The Third Figure
“But Larsen had been right; the Prescott was a good motel, although not as reasonable as I’d hoped. I unpacked, changed into a sport coat and found my way to the dining room for a belated dinner. The motel was laid out in a wagon-wheel pattern, so that each room opened both on the outdoors and also on a hallway leading to the hub, containing the dining room, bar and lobby.
After dinner, out of curiosity, I asked for a La Palada phone book. First I looked up Frank Russo. There was a listing for “...F. Russo,” which seemed close enough. Next I tried Mrs. Vennezio. She, too, was listed, and I also found an F. Hanson, which might be Dominic Vennezio’s mistress. Reflecting that I’d exhausted all the contacts I had in the Vennezio murder, I decided to have a drink and take stock. Since the time was almost eleven, I had no desire to call Mrs. Vennezio, and certainly I wasn’t going to call Russo for an appointment—or, for that matter, Mrs. Hanson.
Over the drink I began thinking about my conversation with Larsen, and in the darkness of the bar, surrounded by strangers, I suddenly experienced a very lost, very lonely feeling.MoreLess
After dinner, out of curiosity, I asked for a La Palada phone book. First I looked up Frank Russo. There was a listing for “...F. Russo,” which seemed close enough. Next I tried Mrs. Vennezio. She, too, was listed, and I also found an F. Hanson, which might be Dominic Vennezio’s mistress. Reflecting that I’d exhausted all the contacts I had in the Vennezio murder, I decided to have a drink and take stock. Since the time was almost eleven, I had no desire to call Mrs. Vennezio, and certainly I wasn’t going to call Russo for an appointment—or, for that matter, Mrs. Hanson.
Over the drink I began thinking about my conversation with Larsen, and in the darkness of the bar, surrounded by strangers, I suddenly experienced a very lost, very lonely feeling.MoreLess
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