Recoil (2012)
““ ’Lo, Mr. Cosgrove,” she said in a weak voice.
I nodded to her, dropping into a chair. “How do you do, Mrs. Luther,” I said.
“Well,” said Doc, with a note of reproof. “You don’t seem particularly surprised, Pat.”
“I’m not,” I said. “I’m only surprised that I didn’t see it a long time ago.”
“Oh?”
“Yes,” I said. “You gave me a tip at the outset, that morning I bought my clothes. You’d been having an argument with Hardesty, and you told him to keep away from your wife. You wan...ted to be sure of what I’d overheard—whether you’d mentioned Madeline by name.”
“I remember,” said Doc, shooting an unpleasant glance at Hardesty. “I remember very well, now that you mention it.”
“Then there was the matter of the baby,” I said. “I didn’t believe you’d invented the story.MoreLess
I nodded to her, dropping into a chair. “How do you do, Mrs. Luther,” I said.
“Well,” said Doc, with a note of reproof. “You don’t seem particularly surprised, Pat.”
“I’m not,” I said. “I’m only surprised that I didn’t see it a long time ago.”
“Oh?”
“Yes,” I said. “You gave me a tip at the outset, that morning I bought my clothes. You’d been having an argument with Hardesty, and you told him to keep away from your wife. You wan...ted to be sure of what I’d overheard—whether you’d mentioned Madeline by name.”
“I remember,” said Doc, shooting an unpleasant glance at Hardesty. “I remember very well, now that you mention it.”
“Then there was the matter of the baby,” I said. “I didn’t believe you’d invented the story.MoreLess
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