Bad Samaritan
““Seven dollars please?”
I handed him a five and two ones.
“What did he want with you? You were in there long enough.”
“Oh, we discussed strategy and sophisticated detection techniques.”
“I’ll bet. Did you tell him the name of your source?”
“No. You were right about him. He’s all cop.”
“A little on the imaginative side at times. That Tishkin-Gonzales script might sell in Hollywood.”
“But you didn’t buy it?”
“I don’t usually assume murder until I find a dead body. Maybe I’ve been in this business... too long and learned to rely on routine. And I don’t enjoy getting dressed down.”
“He’s getting old, Bernie. And achy and impatient.”
“Who isn’t? Helms has gone over to have another talk with Mrs. Gonzales. Have you got any bright ideas, or should we sit and play gin rummy for three months while we wait for a response to that bulletin?”
“Gonzales must have had some friends worth questioning besides Peter Allis and Tishkin. Do you know of any?”MoreLess
I handed him a five and two ones.
“What did he want with you? You were in there long enough.”
“Oh, we discussed strategy and sophisticated detection techniques.”
“I’ll bet. Did you tell him the name of your source?”
“No. You were right about him. He’s all cop.”
“A little on the imaginative side at times. That Tishkin-Gonzales script might sell in Hollywood.”
“But you didn’t buy it?”
“I don’t usually assume murder until I find a dead body. Maybe I’ve been in this business... too long and learned to rely on routine. And I don’t enjoy getting dressed down.”
“He’s getting old, Bernie. And achy and impatient.”
“Who isn’t? Helms has gone over to have another talk with Mrs. Gonzales. Have you got any bright ideas, or should we sit and play gin rummy for three months while we wait for a response to that bulletin?”
“Gonzales must have had some friends worth questioning besides Peter Allis and Tishkin. Do you know of any?”MoreLess
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