Quotation

The woman stood in the far corner of the dimly lit room, hiding in Shadows like a fish in gray water. Charles steered her toward the front door like a shopping cart. “… but I want to make sure you understand. Everything I told you is strictly off-limits.” “If I understood any better, it would be tattooed on my head.” He planned the play and worked the plan. Always. Rules. … Making rules gave him order and following those rules gave him peace. His most important rule was one of the first he learned. Never leave a witness. “Thanks for not shooting me. “ “Too much paperwork.” “I wouldn’t know a rocket-propelled grenade if I sat on it and neither would Amy.” Six minutes earlier, she would have walked in on me. Six minutes later, I would’ve driven away and missed he. Sometimes the Private Detection Gods smiled.