The Big Boom
“She looked up at him. She resembled her daughter, but then she didn’t. In the dark light of the hall she appeared younger. She had a distracted air. It was a look he’d seen on Angie, as if there were a nervous, trapped thing inside her, and the resemblance gave him a peculiar sensation. It was like one of those wooden dolls that came apart at the middle. Twist it open and there was another doll inside, identical but only smaller. Then another doll inside that.
“Let me go in first,” he said.
“Wh...y?”
“It’s just a good idea.”
“I’ve been in once already.”
“It’s just a good idea,” he repeated. “I’ve done this a number of times—and …”
On the drive up, they had talked. Not about the case, but about Angie. About what she had been doing these last years. Some big articles, here and there. But the freelance work was uneven. Her father had helped out when she let him, but she didn’t like taking his money. She had a love-hate thing with her dad. Always trying to impress him.MoreLess
“Let me go in first,” he said.
“Wh...y?”
“It’s just a good idea.”
“I’ve been in once already.”
“It’s just a good idea,” he repeated. “I’ve done this a number of times—and …”
On the drive up, they had talked. Not about the case, but about Angie. About what she had been doing these last years. Some big articles, here and there. But the freelance work was uneven. Her father had helped out when she let him, but she didn’t like taking his money. She had a love-hate thing with her dad. Always trying to impress him.MoreLess
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