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“Runk, Special Investigations,” Tyler said matter of factly.
“Harris, Tele-Com, here. The video that you retrieved from Monroe Towers is ready. Care to join us?”
“Can’t fit it in this afternoon. Any chance I could review it at home tonight?”
“You know the policy on that ,” scolded Harris.
“10-4, I know the policy- can you cut me a copy and keep the original here? “
“You paying the tab?”
“Yep. Can I pick it up say by 6?”
“Sure, it won’t take too long to copy it. I can leave it at the desk for you.”
“Much appreciated. Thanks.”
A few minutes later, he called Monica to see how she was.
“How’s my sweetheart?”
“Just busy as a bee in a bonnet, whatever that means. I’ve been doing some research on this ‘Baron All character .You are really going to have to pick your clientele more carefully, this guy is awful.”
“Despite his 2 Grammy awards and his fortune?”
“And his proclivity to impregnate young girls! What a degenerate! Yet society elevates this man!”
“Honey, it’s PSALM 12:8, I read it this morning,
“’Evil walks on every side when the vilest of men are exalted.’”
“Wow that says it all! Good work Runk. Psalms, I believe .Nice application !”
He grinned and then announced, “ I’ve got a movie we can watch tonight-don’t know how good it is but do you feel like Italian for dinner?”
“Sounds good. Gino’s is good. They have great take out.”
“Gino’s it is.”
“What’s the movie?”
“Well, it may drag for a while- It’s called Monroe Towers PD,”he teased.
“Monroe Towers is where Baron All lives- oh- I get it- Monroe Towers public dump?” He laughed as she tried again.
“Monroe Towers Parking Deck?” she guessed.
“That’s my little detective. Sounds like a Wal-Mart bargain bin reject, huh?”
“Probably only a limited time engagement I’ll bet.”
“Actually no, I had Tele-Com make a copy so we can see it over and over and over and…”
“It’s gonna be that good?”
“Hard to say not knowing. I gotta run now- I’ll bring home dessert to too. I love you.”
“Me too!!” she said as she hung up.

Monica spent her afternoon researching Horace Melvin Jenkins –AKA ‘Baron All.’
She established that he had a long history of drug and alcohol abuse but Wikipedia made no mention of criminal activity. No criminal record BUT there were several instances where Baron All was implicated in beatings. Each reference had a familiar ring to it. No charges were ever brought even though some victims were severely beaten. In the 6 listed cases, compensation had been paid -ie ., no court record.
‘Hmmm, this guy is oily’, she thought to herself. ‘ Apparently some body gets in his way, he has them beaten then the victim is paid off.’
As she sat at the window studying her notes, she put together a time line of the rapper’s history. She mixed album release dates and tour dates to get a feel for his lifestyle. She even forced herself to watch some of his videos on You-tube. The themes were always the same. Girls most nearly naked, worshipping at his feet as he profanely rhymed words. She studied his lyrics and wondered to herself, ‘who would actually buy this stuff. The music was about ‘overthrowing the system,’ his sexual prowess, or how great he was. She almost got ill when she heard him proclaim himself :
THE NAME ABOVE ALL NAMES.
She did pick up on one set of lyrics, it resonated for some reason.
His song ‘Down Da Man’, ended with:

‘dis tired system make me scream,
It stink out loud like a endless dream.
If dey don’t fix it,
It gonna take trickster,
Then we’ll see what happen
To yo sister!’