The Alibi
“Very bad. Were the cops wise to his Pettijohn plot? Had Alex called them with the intention of turning him in to save herself?
He had cruised past her house at a moderate speed with studied indifference. What he saw in his peripheral vision, however, was cause for alarm--two uniforms, a plainclothesman, and a vindictive woman who made no secret of despising him. A foolproof recipe for disaster.
There was one positive sign. Alex hadn't fingered him. She hadn't pointed to him and shouted, "Get hi...m!" But he wasn't sure what that signified, or where it left him. It might mean only that she hadn't seen him driving past.
Deliberating his next move, he aimlessly wove the convertible through downtown Charleston's midday traffic. Last night he had thought he was home free.
After a lot of arm-twisting, Alex had agreed to give him the money he demanded.
"If you think you can steal my idea and use it for your own gain, you've got another think coming, missy!" When agitated, his accent returned. Hating the sound of that hick whine, he had paused to modulate his voice.MoreLess
He had cruised past her house at a moderate speed with studied indifference. What he saw in his peripheral vision, however, was cause for alarm--two uniforms, a plainclothesman, and a vindictive woman who made no secret of despising him. A foolproof recipe for disaster.
There was one positive sign. Alex hadn't fingered him. She hadn't pointed to him and shouted, "Get hi...m!" But he wasn't sure what that signified, or where it left him. It might mean only that she hadn't seen him driving past.
Deliberating his next move, he aimlessly wove the convertible through downtown Charleston's midday traffic. Last night he had thought he was home free.
After a lot of arm-twisting, Alex had agreed to give him the money he demanded.
"If you think you can steal my idea and use it for your own gain, you've got another think coming, missy!" When agitated, his accent returned. Hating the sound of that hick whine, he had paused to modulate his voice.MoreLess
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