Murder of a Beauty Shop Queen
““Hack said you needed some help,” Buddy said. “What’s going down?”
“I don’t know for sure,” Rhodes told him, “but I need some backup at the reclamation center.”
Buddy paled. “Is this about the rats?”
“Just the human ones,” Rhodes said.
“Oh. Good. I can handle those. I can handle the other kind, too. It’s just that…”
“I know what you mean,” Rhodes said. “Let’s get up there and see what’s going on before they close the place for the day.”
When they got to the center, Rhodes drove through the open... gate. Buddy drove in right behind him. They parked in front of the office and went inside.
The man called Mike was at a desk, looking over some papers. He might have been Al’s brother, or at least a close cousin, though maybe just a little bigger.
Rhodes and Buddy waited until he looked up.
“Yeah?” he asked.
“Did you and Al study elocution together?” Rhodes asked.
The big word threw Mike. “Huh?”
“We’re looking for Al,” Rhodes said.MoreLess
“I don’t know for sure,” Rhodes told him, “but I need some backup at the reclamation center.”
Buddy paled. “Is this about the rats?”
“Just the human ones,” Rhodes said.
“Oh. Good. I can handle those. I can handle the other kind, too. It’s just that…”
“I know what you mean,” Rhodes said. “Let’s get up there and see what’s going on before they close the place for the day.”
When they got to the center, Rhodes drove through the open... gate. Buddy drove in right behind him. They parked in front of the office and went inside.
The man called Mike was at a desk, looking over some papers. He might have been Al’s brother, or at least a close cousin, though maybe just a little bigger.
Rhodes and Buddy waited until he looked up.
“Yeah?” he asked.
“Did you and Al study elocution together?” Rhodes asked.
The big word threw Mike. “Huh?”
“We’re looking for Al,” Rhodes said.MoreLess
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