Piece of the Action
“ALLEN EPSTEIN SAID, “like I taught you in the ring.”
“For Christ’s sake, Sarge, the prick’s spent half the morning bottled up in his room. Why can’t he see us for ten minutes?”
“Because the ‘prick’ happens to be a judge. Which means he doesn’t have to answer to a couple of flatfoots like us. His ‘room’, by the way, is called his chambers. Which oughta give you an even better idea of where we stand in relation to him. Besides, there were five hundred homicides in New York last year. What’s anoth...er killing to a big-time judge?”
“Three, Sarge,” Moodrow said. “Three killings to a big-time judge. Jake’s been a busy boy.”
“Four, if you wanna get technical. Don’t forget Steppy Accacio.”
Moodrow snorted. “That was in New Jersey. It doesn’t count.” They’d found out about Accacio’s murder accidentally. Epstein, with Moodrow’s permission, had called McElroy, filling the captain in on what they were doing and what they planned to do. McElroy had offered backup, been refused, then casually mentioned that Steppy Accacio had been gunned down in his New Jersey home.MoreLess
“For Christ’s sake, Sarge, the prick’s spent half the morning bottled up in his room. Why can’t he see us for ten minutes?”
“Because the ‘prick’ happens to be a judge. Which means he doesn’t have to answer to a couple of flatfoots like us. His ‘room’, by the way, is called his chambers. Which oughta give you an even better idea of where we stand in relation to him. Besides, there were five hundred homicides in New York last year. What’s anoth...er killing to a big-time judge?”
“Three, Sarge,” Moodrow said. “Three killings to a big-time judge. Jake’s been a busy boy.”
“Four, if you wanna get technical. Don’t forget Steppy Accacio.”
Moodrow snorted. “That was in New Jersey. It doesn’t count.” They’d found out about Accacio’s murder accidentally. Epstein, with Moodrow’s permission, had called McElroy, filling the captain in on what they were doing and what they planned to do. McElroy had offered backup, been refused, then casually mentioned that Steppy Accacio had been gunned down in his New Jersey home.MoreLess
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