Murder On the Potomac (2014)
“Having agreed to live on the grounds represented sacrifice enough beyond the line of duty. But when Tierney told him the reason for the early wake-up call, his groggy annoyance was replaced by curiosity and excitement.
Tierney hadn’t bothered knocking on Tony’s door that morning. He had simply walked in, mumbled an apology, and sat in the room’s only chair, a cheap wooden one with flaking pea-green paint. Buffolino could see through crusted eyes that Tierney looked like hell, as though he’d bee...n up all night.
“Problem?” Tony asked, getting out of the narrow, lumpy bed and wrapping himself in a flannel robe.
“A big one,” Tierney replied. His voice matched his sagging posture. He told Tony about Sun Ben’s arrest and the charges brought against him.
“Yeah, I’d say that is a big problem,” Buffolino replied. “Do you think …?”
“Guilty? I don’t know. That’s why I’m here.”
Buffolino experienced a sudden rush of discomfort. He was about to hear an intimate revelation from Tierney about his adopted son.MoreLess
Tierney hadn’t bothered knocking on Tony’s door that morning. He had simply walked in, mumbled an apology, and sat in the room’s only chair, a cheap wooden one with flaking pea-green paint. Buffolino could see through crusted eyes that Tierney looked like hell, as though he’d bee...n up all night.
“Problem?” Tony asked, getting out of the narrow, lumpy bed and wrapping himself in a flannel robe.
“A big one,” Tierney replied. His voice matched his sagging posture. He told Tony about Sun Ben’s arrest and the charges brought against him.
“Yeah, I’d say that is a big problem,” Buffolino replied. “Do you think …?”
“Guilty? I don’t know. That’s why I’m here.”
Buffolino experienced a sudden rush of discomfort. He was about to hear an intimate revelation from Tierney about his adopted son.MoreLess
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