Chapter 73
“On the other hand,” Bill continued, “from what Mitch has told me, I think you’ve uncovered enough evidence to warrant the filing of criminal charges against your mother and stepfather.”
“I’m with you so far,” Nate said, “but where’s the advantage?”
“As things stand, the defendants have no real incentive to act quickly, and by all accounts, they’ve used every delaying tactic their lawyer can think of; if criminal charges are filed, it becomes a matter of ‘cooperate or else’, and that’s one hell of an incentive.”
“Works for me,” Nate said.
“Even if it means your mother goes to jail?”
“She made her bed, right?”
“I just wanted to be sure how determined you are.”
“In the beginning I might not have been so determined,” Nate said, “but not now. Especially after they burned my house down.”
“So, Bill,” I said, “how do we go about filing criminal charges?”