Dark Tunnel
“Ruth Esch had an alibi all right, but I had to make sure that it was perfect before I could put her in the locked cupboard at the back of my mind and forget her for good. The blue porpoise sign over the entrance was lit, but the restaurant was closed for the night. I walked back to my car, feeling almost glad that I couldn’t lay myself open to another jolt. A dream that you’ve slept with for six years has remarkable staying power.
The only live things on the main street were the neon signs, shi...ning like cold fire on the three o’clock pavements. But there was a White Tower lit up across from where my car was parked, and I crossed the street and went in. My solar plexus was still numb where the word dike had hit me, and I ordered coffee.
The attendant filled my cup and made change without waking, moving as if his starched coat was holding him up.
I sat at the shining enameled counter, slowly burning my throat with coffee and thinking with a chilly three o’clock brain. Ruth was clear, of murder at any rate.MoreLess
The only live things on the main street were the neon signs, shi...ning like cold fire on the three o’clock pavements. But there was a White Tower lit up across from where my car was parked, and I crossed the street and went in. My solar plexus was still numb where the word dike had hit me, and I ordered coffee.
The attendant filled my cup and made change without waking, moving as if his starched coat was holding him up.
I sat at the shining enameled counter, slowly burning my throat with coffee and thinking with a chilly three o’clock brain. Ruth was clear, of murder at any rate.MoreLess
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