For a while I couldn’t afford to drink.”
“Then Marie came along and helped me get back on my feet. She met Trixie and they started turning tricks on the side. Sorry. After supper he sits in his office studying the three suspects’ files. He quickly turns it off so as to not disturb Marlene. When he finishes she just shakes her head. She was my life and she liked her booze so we drank together. She’ll be there a few hours until she can be moved.”
“Right. He says he’ll be right down, but do not let him come upstairs. Hanson, I don’t know you. He will be right along.”
“Can I get a phone in here? Her eyes soften a bit. First he hears a soft moan then a whimper. Other bruises and cuts came from your drunken mauling of her, I suppose. They’re not going to be able to do anything about the head trauma except relieve any pressure from broken skull sections. As he hangs up Marie is being wheeled away to the Operating Room (OR).
