1957 - the Guilty Are Afraid
“I had imagined the club would be an ornate palace standing in its own grounds.“You mean it’s just a collection of rooms on the top of a hotel?” I said. “I thought it was the Taj Mahal of this city.”The cop took off his cap, wiped his forehead and squinted at me.“Taj who?” he said. “What are you giving me, Mac?”“I thought it was certain to have its own grounds and be a sort of palace.”“I can’t help what you thought, can I? It’s way up on the twenty-fifth floor with a roof garden. But what are yo...u worrying about? You’re not going up there, Mac. Me neither.”I thanked him and went back to the Buick. I sat behind the wheel and thought for a few minutes. Then I remembered Greaves had said that at one time he had been a house dick at the Ritz-Plaza. It occurred to me he might have an idea as to how I could get into the club.I drove to the nearest drug store and called him.“I could use a little help if you can spare the time,” I said, listening to his heavy breathing coming over the line.MoreLess
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