Second Dip

I decided to stop by the establishment belonging to murder victim ,Marvin Gypson....He must have walked in on whoever was robbing his place and been speared to hide the identity of the killer, I reasoned...Maybe his business partner, a man known around town as Leroy "Big Red" Gordine could shed some light on things ,I wagered.

I was surprised when I knocked on the door and saw a busty white woman...A woman I had seen before...
It Beverly Burrows...Former wife of Wayne Burrows...A guy I had put in prison, the last time I was out here.. Her ex-husband had masterminded a double murder, long hidden and whispered about that I had uncovered two years ago...

 Within the next hour...The interim Sheriff, none other than James Swanson! , several deputies and The State police descended on Wayne Burrows's mansion and arrested him in his boxer shorts in his living room...

His wife was wearing a white baby doll  and pink bikini panties...Upon seeing us , she ran into her bedroom..

"Ohhhh myyyy...I'm not dressed." she said as she closed their bedroom door..

"Beverly...Beverly...I'm not dressed either ." said Wayne Burrows..

"That's Your problem darlin..they here to see you...not me." she said from behind closed doors.

 ''Ahhh don't believe this ...I'm being arrested?" he asked .incredulous...

"Yes you are...we got every blood thirsty word on tape, along with phone records, bank statements and other things...You left a trail." I said.

"My lawyers will destroy you." he snorted.

"You'd better get a good one,  Oh and the next time you hire a hitman...Hire one that doesn't dress so obvious.His whole wardrobe had "hitman" written all over it" I said and winked at him...

"You pompus son of a bitch...It's about time." said Mayor Otis G. Redding.as Wayne Burrows was handcuffed and walked out the door, Still in his boxers...He looked at me with white hot hatred....
"You just couldn't leave it alone could ya?  I'm in my drawers..being humiliated like this...I don't believe it..Couldn't you fellas let me put on some pants?" he said in disgust as they took him away...
Mayor Redding, Kool Kat ,James Swanson and I laughed as a crowd of people gathered and watched the richest man in the town being dragged to a police car in his boxers....The irony of the whole thing wasn't lost on me.

"Don't I know you?" she asked as she opened the door and let me in...

"You might...I was here about two years ago....Working on a case...A case that sent your ex-husband to prison for a double murder conspiracy.." I said...

"Yessss...You're that private investigator from Philadelphia...Kevin...Kevin something or other.." she said looking at me salaciously...

"You have a good memory." I said.

"I always remember attractive men" she said and closed the door and pulled down the shades...She put her arms around me and snuggled up close to me...Her huge breasts rubbing up against my chin....

"Now what can I do for you? I don't hold grudges..." she asked seductively...

I eased out of her embrace...

''What are you doing here?" I asked.

"Oh...I'm newly married...My husband is Leroy "Big Red"Gordine..." she said and then added-"But he's not in right now." she said trying to kiss me...I moved out of her embrace again ..

''Well he's who I came to see..His partner was murdered during a recent robbery and I've been hired to look into it.." I said.

"There are other things you can look into" she said and opened her blouse ,revealing a pink lace Victoria's Secret bra....

I smiled and she smiled at me salaciously...

"I have always been a big fan of the uh...Private Dick.." she said.

I laughed at that!

Just then...the door swung open and a big hulking man walked into the office..

"Honey,what are you doing here so early?" she asked without even a trace of fear....She didn't even bother to close her blouse..

"Never mind that...Who the hell are you?" he said staring at me...

"My name is Morris, Kevin Morris...I'm investigating the recent string of robberies and the murder of your business partner." I said.

"You a cop?" he asked..

"No...I've been hired by the Skip,Slipp and Tripp Insurance Company to look into this." I said.

"The cops I gotta talk to, YOU however,I don't...So beat it!" he said.

"You might want to talk to me sir....I might be able to get back the items and money stolen from you."I said.

"Beat it..I aint gonna tell you again..." he said.

"You're making a big mistake" I said.

"Okay, that's it..I'm gonna belt ya one." he said and he angrilly rushed towards me...Why did they always choose violence??

I ducked three of his big haymaker punches....then put his arm behind his back and rammed his head into the door, smashing the glass...He fell to the floor....

Beverly Gordine, his wife, giggled....I couldn't believe this...

He slowly got to his feet and was getting ready to charge me again ,when Sheriff James Swanson grabbed him and hemmed him up against the wall....He looked at me and smiled..

"Looks like we had the same idea Kevin..." he said.

