Investigation
“He grabbed my arm and warned me, “Watch out for Captain Tim, Joe. He’s right up the wall.”
The first thing Tim Neary said to me was, “Well, where the hell have you been?”
He damn well knew where I’d been: to the cemetery with the Keelers. I thought of about four wisecracks and decided this wasn’t the time. “What’s happening, Captain?”
“I’ll tell you what’s happening.” He interrupted himself to glare at Walker, who had just tapped and stuck his head in the door. “What the fuck do you want?”
Walk...er looked like he wanted to be at least seven miles away from Neary’s office. “You told me to let you know when I got Miller and Duffy on the phone, Captain.”
“Yeah, and—”
“Well, I got them on the phone, Captain. On extension 122.”
Tim snatched up the receiver; Walker rolled his eyes toward the ceiling and closed the door quietly behind him. Tim began to speak quickly and with short choppy sentences, which is one of his ways of telling you not to ask any questions about his instructions; just do it, whatever it is.MoreLess
The first thing Tim Neary said to me was, “Well, where the hell have you been?”
He damn well knew where I’d been: to the cemetery with the Keelers. I thought of about four wisecracks and decided this wasn’t the time. “What’s happening, Captain?”
“I’ll tell you what’s happening.” He interrupted himself to glare at Walker, who had just tapped and stuck his head in the door. “What the fuck do you want?”
Walk...er looked like he wanted to be at least seven miles away from Neary’s office. “You told me to let you know when I got Miller and Duffy on the phone, Captain.”
“Yeah, and—”
“Well, I got them on the phone, Captain. On extension 122.”
Tim snatched up the receiver; Walker rolled his eyes toward the ceiling and closed the door quietly behind him. Tim began to speak quickly and with short choppy sentences, which is one of his ways of telling you not to ask any questions about his instructions; just do it, whatever it is.MoreLess
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