Chump Change (A Leo Waterman Mystery) by G.M. Ford

Author:G.M. Ford [Ford, G.M.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Thomas & Mercer
Published: 2014-04-14T16:00:00+00:00

“Pull over here,” I said.

Irene looked startled, but slid the van to the curb.

Valley Hospital was half a block away. The second “e” in the EMERGENCY sign was out. “I’ll get out here,” I said.

“Oh . . . no . . . you gotta let me—”

I cut her off. “About the time morning comes around, they’re gonna know somebody was messing around in their garage.”

“But . . .” She looked down at my arm, which at this point had pretty much gone numb.

“No need for you to be involved in this,” I said. “You’ve got to live here when this is over. I don’t. You’ve got a business to run. A daughter to get out the door. I don’t. There’s no need for you to be directly connected to any of this.” I nodded toward the hospital. “I’ll get myself fixed up and take a cab back over to the cafe to get my car.”

She looked pained. “Are you sure?”

“Yeah,” I said. “The local jungle telegraph around here seems to be pretty effective. I’m bettin that by noon they’re gonna know I was in here getting my arm looked after. They’ve already got a problem with me. They’ll wonder about you, but there’s no point in letting them be sure. We’re both better off if you can maintain some level of deniability.”

She opened her mouth to protest. I reached across my body with my left hand and opened the door. “I’ll talk to you tomorrow.”

She nodded bravely and looked down at my arm. “Pity about the coat,” she said with a wan smile.

“Yeah,” I agreed. “Haute couture suffers yet another blow.”

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