"I aint gotta tell him nothin.." Protested Big Red...

"But you do have to talk to me...I am the law!" said Jim Swanson....

Big Red looked at him and said one word-

"Lawyer!" then refused to talk....

"Tough guy eh Big Red?? Okay boys, hook him up and take him to the station...Maybe he'll be more co-operative then."said Jim Swanson...

Two deputies escorted him to the police car...Jim Swanson tipped his hat to Beverly and looked at me sheepishly and just laughed and left...

Once they were gone...Beverly Gordine looked at me and said -"So where were we?"

I looked at her and said-"We weren't.....Now that the door is open,I can see your wedding band."

I walked out to my car and got in and pulled off....That was a waste of a morning...I had gotten absolutely nothing out of Big Red.

II-

Sepia and I and the baby met for lunch and went walking along the boardwalk....

"Any leads in this case lover?" She asked...

"Nah...Not one...I've been to all five places that got robbed...No fingerprints or DNA, Nobody saw anything...and not one of these places have any cameras...I sure miss Philly."I said and laughed..

I picked up our baby girl and rubbed our noses together....She laughed or it looked like she did..

Sepia smiled...

Just then....We turned around and I saw a billboard that said-

"DIVING LESSONS-SWIMMING LESSONS- SCUBA GEAR- JESSIE JEFFERSON!"

I looked at it and took the phone number and the email address down on my smartphone..

"You thinking about getting some more lessons?" asked Sepia..

"No....He might be of help to me." I said.

"And how is that?" she asked...

"One never knows." I said and smiled.

III-

Sepia and I met for dinner with Robert Foxworth, Bonita, Sean Jackson, Sheila, Conrad and Jill Nelson and once again had another awesome spread...Barbecued Ribs, Fried Chicken, Fried Gish, Macaroni and Cheese, Sweet Potatoes, Greens,Collard and Turnips and all the beers one could drink...We were also joined by Jim and Beverly Swanson...

"Kev, I took Sean diving with me today...and I think we found something you ought to see.."said Robert...

"Yeah man...For this to be an underwater reserve for just diving...We sure found a lot of junk."said Sean.

''What kind of junk?" I said.

"Junk that doesn't belong down there." said Sean..

Jim Swanson said to me..

"I couldn't get nothing out of Big Red and his lawyer showed up and I had to cut him loose.." he said.

"I think he knows more than he's telling."I said as we all gulped down the delicious food...

"I agree...I put some plains clothes guys on him and his wife..."said Jim...

III-

My curiosity was aroused...So that night...Sepia left the baby with Conrad and Jill Nelson...She and Bonita,Robert Foxworth ,Sean Jackson and I took a boat out on the marina...It was a beautiful night...They were both armed with my .38 smokeless and my .22 caliber extra gun....as well as working radios and flashlights...Robert,Sean and I went scuba diving into the reserve...

It was beautiful...so serene...hard to believe this was a man made underwater reserve....They had made it look like a real underwater wonderland..

We swam into the caves...The same caves used in the water reserve where Robert and his diver friends swam....and there they were, two bags...!!! Weighted down...

We had flashlights and knives...Robert and I cut the ropes holding the bags and Sean grabbed them and floated to the top...We followed him and the bags up and Sepia and Bonita helped us on the boat...

We opened the contents of the bags....

"Jackpot!!!  Look at this....This is a lot of jewelry Kev!" said Robert....

"I'll say...This must be worth millions.."said Bonita..

"Yesss, ouuu, Bonita,look at this." said my wife Sepia ,ogling the expensive jewelry.

"Ahhh maybe ...maybe not...but this is definitely the loot that was stolen from the five stores...make that six..and I have an idea.." I said.

"What's that Kev?"  said Sean Jackson...

"Let's keep this a secret right now...Let's refill these bags with rocks and place them back where we found them....I'm guessing whoever stole them ,put them there for safe keeping....Let's return the bags full of rocks
and take this stuff and hide it...Whoever is behind this is going to go looking for this and when they do..I'll be waiting.. Anyone down for a second dip?"I said.

"I'm down..The water feels great tonight."said Robert Foxworth...

"Yeah, why not?" said Sean Jackson...

I placed some micro GPS tracking devices in each bag, courtesy of Peeping Tom..under the rocks...

So down the three of us went for a second dip...Returning the bags... I had found the stolen swag and now I had set a trap for whoever was behind this...

Maybe I was as good as everybody said I was...

(DEFINITELY TO BE CONTINUED)