker, a book that had been in her head for many years and the characters took over and the book took on a mind of its own. She has been writing ever since and feels that she has found her calling.

Books by this Author:

The Judith Mc
Cain series

1.
Blood on White Wicker

2.
Portrait on Wicker

3.
Terror on the Beach

4.
Jupiter Returns

5.
Monroe Beach

Science Fiction/ Fantasy

3037

Time and Time Again (The sequel)

Double Shock (Mystery/Suspense)

Southern Greed (Mystery/Romance)