Free Ellena by Dixie Lynn Dwyer Page B

District was to help with catching men like Parker K. Now, here he was, being potentially framed for a crime he didn’t commit and also under investigation for a bogus sexual harassment charge. He had to admit that he was glad Eloi was with him. Eloi told him he had done some investigating himself and had a few ideas if this started to go downhill fast. Leon was relying on his old-time friend, the sheriff.
    “Please, have a seat,” one man stated as the commander closed the door and then the blinds in the office. Now it was just Eloi, Leon, the commander, Parson Blake who was a good guy and old school, along with two other men.
    “I’m agent Michael Quincy with Internal Affairs. As I mentioned on the phone this morning, your name came up as a suspect in the beating of three men last night.” The Agent referred to the file in his hands.
    “And who exactly are these three men that I supposedly assaulted?” Leon asked with attitude. Just the idea that someone was trying to jam him up truly got his Cajun up and his temper going.
    The agent rambled off the names, and Leon chuckled.
    “What seems to be so funny, Deputy Rue? These men claim you’re responsible for attacking them.”
    Leon leaned forward in his chair.
    “Those three perps have records longer than my arm, and they were the one’s responsible for harassing and making an attempted assault on my brother when he was in town last night.”
    The agent looked at the folder.
    “Yeah, I don’t have anything on that, and there’s no report from last night indicating that these three men were being investigated in a potential altercation with your brother.”
    “Well, go recheck the computers, Agent Quincy, because my partner Jessy Berdoux filled it all out with me and submitted it.”
    “I can verify that, Agent Quincy. Deputies Rue and Berdoux are very good law enforcement officers. They’re a great team and they’re thorough. It doesn’t seem to me like you have anything to go by here except the words of three known, convicted felons.”
    “I have a job to do, Commander Blake. Your deputy here was recently accused of sexual harassment on a call he went on alone. Yesterday, the agency received a phone call about Deputy Rue’s potential involvement with drug dealing.”
    “Bullshit!” Leon yelled and began to stand up, but Eloi grabbed his arm.
    “Leon, calm down. We know this shit stinks and this agent has to do his job and weed through the bullshit. If he has a fucking brain and is a real cop, he’ll see how tainted with crap these allegations are. Now settle down.”
    Leon felt like one of those cartoon characters whose head pops off and smoke comes off the top because they’re so angry.
    “Now, you listen here, Agent Quincy, I can vouch for this deputy. He’s one of the good guys, and I strongly believe someone is trying to get him jammed up and make him lose his position as an officer of the law.”
    “You got a particular person in mind you think is trying to frame him?” Quincy asked.
    “I got him but I ain’t about to share it. That’s where you come in. You do your investigation, but you remember something. This here deputy is a fine, upstanding man of the law. You go check his records and his time spent in the Marine Corps. He’s no drug dealer and he sure isn’t involved with corruption, sexual harassment, or assaulting anyone unless he was defending himself. Now, if you don’t have any concrete evidence that can stop Deputy Rue from doing his job, I suggest you start looking into those three thugs and that woman who claimed sexual harassment.”
    Eloi stood and motioned for Leon to stand, and then he turned toward the agent.
    “You might find out that those four people know one another and perhaps one particular person you may deem interesting to research if you got any bit of investigative law enforcement instincts in ya. See ya around, Parson,” Eloi said to the commander, and he and Leon left the room. Leon was shocked at