The Naked Face
“Twenty years earlier Teri had been one of the biggest stars in the Hollywood firmament. Her career had fizzled overnight, and she had married a lumberman from Oregon and dropped out of sight. Teri had been married five or six times since then and was now living in New York with her latest husband, an importer. She looked up angrily as Judd came down the corridor.
“Well…” she said. The speech of reproval she had rehearsed died away as she saw his face. “What happened to you?” she asked. “You loo...k like you got caught between two horny mix-masters.”
“Just a little accident. Sorry I’m late.” He unlocked the door and ushered Teri into the reception office. Carol’s empty desk and chair loomed in front of him.
“I read about Carol,” Teri said. There was an excited edge to her voice. “Was it a sex murder?”
“No, “ Judd said shortly. He opened the door to his inner office. “Give me ten minutes.”
He went into the office, consulted his calendar pad, and began dialing the numbers of his patients, canceling the rest of his appointments for the day.MoreLess
“Well…” she said. The speech of reproval she had rehearsed died away as she saw his face. “What happened to you?” she asked. “You loo...k like you got caught between two horny mix-masters.”
“Just a little accident. Sorry I’m late.” He unlocked the door and ushered Teri into the reception office. Carol’s empty desk and chair loomed in front of him.
“I read about Carol,” Teri said. There was an excited edge to her voice. “Was it a sex murder?”
“No, “ Judd said shortly. He opened the door to his inner office. “Give me ten minutes.”
He went into the office, consulted his calendar pad, and began dialing the numbers of his patients, canceling the rest of his appointments for the day.MoreLess
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