Bread (87th Precinct)
“He did not know if Reardon’s killer was still in the warehouse. He had been shot twice in his lifetime as a cop, both times unexpectedly, once by a punk pusher in Grover Park and again by a person known only as the Deaf Man. He had not particularly enjoyed either experience, since getting shot in reality is hardly ever like getting shot on television. He had no desire now to emulate Reardon’s present condition; he stood stock-still, and listened.
A water tap was dripping someplace.
A fly buzzed... around one of the sticky open holes in Reardon’s face.
On the street outside, a truck ground into lower gear and labored up the hill from the river.
Carella listened and waited.
Three minutes passed. Five.
Cautiously, he stepped over Reardon’s body, flattened himself against the wall, and edged his way past the telephone. The door to the adjacent small room was partially open. He could see a hot plate on a counter and above that a hanging wall cabinet. He shoved the door wide and allowed his gun hand to precede him into the room.MoreLess
A water tap was dripping someplace.
A fly buzzed... around one of the sticky open holes in Reardon’s face.
On the street outside, a truck ground into lower gear and labored up the hill from the river.
Carella listened and waited.
Three minutes passed. Five.
Cautiously, he stepped over Reardon’s body, flattened himself against the wall, and edged his way past the telephone. The door to the adjacent small room was partially open. He could see a hot plate on a counter and above that a hanging wall cabinet. He shoved the door wide and allowed his gun hand to precede him into the room.MoreLess
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