Politics of Blood (Gray Spear Society, #8)

by Alex Siegel

One yelled, "Olaf Wagner, Rip Sonder, you've been summoned to court." Olaf and Aaron were escorted to a large courtroom with wood paneling on all the walls. The evidence was neatly arranged on a long table. The Heckler & Koch GMG was the largest item on display, but it had plenty of friends. The FBI agents had found three illegal guns and two knives on Aaron. Olaf's contribution to the collection was a .50 caliber Barrett M99, a .30-06 Springfield, and an Armsel Striker. The last weapon was a fully automatic shotgun with a cylindrical magazine. If Aaron ever had to fight a mob of flesh-eating zombies, the Striker would be his weapon of choice. The courtroom had only one person in the audience. Sheryl was sitting in a back corner. A blonde wig and sunglasses didn't fool Aaron for a second. The judge was a middle-aged man with gray eyebrows and a brown hairpiece. "Regarding the cases of the State versus Olaf Wagner, and the State versus Rip Sonder, I have reviewed the evidence carefully. The principles of ab initio and lis alibi pendens apply in this situation. My ruling is there is insufficient evidence to proceed with a criminal indictment. The prisoners will be released immediately. The FBI may retain what little evidence is available until a stronger case can be brought before me. I must thank Mr. Wagner and Mr. Sonder for their patience in this matter." Aaron struggled to keep a straight face. There were at least a dozen felonies sitting on the evidence table in plain v...