Page 9 of Liberating Mallory
“Who are you kidding? Lord have mercy! I think their daddy taught classes just for his sons when it comes to them foot and back rubs!” Raso joked, shaking her head in disbelief.
Brody laughed, shaking his head at the two women. “I’ll help with the feet here, but you’re on your own with the back. Can’t have Fancy or your husband killing me.”
“Nah, I wouldn’t let that happen. Thanks Brody, my foot was killing me. Now, you two, spill on the visitation logs.” Pratt demanded from Diesel and York to speak.
“He’s had a few visits. Not many, but a few. When he first got there, no one came to see him. Then suddenly, last year, starting in February, he got a visit from Kevin out of the blue.” Diesel announced to the group.
“Since then, Kevin has visited four more times in that year. He’s only had two other visitors besides Kevin. It’s funny…Greenly only started getting visits last year. Before that, none.” York commented, shrugging as she looked at her notes.
“Besides Kevin, who else has been visiting him?” Carter asked, leaning forward from his seat facing the two women.
“Boswell Jenkins and Jeffe Hussein.” Diesel answered, looking down at her notes.
“Hussein?” Pratt asked, moving her sore foot from Brody’s hands as she sat up straight.
“Yep” York popped her ‘p’.
“What’s significant about this Hussein guy, other than his last name?” Abbott asked in confusion, looking around the room.
Pratt, Cortez and York looked towards Carter, Jordyn and Brody to see who was going to spill the beans first.
“What was never told to the media or publicized is that Saddam Hussein had at least four wives and two mistresses. Only one of the wives was ever mentioned, his main wife, the mother of his five of his children. There was speculation of children from possibly three other wives. Jeffe is the son from wife number four, the one he kept well hidden, even from wife number one.” Cortez started off the history lesson for everyone in the room.
“There’s also speculation that it was the doubles who actually married the other three women and had the mistresses, but the doubles, that are alive, all denied these rumors.” York finished, following up behind Cortez.
“Why not just kill wife number one?” Rameriez asked, shrugging as she looked around the room.
“Because she was also his cousin, her daddy was his daddy’s brother. While wife number one wasn’t liked by Iraqi citizens, he couldn’t just kill her. There was heavy speculation that Saddam had her brother go ‘boom’ after he publicly went off about Saddam’s affair with suspected wife number two.” Pratt replied, answering Ramierez’s question about wife number one.
“I don’t understand how any woman would have found that man cute!” Diesel quipped as she made a fake vomit face.
“Money, power, fear…” Pratt answered again. “The man was rich as fuck since he stole from his own people. He was very powerful as the dictator President of Iraq. And it’s been known that he ruled with fear and wasn’t afraid to abuse his power, using the fear to get what he wanted, especially a woman. There’s even some that have claimed the man really did have charm.”
“Who? Cuz that man looked creepy as fuck. That fucking clown from ‘IT’ has more charm than that ugly ass fucker did.” Diesel remarked, causing everyone to laugh.
“If Hussein is involved, this changes a lot of things where Mallory’s disappearance is concerned. We’ll not only have to notify the sheriff, but if this is because Mallory is military, we’ll have to notify her X.O. as well. It’s not going to end well either way we go about it.” Cortez said out loud.
“My question is how the fuck would a nobody like Kevin wind up with Hussein? This guy isn’t even in the little leagues. Hell, he’s not even in the peewee leagues.” Raso questioned, looking at her teammates.
“Brody, can you dig a little more into the boyfriend and anyone he’s associated with?” Sgt. Brocard asked Brody, wonder in her voice.
“On it. Got my set up ready to go in a room down the hall from here. I’ll head on over and get the digging started.” Brody got up, smiling down at the two pregnant women. “Don’t you two overdo it or I’ll send word to both Ian and your husbands.”
“Mean ass!” Raso responded with a laugh.
“Ass!” Pratt responded at the same time, sticking her tongue out at Brody.
“So, what now?” Opie asked, feeling lost.
Pratt was quiet, along with the others for several moments.
“Knight, Opie, Cortez, Diesel and Raso should go check out the area where Mallory’s truck was found. Look further than just what the Sheriff’s department did. Raso, I want you to focus on her truck and the immediate area.” Sgt. Brocard ordered the group.
“Got it. Jordyn, wanna go play with the us and have some fun?” Raso asked, winking at her.
“Sure. I can help scout out the area, too.”
“Good. Carter, Abbott, Pratt, and I will go do an official talk with Mallory’s parents and the sheriff. See if we can get more insight into the relationships from the past with Kevin, any friends here or what we can find out about her visit home so far.” Sgt. Brocard concluded, assigning out assignments.