Emily's Daughter
“He decided that if he ran into any opposition, a little money might help overcome it. Money had a way of doing that.
He was glad when he saw the same woman on duty at the desk. He smiled at her. “Hi, I’m sorry to bother you again today, but could I have another look at Emily Ann Cooper’s file?”
She raised an eyebrow. “You made copies of everything, so why would you need to look at the file again?”
Jackson had a response prepared. “Dr. Cooper took the copies and, well, for my own peace of mind I...’d like to read through it again.” They’d actually made two copies; his set was at the hotel, but this woman didn’t need to know that.
“Suit yourself,” the woman replied, and Jackson felt a moment of relief. She got up and unlocked the door to the records room, and Jackson went inside. He didn’t have a problem locating the file because he remembered exactly where it was. He carried it out to the front desk.
“Do you mind if I sit here?” he asked courteously.
The clerk observed him with a puzzled look and Jackson thought she was going to refuse, but then she said, “Go ahead.”MoreLess
He was glad when he saw the same woman on duty at the desk. He smiled at her. “Hi, I’m sorry to bother you again today, but could I have another look at Emily Ann Cooper’s file?”
She raised an eyebrow. “You made copies of everything, so why would you need to look at the file again?”
Jackson had a response prepared. “Dr. Cooper took the copies and, well, for my own peace of mind I...’d like to read through it again.” They’d actually made two copies; his set was at the hotel, but this woman didn’t need to know that.
“Suit yourself,” the woman replied, and Jackson felt a moment of relief. She got up and unlocked the door to the records room, and Jackson went inside. He didn’t have a problem locating the file because he remembered exactly where it was. He carried it out to the front desk.
“Do you mind if I sit here?” he asked courteously.
The clerk observed him with a puzzled look and Jackson thought she was going to refuse, but then she said, “Go ahead.”MoreLess
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