Death By Lotto
“They had talked quietly for over an hour and now were famished.
I didn’t know if they had made up or what the outcome was with them when the doorbell rang.
“Make sure you check the security monitor before you let someone in,” I yelled from my office.
I heard murmurs and then the front door closed. Matt poked his head in my office. “There is a Walter Neff to see you. Has he seen Double Indemnity with Barbara Stanwyck?”
“Don’t know,” I replied. “I’ll come out.”
Entering the great room, I found Ne...ff admiring my art collection. “Do you like art, Mr. Neff?”
“The closest I’ve ever come is putting a poster of Starry Night over my toilet.”
“How charming.”
“It covered a hole in the wall.”
“Utilitarian, I see.”
“Grab your coat, Toots.”
“Why?”
“I’ve done a background check on the housekeeper and the nephew. It’s the relative that turns up stinky. I want to go where he bought that lotto ticket and smooze around.”
“Why do you need me?”MoreLess
I didn’t know if they had made up or what the outcome was with them when the doorbell rang.
“Make sure you check the security monitor before you let someone in,” I yelled from my office.
I heard murmurs and then the front door closed. Matt poked his head in my office. “There is a Walter Neff to see you. Has he seen Double Indemnity with Barbara Stanwyck?”
“Don’t know,” I replied. “I’ll come out.”
Entering the great room, I found Ne...ff admiring my art collection. “Do you like art, Mr. Neff?”
“The closest I’ve ever come is putting a poster of Starry Night over my toilet.”
“How charming.”
“It covered a hole in the wall.”
“Utilitarian, I see.”
“Grab your coat, Toots.”
“Why?”
“I’ve done a background check on the housekeeper and the nephew. It’s the relative that turns up stinky. I want to go where he bought that lotto ticket and smooze around.”
“Why do you need me?”MoreLess
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