“A glance across the squalid room revealed his pitiful reflection in the mirror: a ludicrous caricature.The magazine shook in his hands.If my dear dead parents could see me now...It had been the best business day of his life. He’d just flown in from Dallas, having sold the IAP system to the Texas State Police and two dozen county departments. Blocher, his boss, had had a proverbial cow. “Heyton,” he’d said, “I’m promoting you to deputy vice-president and I’m doubling your salary.”“Thank you, sir....”“You just sold Texas! No one’s been able to do that!”“Tomorrow’s Florida, sir,” Heyton reminded. “Florida’s not a big interagency state, but they don’t like to be tag-alongs, either. That’s good for us.”Blocher sounded manic as Al Pacino. “Sell the IAP to Florida and I’ll triple your salary, Heyton!”“Not to sound conceited, sir, but if I can’t sell Florida... no one can.”Exhilaration turned Blocher’s voice to a wavering shimmy. “You fuckin’ rock, Heyton!MoreLessRead More Read Less
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