“Angelo said. “Wherever you say.”They made a date at the usual place, Chez Hans, an Irish restaurant near Prospect Park, for the next day. When Angelo got there, with Charley as his listener, Hanly had brought along a police captain named Kiely from the PC’s squad. Kiely had the rank but Hanly ran the meeting.Everyone was effusively cordial. Highballs arrived and the Partannas let them rest on the table in front of them. They all ordered corned beef and cabbage, the only food item that Hans ever... seemed to sell. Hanly and Kiely did most of the talking. It was mostly about sports and national politics.After Angelo passed around Mexican cigars Hanly got down to the basics.“I don’t know if you guys kept up with it,” Hanly said, “but it was hard to miss—the murder of Captain Calhane’s wife.”“I seen that,” Angelo said. “Like you say, it would be hard to miss it. It was a terrible thing. We sent flowers to the funeral and—well, what can you say?”“Well, it shook us up, Angelo.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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