“Please…”Evelyn gasped, tears of terror finally ruining her immaculate makeup.
“Take the money… there’s eight million in bearer bonds in the wall safe behind the portrait… take it and leave us…”
“Your money doesn’t exist anymore, Evelyn.By morning, your family name will be an international obscenity.
Every house, every yacht, every trust fund has been seized under the Patriot Act.”
I let go of her shoulder and stepped back to the table.I picked up the Glock, dropped the magazine into my palm, cleared the chambered round, and tossed the useless iron frame onto the center of the table.
Then I reached into my pocket and set down a small, heavy glass jar.
Inside the jar was a collection of dried gray seeds.
“What is that?”Garrett wept from the floor, clutching his leg, shivering in shock.
“That is Aconitum ferox,” I said calmly.“Indian wolfsbane.
