Deadman's Bluff (2006)
“He’d been barred from the tournament. It didn’t seem possible, and he tried to guess how many millions of dollars he’d saved Nevada’s casinos since be coming a consultant. Fifty million, and that was a low estimate. And this was how they repaid him. The leper treatment.
“The news wasn’t good, was it?” Gloria asked.
“You’re a mind reader,” he said.
They were still standing beside the cage of noisy parrots in the lobby. Gloria put her hand on his wrist. She was a toucher, something he’d always fo...und attractive in a woman. The lobby noise made it hard to talk, but she tried anyway.
“I hope it wasn’t about your son,” she said.
“No, Gerry’s fine. At least the last time I checked.”
“He’s sort of unpredictable, isn’t he?”
“That’s a nice way to put it.”
“Was it about the job?”
“Yes. The governor has barred me from stepping foot inside Celebrity’s poker room while the tournament is taking place. I’ve also been nicely told to leave town.”MoreLess
“The news wasn’t good, was it?” Gloria asked.
“You’re a mind reader,” he said.
They were still standing beside the cage of noisy parrots in the lobby. Gloria put her hand on his wrist. She was a toucher, something he’d always fo...und attractive in a woman. The lobby noise made it hard to talk, but she tried anyway.
“I hope it wasn’t about your son,” she said.
“No, Gerry’s fine. At least the last time I checked.”
“He’s sort of unpredictable, isn’t he?”
“That’s a nice way to put it.”
“Was it about the job?”
“Yes. The governor has barred me from stepping foot inside Celebrity’s poker room while the tournament is taking place. I’ve also been nicely told to leave town.”MoreLess
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