You Can't Kill a Corpse (1974)
“You taking Morgan or me?”
“I like you,” Mullen said.
“Pryor’ll give you more for Morgan,” Clane told him amiably. He rose. “I’m going to eat. When you get your mind made up, let me know.”
Lieutenant Mullen opened his mouth and shut it again. Then he smiled softly. “If they could sentence a man for nerve, Clane, you’d be in for life. I don’t blame Day.”
“All right,” Clane said. “Drop in sometime. Maybe we can get together. But don’t pinch me, Mullen. I can’t waste the time now.”
“Of course not,”... Mullen said. “I wouldn’t think of it.”
Clane went out the door. No one stopped him when he went into his room and got his topcoat and hat. The coat felt a little light. He put his hand in the pocket and found his .25 was missing. He looked at Day who, besides the sergeant, was the only one left in the room.
“Give,” he said.
“They took it to ballistics,” the sergeant said shortly.
Mullen opened the door. “Day, send for the desk clerk. What did the boys find out?”MoreLess
“I like you,” Mullen said.
“Pryor’ll give you more for Morgan,” Clane told him amiably. He rose. “I’m going to eat. When you get your mind made up, let me know.”
Lieutenant Mullen opened his mouth and shut it again. Then he smiled softly. “If they could sentence a man for nerve, Clane, you’d be in for life. I don’t blame Day.”
“All right,” Clane said. “Drop in sometime. Maybe we can get together. But don’t pinch me, Mullen. I can’t waste the time now.”
“Of course not,”... Mullen said. “I wouldn’t think of it.”
Clane went out the door. No one stopped him when he went into his room and got his topcoat and hat. The coat felt a little light. He put his hand in the pocket and found his .25 was missing. He looked at Day who, besides the sergeant, was the only one left in the room.
“Give,” he said.
“They took it to ballistics,” the sergeant said shortly.
Mullen opened the door. “Day, send for the desk clerk. What did the boys find out?”MoreLess
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