A) Fill in the correct verb. b) Find synonyms in each line

1. When you…..... we’ll ………..

2. If the ……….. ……….. ………., they can ……… a case.

3. If James ………... us, we’ll………… a price.

4. If she ………… me, I’ll offer her a good salary.

5. If it……….., it will be a good cover for her.

6. It’s a……….. to five.

7. You are too……….. have a shower.

Mitch flew to Washington on the firm's private jet to the conference on taxes in Washington.

At the conference, Voyles wanted to meet with him.

The driver of the taxi took Mitch directly to his meeting with Voyles in another hotel. 'Sir, What's happening?' Mitch asked

'Mitch, when I tell you, it will certainly shock you. But it's all true, and if you follow our advice, we can save your life.' Mitch waited.

'No lawyer has ever left your firm alive,' Voyles went on. 'When a lawyer joins Bendini, Lambert & Locke, he never leaves, unless he retires. The firm has a major operation on the fifth floor. Your house, car and phones are desk and office bugged. They follow you, and your wife. You see, Mitch, the firm is not owned by the partners The firm of Bendini, Lambert & Locke is owned by the Morolto crime family in Chicago. The Mafia.'

'I don't believe it,' Mitch said, frozen with fear. His voice was weak.

Voyles smiled. 'Yes, you do, Mitch. You've suspected some­thing.

Mitch stared at the floor. Voyles said, 'about a quarter of the firm's clients and businesses are legal. There are some very good lawyers in the firm, doing tax work for rich clients. It's a very good cover. They bring in a new man, throw money at him, buy the car and house, take him to the Caymans and put him to work on their legal clients. Then after five or six years, when the money is really good, when you and your family have become completely used to this rich way of living, they tell the truth. By you can't get out even if you want to. They'll kill your wife, or one of your children; You can't leave. If you stay, you make a million dollars and retire young with your family safe. If you try to leave, your picture will hang in the first-floor library.'

'You mean that every partner . . .?' Mitch couldn't finish. '

Yes, we suspect many of the associates know as well. The Moroltos family owns the firm ’.

When we destroy the Moroltos family, we can arrest hundreds of them.'

'How do they help the Moroltos?' Mitch asked.

'To be honest,' Voyles said, 'we don't know everything. We've only been watching them for about seven years, and very little information gets out.'

Voyles went on ‘Locke grew up working for the Moroltos. He's a criminal first and a lawyer second. Lambert is the perfect cover for the firm. But Mitch, remember that he's a killer.'

'What about the secretaries and support staff?'

'Good question. We think some of them are part of it too. But some of them don't know anything. They probably do all their legal work, so the partners are free to do the Moroltos' dirty business.'

'If you know so much, why won't you just go in there and arrest them all?' asked Mitch.

'We need evidence,' Voyles said. After you photocopy files, bank records, and other docu­ments, we’ll get something. But we also need the names of all the staff; we need all the information you can give us. And then eventually if you appear in court and be a witness - you will be the most important witness. You must decide, Mitch. Tell us soon. If you decide not to help us, we'll find someone else who will help us. If you are with us, we can negotiate a price. And then we'll look after you, send you and your wife anywhere in the world you want to go.'

'But the Mafia never forgets,' If I help you I'll always live in fear. I'll never be able to practise law again; Abby and I will haveto change our faces and become Mr. and Mrs. Ordinary in Nowheretown.'

'It's true, Mitch,' Voyles said. 'They never forget. We have about two thousand witnesses living all over the country under new names, with new homes and new jobs. Now you had better get back to your hotel.

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