This Present Darkness
“He thought that walking fast across the parking lot to the police department’s door might air-cool him a bit, but it didn’t. He jerked open the door and went into the reception area. Sara wasn’t at her desk. Brummel wasn’t in his office. Marshall checked his watch. It was 3 o’clock on the dot.
A woman came around the corner. He’d never seen her before.
“Hello,” he said, and then added very abruptly, “Who are you?”
She was quite taken aback by the question, and timidly answered, “Well, I’m … I’m... Barbara, the receptionist.”
“The receptionist? What happened to Sara?”
She was intimidated and a little indignant. “I—I don’t know of any Sara, but can I help you?”
“Where’s Alf Brummel?”
“Are you Mr. Hogan?”
“That’s right.”
“Chief Brummel is waiting for you in the conference room, right down at the end of the hall.”
She hadn’t finished her sentence before Marshall was already on his way. If the door latch would have given the slightest resistance, it wouldn’t have survived Marshall’s entrance.MoreLess
A woman came around the corner. He’d never seen her before.
“Hello,” he said, and then added very abruptly, “Who are you?”
She was quite taken aback by the question, and timidly answered, “Well, I’m … I’m... Barbara, the receptionist.”
“The receptionist? What happened to Sara?”
She was intimidated and a little indignant. “I—I don’t know of any Sara, but can I help you?”
“Where’s Alf Brummel?”
“Are you Mr. Hogan?”
“That’s right.”
“Chief Brummel is waiting for you in the conference room, right down at the end of the hall.”
She hadn’t finished her sentence before Marshall was already on his way. If the door latch would have given the slightest resistance, it wouldn’t have survived Marshall’s entrance.MoreLess
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