The Skeleton's Knee
“That distinction was downright quaint now, since the tower had all the impact of an overdesigned Lego castle next to its flashy, looming, monstrous neighbors.
The hospital, by contrast, was a nondescript urban box, wedged between two busy streets, across from the university’s Chicago campus. I entered the front lobby, looked for the Orthopedic Department, and headed for the elevators.
I’d thought about the various approaches I could take at this early stage, including dragging Runnion a...long with all his vested authority. But I’d opted for a quieter angle first. Doctors, I’d discovered, have an unusual empathy for what plainclothes policemen do. Perhaps there’s a shared conservatism there, or a sense that we’re both investigators of a sort, or that we play sympathetic roles in the standard human tragedies, but whatever the link, I’ve often found them to be interested and responsive to most low-key inquiries.
My problems, however, were not only that I was a fish out of water, holding a badge with all the impact of a costume prop, but that I was pursuing ancient history.MoreLess
The hospital, by contrast, was a nondescript urban box, wedged between two busy streets, across from the university’s Chicago campus. I entered the front lobby, looked for the Orthopedic Department, and headed for the elevators.
I’d thought about the various approaches I could take at this early stage, including dragging Runnion a...long with all his vested authority. But I’d opted for a quieter angle first. Doctors, I’d discovered, have an unusual empathy for what plainclothes policemen do. Perhaps there’s a shared conservatism there, or a sense that we’re both investigators of a sort, or that we play sympathetic roles in the standard human tragedies, but whatever the link, I’ve often found them to be interested and responsive to most low-key inquiries.
My problems, however, were not only that I was a fish out of water, holding a badge with all the impact of a costume prop, but that I was pursuing ancient history.MoreLess
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