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Don't take any offense,but that's a lot of crap.
If you think it's so ridiculous, why did you save the application? I didn't save it. I just didn't have a chance to throw it out yet. You don't have to be embarrassed. It's perfectly normal to want the best for Parker. Public school was good enough for me, it's good enough for my kid. Of course it is. Probably. What's that supposed to mean? You know,Parker is a bright, engaged little boy. I'm sure he'll do fine in a large classroom. I did. Except. Except what? Your dad was a science teacher. You're a scientist. Yes, my education was enriched at home. That's what I got to do. Enrich Parker at home. In what academics are you qualified to offer enrichment? Ethel,could you grab my bag,please? I am on my way to the Children First board meeting. Thank you. Oh,Wexler has the groomer at three. Excuse me. Elsbeth King? We're with the FBI. Do you know a Mr. Calvin Warren? He was my nanny. What happened? That's exactly what we're investigating.
Crematorium will incinerate a grown man down to five or six pounds.
Cal dropped off the face of the earth on Sunday. He was an excellent nanny. Well,how is it that an ex-Special Ops guy becomes a nanny? My husband,Richard, handles defense contracts. The Middle East, South America. There were kidnap threats a couple years ago, and Richard was concerned. He offered Cal $2,500 a week.
Are you sure? Dad is an excellent liar.
That's very good pay for a babysitter. Cal was more like a bodyguard.
You know what,she lies a lot.
Do you suppose that's what got him killed? Someone after my children? Could we speak to your children? Okay,so what time on Sunday did you last see Cal?
So what happened?
Because it's pertinent to our investigation. Wei shen me ta wen zhe ge wen ti? Bu zhi dao. What? Mandarin Chinese. My father says the Chinese will run the planet in ten years. He figures it'll be useful. That's very smart. Okay,well,here,today, okay,I run the world. Bun tyen-shung duh ee-dway ro. He just called you a stupid, inbred stack of meat. I'm sorry,do you have something to say to me? Dui bu qi. Xie xie. He-he apologized. Good. So,you want to tell me what happened on Sunday?
There was a tapeworm in the line.
Well,Cal dropped me off at the algebra tutor around 8:00 and then took Lexie to check out a new horse. In the afternoon,you had a game against All Saints. Lacrosse. I got this. And Cal took you to the emergency room? No. He knew one of the moms was a doctor, so he figured she'd do a better job. Looks like the work of a plastic surgeon. No,dermatologist. Dr. Ezralow. Very competent. The Royce boy was stitched up by the same doctor who said she didn't know Cal Warren. Mm-hmm,I'm having her brought in for questioning. You think those kids are better off than Parker?
No way these bones were burned in an ordinary wood fire.
Yeah,of course they are. They have every advantage: a wonderful school, a successful father,mother committed to charity work. I spend more time with my houseplants than they do with their kids. Well,children of privilege have always been raised by staff. It's how the upper one percent stays the upper one percent. Assuming quality education and adequate supervision, Parents are actually rather irrelevant beyond a certain age. You're kidding me. Look at this. They start Latin in third grade. That's fantastic.
Basic,that's very basic.
No. You know what's more important than academic enrichment? A loving environment. You ask anyone. Parker is a wonderful child,Booth. You shouldn't feel inadequate. Yeah,well,I'm perfectly capable of raising my own kid. You're being defensive. It's because you only have one child.
Peer groups and random environmental factors are far more important than family.
When you procreate in multiples, there's less pressure. Thank you. I feel much better.
This way. Have a seat. I apologize,Agent Booth. When you called and asked if I knew a Calvin Warren,
I just didn't put it together with the King's nanny. Oh,so you did know him? Yes. But just as Cal.
My son is on the same lacrosse team as the King boy. Did you have any more dealings with him? I'm afraid not. Actually,no,that's not true. I'm sorry,again. Calvin came along with us one time when I took the,uh, King children up for a ride. I'm a pilot. I own a Seneca Five. Cal got sick, and,well, the boys thought that was hilarious.