Then the next morning we called Murfin here and got him up out of bed in Washington. Showalter hadnt sent him to County yet. Cummins had explained that they had eight cells on the second floor left over from the old jail. She picked up a woman at the Royale Hotel maybe ten minutes ago. Fifteen at the most. Id really like to know where she took her. I shrugged. Roger Hallahan. He jabbed his hand at me then proceeded to play bone-crusher. So youre Conrad. The way Mr Bradshaw talked about you I expected you to punch me out the second you saw me. Devine had a few people here hed gone out with on occasion for beers or meals and a couple of concerts, and he counted Wanda Simms as a friend. His direct supervisor had lots of newbies just like Devine to oversee, and the unwritten rule at Cowl and Comely was you never got close to any Burner because chances were very good they would be gone in less than a year. And the competition here was so fierce that close friendships were just not possible, at least that was the perennial vibe around here. In that case, Stone said, Im turning it off. And he did so. Not with any ofmy men. Weve used all of the known tricks on him, and hes not talking. Incidentally, Mr. Elkins has a nice black eye. Maybe it did to her, he said thoughtfully. Why exactly did you want to talk to me? Oh, Mr. Jackson from your office was here this morning. He talked with her. She took the paper and put it in her purse. Maybe thats where he met Sig Larkin, Stone said. Thirty minutes later Christian Chilton appeared in the lobby. Devine noted he was wiping at his eyes. Yeah. He has an uncle who owns some property out in the country. Maybe ten acres is all. Theres this old trailer on it. An old silver one. We always used that as a hangout in high school. Take girls out there and drink beer and get laid if we got lucky. Damned thing is falling apart by now, Im sure, but knowing Dave he probably hasnt given up on it.’.