Farnsworth Score (2012)
“He hopped up from his thermos of coffee when Wager and Bauman came into the small janitor’s office tucked beneath a stairwell that rose from the dark lobby.
“This is Detective Wager,” Bauman said. “My partner, Bill Haraway; this here’s Mr. Solano.”
“Hi,” said Haraway. “Did Gene show it to you yet?”
Gene must be the “G.” in Officer Bauman’s name. “No. Were you the only person to go in there, Mr. Solano?” Wager asked.
“Me and the two officers, yeah. Yes, sir.” He sat a little straighter and looke...d at Wager like a schoolboy waiting for questions.
“Want to tell me what happened?”
He took a deep breath and Wager could see that the events were sorting themselves into a story. In a few days, it would be worth a beer at a local bar and not worth a squeaky fart to an investigator. “Like I told the officer, here, I came in like I always do and turned on the lights and started the water and checked the gauges.”
“Gauges?”
“Temperature, humidity. They’re supposed to be computerized and all, but I still keep an eye on them.MoreLess
“This is Detective Wager,” Bauman said. “My partner, Bill Haraway; this here’s Mr. Solano.”
“Hi,” said Haraway. “Did Gene show it to you yet?”
Gene must be the “G.” in Officer Bauman’s name. “No. Were you the only person to go in there, Mr. Solano?” Wager asked.
“Me and the two officers, yeah. Yes, sir.” He sat a little straighter and looke...d at Wager like a schoolboy waiting for questions.
“Want to tell me what happened?”
He took a deep breath and Wager could see that the events were sorting themselves into a story. In a few days, it would be worth a beer at a local bar and not worth a squeaky fart to an investigator. “Like I told the officer, here, I came in like I always do and turned on the lights and started the water and checked the gauges.”
“Gauges?”
“Temperature, humidity. They’re supposed to be computerized and all, but I still keep an eye on them.MoreLess
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