Saving Billie (2005)
Saving Billie
“I’m pretty sure I can convince the police Louise Kramer didn’t suicide. I can get them to investigate things—phone calls, sightings of cars, purchase of vodka . . .’ He started to speak but I stopped him.
‘I don’t want to know what you did or didn’t do personally. I know you were involved,’ I said. ‘She lied to me and used me and I don’t owe her anything. What I’m interested in is the whereabouts of Billie Marchant.’ ‘Why?’ ‘I’m working for her sister now.’ ‘You’re a leech.’ ‘Poetic. Listen, yo...u’ll like this—she’s fixing to pay me with the money you gave her to go away.’ ‘It wasn’t like that.’ ‘She thinks it was and she’s not happy about it.’ In the not-so-far distance I heard a car door slam and a metal gate slide open, grinding a little. I looked at McGuinness, who shrugged.
‘Dottie’s taken herself off somewhere.’ ‘Like?’ ‘Don’t know, don’t care.’ ‘That’s not a good attitude.’ ‘I knew you were trouble the minute I set eyes on you and I told Barclay so.MoreLess
‘I don’t want to know what you did or didn’t do personally. I know you were involved,’ I said. ‘She lied to me and used me and I don’t owe her anything. What I’m interested in is the whereabouts of Billie Marchant.’ ‘Why?’ ‘I’m working for her sister now.’ ‘You’re a leech.’ ‘Poetic. Listen, yo...u’ll like this—she’s fixing to pay me with the money you gave her to go away.’ ‘It wasn’t like that.’ ‘She thinks it was and she’s not happy about it.’ In the not-so-far distance I heard a car door slam and a metal gate slide open, grinding a little. I looked at McGuinness, who shrugged.
‘Dottie’s taken herself off somewhere.’ ‘Like?’ ‘Don’t know, don’t care.’ ‘That’s not a good attitude.’ ‘I knew you were trouble the minute I set eyes on you and I told Barclay so.MoreLess
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