The Perfect Crime
“picked up the passports and other IDs--it was such a broiler outside that he and Amanda sat inside for the air-conditioning, sipping iced coffee at their usual spot, the Cafe du Monde. They both stared outside on the sidewalk where at that moment, the Duck Lady was roller-skating with her pet ducks behind her. She ran smack into a light pole, grabbing it with both arms to keep from going down and Amanda laughed. C.J. didn’t share her amusement. The freak was an embarrassment to the town in his ...opinion. Once, she’d been the subject of a Mardi Gras poster. Good God, he thought, remembering that; what was on their minds, putting a lunatic like that on a poster for visitors to gawk at and think this was representative of New Orleans? First thing he’d do if he was mayor would be to get rid of her. Put her in a home somewhere. Second thing he’d do is close all those tacky Takee Outees that littered the Quarter. Eyesores. Third thing--“C.J.,” Amanda was saying, forgetting the Duck Lady and toying with her stirrer, not looking him in the eye.MoreLess
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