The World of American Drama: From the Los Angeles Patrol

Chapter 370 Alluring Stories
The small legal risk that Wesley mentioned is actually a job similar to that of a private detective, tracking and stealing some privacy and secrets in order to force the other party to accept mediation obediently.

The court hearing just now has already illustrated many issues. Just like that middle-aged fat man, the possibility of success through direct litigation is extremely low.

Wesley's idea was to use a two-pronged approach. Reporter Dupree would dig up dirt on the judge and interview past victims.

Then there was a little noise in the newspapers, and even if the family court could not be replaced by a different judge, it would at least make him restrain himself.

On Jack's side, he needs to find someone to track Marla Grayson, and use some less legal means to gain some privacy, and finally force this woman to sit down at the negotiating table.

As for Wesley himself, he had to find a New York State lawyer. The federation was so troublesome. He, a California lawyer, couldn't do anything here, and this kind of case did not involve federal law.

The living Jack who stalks Marla Grayson is handed over to the bald Frank. This is his old profession. Cross-dressing, stalking, and even house searches are a piece of cake for him.

Just let him restrain himself at the last moment and not break the opponent's neck.

They met up with the three old people and sat down at a random coffee shop. Didi also called and made an appointment with Dana Cummings. The little beauty that Chris rescued has now become his girlfriend. He is also IRS Director Ray King's chosen successor.

Dana and Jack are already very familiar with each other. Her work as an investigator is the same as that of everyone else in the BAU. She travels across the country when there is a mission, and stays in Washington DC when there is no mission. But before, she had to return to Los Angeles almost every weekend to be with Chris. together.

During Jack's previous weekends, apart from spending time with the girls and taking care of his own backyard, Jack basically spent the rest of his time at Chris and Braxton's farm.

After everyone introduced their identities to each other, Dupree's eyes widened and he smacked his lips, "Are we going to deal with some kind of terrorist organization? An FBI, a tax policeman, a lawyer, two retired police detectives and a A private detective."

"There is also a brave investigative reporter." Jack raised his hand slightly.

"You can almost overthrow a small country by working hard."

I remember that in the first part of "Red Flame Battlefield", Frank's file really recorded that he had overthrown a small South American country.

However, he was the only one at the scene who needed to keep his identity secret, so Frank became a private detective in Dupree's eyes.

Dana couldn't reveal too much information. She just gave an analogy. The IRS investigation into Marla Grayson's "Grayson Guardian Corporation" and the consortium behind it is only about one-third progress.

It will take them at least 8 months and up to 14 months to complete the work of closing the network.

For 80-year-old Joe Mason, who is locked up in a nursing home, even a month is a luxury for him.

Therefore, Dana did not object to everyone trying to get Joe Mason out of the nursing home first. The only requirement was that the IRS investigation should not be exposed. At this point, she specifically looked at a certain reporter.

Dupree is not a fool. As a person, he would not dare to offend the IRS even to death. As a reporter, after Dana closes the network, he will casually leak some information for him to write an exclusive report, "Dupree "Ceremony Award" is stable.

So he made a zipper gesture on his mouth very wisely.

So within the framework drawn by Dana, Jack set specific tasks for everyone.

First, get Joe Mason out of the nursing home legally. The property issue will be settled by Wesley and the awesome lawyer he found. It is tentatively planned to recover half of it. The most important thing is the small villa.The reason why the villa is important is not only because it is the residence of Joe Mason, but also there are some little secrets in it that have not been discovered yet.

Joe Mason not only hid some "self-defense" weapons under the villa, but also dug out some information that could kill a number of people in the CIA. These were the things he relied on to escape from the CIA.

After the villa was sold, the buyer planned to renovate it. The construction has not started yet, but once the construction starts, the trouble will be big.

As for money, it's a minor issue. You can just wait until the IRS closes the net and find a way to get it back.

Of course, Frank, the bald man, told Jack privately about this. The obvious reason was that this villa was Joe Mason's lifeblood and his only thought.

Dupree was restricted to digging up dirt on the judge, such as the judge's extravagant lifestyle and abnormal income. If he published an article at the right time, even if he could not be sidelined, at least he would be unable to appear in court for some time.

His identity as an investigative reporter is very reasonable for such an inconspicuous little judge and will not arouse too much speculation.

As for the time of contact between him and the victims who were deprived of parental custody, it was determined by Dana. The IRS planned to thoroughly dig up the entire interest chain and ignite public opinion. Before that, it was not allowed to alert the snake.

The work of the two retired police detectives and a certain "private detective" was to provide "ammunition" for Wesley and the lawyers he found, to bring Marla Grayson to the negotiating table and let her participate in the entire film. Choose between a forest and a single "money tree".

As for the person himself, of course he returned to Los Angeles after completing such an important "organization" work. His FBI status was quite an eyesore, and he was not needed in any link.

After everyone finished their discussion and were about to disperse, Jack was pulled back by Dupree, who said he had a small favor to ask of him in private.

So the two drove to New York's Chinatown, found a Chinese restaurant near Columbus Park, and chatted while eating.

In fact, Jack rejects most Chinese restaurants in North America. Those so-called improved flavors of Chinese food really don't suit his taste buds.

The same goes for this Chinese restaurant. Although it claims to be authentic, the chef is at best a graduate of New Oriental.

Not to mention the poor knife skills, oil, salt, MSG and soy sauce are all free. The only thing that is edible is probably the crab noodle dumpling. Although it is sea crab, at least the skin is thin enough and the soup is pretty good. Can swallow.

Dupree wolfed down the food on the table and drank some weird-tasting barley tea to soothe his breath. Then he patted his stomach with satisfaction and took out a few newspapers and magazines and handed them to Jack.

"What is this?" Jack took over the newspapers and magazines in confusion and found that they came from several different media, including the "New York Post" where Dupree worked, the "New York Times" and "People" magazine.

These newspapers and magazines were from different times, but they all had similar titles and similar content, such as "One Night at the Plaza Hotel: A Cheating Love."

It roughly tells the story of an ordinary New York policeman who won the lottery and a cafe waitress.

Seeing the slightly blurry photo in the newspaper, Jack couldn't help but rub his eyes in surprise. What did he see?
The younger version of Uncle Cage and his other childhood goddess, Bridget Fonda.

(End of this chapter)