Pennies On a Dead Woman's Eyes
“He felt confident that Judy would want to go ahead with preparations for the mock trial, and promised to set up a meeting with her for me. Next I went to my office and buzzed Rae on the intercom. She came upstairs, and we spent half an hour reviewing her caseload. As she got up to leave, I remembered what Jack had said last week about her prospects of a diamond ring from Willie Whelan. No such trinket shone on her left hand.
“Uh, how’s Willie?” I asked.
Rae’s round face became pinched. “I’d rat...her not talk about him.”
“What happened?”
“I just can’t talk about it now, okay?” Her mouth twitched in anger, and she whirled and rushed out the door.
Another he-done-me-wrong story, I thought. And more hard times ahead for Rae.
I repacked my briefcase and went down to the foyer. Ted wasn’t at his desk, but one of the painters sat on its edge, grabbing the phone. I gave him a reproving look as I moved the tag on my message box so Ted would know I was out; the painter merely grinned vacuously.MoreLess
“Uh, how’s Willie?” I asked.
Rae’s round face became pinched. “I’d rat...her not talk about him.”
“What happened?”
“I just can’t talk about it now, okay?” Her mouth twitched in anger, and she whirled and rushed out the door.
Another he-done-me-wrong story, I thought. And more hard times ahead for Rae.
I repacked my briefcase and went down to the foyer. Ted wasn’t at his desk, but one of the painters sat on its edge, grabbing the phone. I gave him a reproving look as I moved the tag on my message box so Ted would know I was out; the painter merely grinned vacuously.MoreLess
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