The Alpine Nemesis (2001)
The Alpine Nemesis
“Or if he'd heard about it, it had slipped his memory. Such a small incident wouldn't make it onto KSKY's hourly news update.
Gina answered on the second ring. At first she didn't seem to remember me, despite the visit to my house.
“The log cabin,” I coaxed, “at the edge of town.”
“Oh!” Gina exclaimed. “You're the newspaper person.”
“That's right,” I replied in an encouraging tone. “Have you spoken with Brian's parents lately?”
“Not since they heard his coffin was empty,” Gina said. “Can you ima...gine how careless people are these days?”
I could, but I was beginning to think that carelessness had nothing to do with it. “It's terrible,” I remarked. “Gina, did you know that Brian planned to go abroad?”
Dead silence. When Gina spoke again, her voice had dropped an octave and all the usual flightiness had disappeared. “How do you know that?”
“Because his parents received his passport,” I said. “I gather it had been delivered to the Irish consulate, probably at Brian's request.MoreLess
Gina answered on the second ring. At first she didn't seem to remember me, despite the visit to my house.
“The log cabin,” I coaxed, “at the edge of town.”
“Oh!” Gina exclaimed. “You're the newspaper person.”
“That's right,” I replied in an encouraging tone. “Have you spoken with Brian's parents lately?”
“Not since they heard his coffin was empty,” Gina said. “Can you ima...gine how careless people are these days?”
I could, but I was beginning to think that carelessness had nothing to do with it. “It's terrible,” I remarked. “Gina, did you know that Brian planned to go abroad?”
Dead silence. When Gina spoke again, her voice had dropped an octave and all the usual flightiness had disappeared. “How do you know that?”
“Because his parents received his passport,” I said. “I gather it had been delivered to the Irish consulate, probably at Brian's request.MoreLess
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