Hitched & Hitched Again: A Comedy of Marital Mayhem

Chapter 515

Before Lowell showed up, Josiah had just come looking for him.

Josiah said, "Mr. Bradford, I believe you didn't kill anyone. Take a look at this video evidence. I've had our tech department verify it. It's a fake. Someone knows you're innocent and deliberately sent this fake evidence to make it easier for me to frame you! I've always known we have a mole in our ranks. But I'm outmatched and outgunned. Taking them on directly could cost me my life. So, even though I knew this evidence was fake, I didn't dare go public with it, much less confront those people head-on. I'm not afraid to die, but I have a family to think about. I'm laying my cards on the table with you, hoping you might help me find a way to protect myself and my family without getting my hands dirty."

Tarquin asked him, "Why don't you want to get involved in their dirty business?"

Josiah said, "Despite my age, my initial resolve to become a cop hasn't changed! Plus, I believe what goes around comes around. I'd rather live with a clear conscience."

That's why Tarquin thought of Josiah as a clever and upright man. If he wasn't clever, charging at those people blindly could have gotten him into serious trouble already. If he wasn't upright, he would have joined them in framing others by now.

Lowell was unaware of these details, but if Tarquin believed in him, that was endorsement enough. Lowell then wondered, "Tarquin, why go to Mitchell instead of directly to Inspector Yuri?" Yuri, being the top dog in the department, would have more authority.

explained, "Yuri's been under the weather lately, taking some time off to recuperate. Let's not bother him with this

"And tell Josiah to keep that video under wraps. Also, let's leak some info saying there's a

playing games; it was

day, December

in, he teased, "Look at you, living the high life! I take a short trip, and I come back to find you dining on

half-mockingly, "What, not enjoying your government-sponsored meals? Or is it the lack of love and care? Look at you, all worn out, poor pup." Referring to Tarquin as

peacock first thing in the morning, just to

is a new shirt my girlfriend bought for

"Is this the first time you've ever worn new

I wearing clothes? This is love, my friend. But I guess a lone wolf

disdainfully, "Your daddy's love? I'm not

fathers were close friends. After Tarquin's parents' accident, the Bradfords had taken him in, and Keaton's father had often helped him in secret. Tarquin held Keaton's father in high regard. Keaton knew how to use that to his