The Love Of Money - Episode 310 END OF S1
01-09-25 (04:54)
A few wet wipes later, Amber Bell looked like a
completely professional woman who had not just
committed either first or second-degree murder. She
would leave looking precisely as she had arrived. Phillip
Castor could not say the same. His flailing, desperate
movements were finally coming to a rest, and any
attempts at breathing were barely audible; the light
was fading from his eyes.
Amber had just started gathering the paperwork when
the door to the visitor's center opened, and a guard
came in, looking different than the one who had
escorted her here. It was the man she'd been
coordinating with. He was in his mid-to-late thirties with
a receding hairline and the beginnings of a paunch from
enjoying beer a little too much. He was paper-white
and looked like he was about to show her what he'd
eaten for lunch as he stared at the soon-to-be remains
of his charge.
"Ah," Amber said. "Good timing. I think we're done
here." She glanced up at a camera hanging in the
corner. "I trust that's taken care of?"
The officer was too busy staring at the mess lying mere
feet away from him with a pool of blood slowly inching
its way toward him to answer her.
"Mr. Estes?" Amber asked, finishing packing up as she
stared at him.
He finally tore his gaze from the body. "What?"
"The cameras?"
"Oh. Yeah. He's out cold."
"And the recordings?"
"There won't be any footage of you," he said. "It's all
been erased." He looked back down at the body again
in concern.
"Ah… very good," Amber said with a curt nod, turning
her attention to packing without appearing to be in any
hurry. Despite the blood on the clothes and papers, she
packed them, preferring not to leave them behind.
Security rarely did a check on visitors leaving the
building, and Jarden's was a joke by comparison.
Checking her bags on the way out would be an
unlikely anomaly, but leaving them here was not an
option. She could dispose of the evidence once she was
out of the city. Once done, she pulled out another wet
wipe and ran it over the table's surface and her chair.
"The kid in the surveillance room's probably going to
lose his job," the officer said, mesmerized by the lifeless
body. "I definitely will. I'll probably be charged with
something, too."
"Oh, I wouldn't worry about that, Mr. Estes," Amber
said, picking her bag off the table and turning to him as
she adjusted her glasses. "You'll receive the other half
of your payment by midnight tonight. If you're
prosecuted, we will make sure you're well represented.
You won't have to enjoy your earnings from a jail cell.
What's the young officer's name?"
Carl Purfroy," the officer said.
"Don't worry about him. We'll make sure he's well
compensated as well. The well-fed have little to
complain about."
Estes nodded and looked back down at the body.
"Mr. Estes?" Amber said.
"Huh?"
"I will need you to escort me to the lobby. Once I'm
safely out the door, go to the surveillance room and
remove any remaining evidence of tampering. Once
you're satisfied, call for backup and report Mr. Purfroy's
unconscious state. After that, follow all procedures as
normal. Call the number I gave you at our first meeting
if you run into any legal trouble. Do you understand?"
Estes nodded, making a concerted effort to not look at
the dead body.
"Very good," Amber said. "Now, please lead the way."
The officer backed toward the door, still watching the
body. "Can I ask why you killed him?"
Amber approached the body and swiped at the pen
sticking out of the corpse's neck, removing any
possibility of fingerprints. Slipping the wipe back in her
bag, she straightened and said, "No. Just know that my
employer looks after those who assist him. I promise…
none of this will permanently affect your life, and any
inconvenience will be well-compensated. Now, if you
would kindly lead the way."
Estes finally opened the door, let Amber Bell walk
through, and followed her out. The door closed behind
him, and the lock clicked in place.
The corpse of Phillip Castor continued to bleed as the
minutes ticked by.
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