RoswellFan68 You might be right
Carolyn Yes it is good that Liz will be seeing Mrs. Evans as a client. Maria is hurt that Liz hasn't been there for her. But she still cares and the Parkers are like family to her. You are right Jeff doesn't need to know how much danger Liz is really in, not after just losing his sister.
L-J-L 76 Yes everyone came to pay their respects. Maria maybe upset with Liz, but she still cares. Well we don't know just YET, why Liz wants to see Mrs. Evans. Jim is letting Jeff know while Liz is doing something dangerous there could be a bigger danger if she wasn't.
Part 14
Just before ten the next morning Liz walked into the Evans law office. She told the office manger who she was there to see. Diane came out of her office. Liz then followed her into her office.
“Liz take a seat. Before we get started give me one dollar.” Said Diane
“A dollar? You are aware I can pay you a lot more than that as a retainer.”
“Liz, give me the dollar and tell me your story then I will decide if I will actually will take you as a client for whatever it is you want.”
Liz nodded. She opened her purse and dug around.
“Uh the smallest I have is a five.” Said Liz
“Ok hand it over.”
Liz gave Diane the five. Diane laid it on her desk and looked at her son's ex girlfriend.
“Ok Liz, I am now your lawyer tell me what it is you want.”
“My husband and his father are funding terrorists.”
Diane nearly fell out of her chair at that statement.
“Are you sure honey?”
“Positive. I have been working with the FBI and the joint terrorism task force for the past two years. I have been handing over evidence to them that I have found, while keeping a copy for myself. Before heading to Roswell I made copies of everything to bring with me. I still have another copy in a safety deposit box that has my name and Max's in case anything happens to me. There is also a letter for him in it.”
“What do you need me to do?”
“I want you to draw up divorce papers. But they can't be filed until James and his father are arrested. I have all the information you need. I also want to leave a copy of my evidence with you.”
“Liz, weren't you afraid that you could be implicated in this?”
“There is nothing that points to me. Or my sister in law Serena.”
“I will need to go through everything before I can do anything in regards of the divorce papers.”
“I understand. Mrs. Evans, other than the money in my personal accounts I want nothing from James.”
“Just taking a quick look there is a beach house in Malibu California in your name.”
“Yeah. I know. I guess I will take that too. I will most likely sell it.”
“Let me go over this and call you in a few days.”
“Ok. Uh I will be staying with my parents for another week. You can call me there or on my cell.”
“Of course. Liz before you go answer one question. Do you still love my son?”
“I put his name on my safety deposit box. What reason other than the fact I love him would I have for that?”
“Liz, promise me you will be careful.”
“I am being careful Mrs. Evans.”
Liz got up and headed out of the office passing Isabel on the way. Diane was finishing packing up Liz's file when Isabel walked in.
“Was that Liz, I just saw leaving?” asked Isabel
“Yes. She is a client.”
“So she leaving that bastard?”
“Isabel! You know I can't tell you what Liz and I talked about. All you need to know is that she is a client.”
“Fine, but you do remember she is the one that broke up with Max.”
“The way I remember it is they agreed that a long distance relationship would be to hard. Now what brings you by when you should be at work?”
“I took the morning off. I had a doctor's appointment.”
“Are you ok?”
“Fine, so do you want to get lunch with your favorite daughter?”
“Isabel you are my only daughter. I was just planning to have a working lunch. I really have a lot of work to do.”
“Ok. Maybe you and dad can come over this weekend for dinner.”
“Sure honey. By the way you are glowing.”
Isabel smiled and head out after hugging her mom. Diane smiled, if she was right she would have another grandbaby in a few months. She then asked her assistant to pick up a grilled chicken salad from the Crashdown for her and reopened the thick file that Liz left with her, that included the immunity agreements for both herself and Serena just in case anything was linked to them in the case involving her husband. The divorce would be easy, they would just sight spousal abuse. Liz had included photos of the bruises that she had gotten from James. The ones that were in the shape of a mans hand were the most telling. Diane was so engrossed in Liz's file she didn't notice how late it had gotten.
“Diane, it's after five.”
Diane looked up to see her husband standing in the doorway of her office.
“Sorry I was just reading this file.”
“Liz?”
“Yes, I am taking her on as a client.”
“I know you can't tell me what is going on with that young lady. But her situation isn't good is it?”
“No it isn't.”
Philip sighed. He hoped that Diane would be able to help that young lady.
TBC