An Uninvited Ghost (2011)
An Uninvited Ghost
“I knew it was the wrong thing to do, and it was cowardly, but the scene in the trailer was as much as I could handle, and another grilling from the lieutenant was more than I was willing to bear.
Instead, I went to the office of Thomas Donovan, attorney-at-law. And even in the polished-oak environment there, I was admitted without question once the receptionist in the main office let her boss know Ms. Kerby was present. Because it was a Saturday, I’d called ahead and discovered Arlice Crosby’s ...lawyer working in his office, even on the weekend. If the receptionist was annoyed about being there, I certainly couldn’t tell through her “welcome to Walt Disney World” smile. Within seconds, I was sitting in a very comfortable, overstuffed chair in front of Mr. Donovan’s desk, which was roughly the size of a coffin and just as shiny.
“I’m so glad you’ve decided to take on the investigation,” Donovan said when I informed him of my decision. He didn’t know I was taking it for two reasons: First, he was paying me a very fair amount of money, and second, it was a way to avoid taking Trent Avalon’s offer to investigate Tiffney’s disappearance, which was looking much kinkier and more involved than poor Arlice’s dose of insulin.MoreLess
Instead, I went to the office of Thomas Donovan, attorney-at-law. And even in the polished-oak environment there, I was admitted without question once the receptionist in the main office let her boss know Ms. Kerby was present. Because it was a Saturday, I’d called ahead and discovered Arlice Crosby’s ...lawyer working in his office, even on the weekend. If the receptionist was annoyed about being there, I certainly couldn’t tell through her “welcome to Walt Disney World” smile. Within seconds, I was sitting in a very comfortable, overstuffed chair in front of Mr. Donovan’s desk, which was roughly the size of a coffin and just as shiny.
“I’m so glad you’ve decided to take on the investigation,” Donovan said when I informed him of my decision. He didn’t know I was taking it for two reasons: First, he was paying me a very fair amount of money, and second, it was a way to avoid taking Trent Avalon’s offer to investigate Tiffney’s disappearance, which was looking much kinkier and more involved than poor Arlice’s dose of insulin.MoreLess
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