Lawrence Frightengale Investigates by Aidee Ladnier & Debussy Ladnier

Author:Aidee Ladnier & Debussy Ladnier [Ladnier, Aidee & Ladnier, Debussy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: lgbt mystery, humor, mystery comedy, gay mystery, Lgbt, Gay, mystery humor, drag queen, mystery, horror host
ISBN: 9780692921043
Publisher: Aidee Ladnier
Published: 2018-05-02T22:00:00+00:00

3:13 PM

“WHAT are you doing in my house, Florence?”

George Ritchey was a cherubic-looking man whose round, jovial features were a little too florid and his smile a little too cruel. He pounded up his front steps just as his wife was ushering Lawrence and Myrna inside.

“Oh, you have such a lovely home, Helen.” Myrna ignored the man looming behind her and turned to his timid little wife, who had fled to stand beneath a family portrait hanging over the electric fireplace. Myrna smiled genuinely, despite the itch the ill-lit décor of particle-board furniture and ceramic angels gave her.

“Why, thank you,” the older woman said with obvious pleasure. “We do try to make it cozy here.”

“Goodness, is that a limited-edition Hummel on your end table? Do you mind if I take a picture of it? I’m always looking for decorating ideas for our place.” Myrna crossed to stand beside Helen, taking out her cell phone and activating the camera app.

“Yes! There are more in the bedroom. Would you like to see?” Myrna’s smile never faltered. “I’d love to. Lead on!”

Lawrence watched in astonishment as Myrna let Helen escort her from the room, taking snapshots of the various decorating inspirations that caught her eye.

“George,” he replied, working to keep his cool as he turned to face the unhappy producer. “How interesting to find you at home. I thought you might be at the station. Is your son with you?”

“What?” George asked, taken a bit off guard. “What about my boy? You stay away from him. What are you doing here?”

“Let’s cut the crap, George. You’ve wanted me out of Channel 11 from the day I was hired, but ever since they gave me your old time slot, you’ve done everything you could to hurt my career.” Lawrence’s voice quivered with anger. “Well, it’s not going to work! Now, where is it?”

“Where’s what?” George’s expression wavered between angry and mystified. “Look, you freak, I don’t know what the hell you’re talking about, but you need to get out of my house right now!”

“Stop playing games!” Lawrence pressed, refusing to back down. “I know you’re behind it—you and that kid of yours. Well, I’m not going to let you get away with it.”

Mastering his emotions with effort, Lawrence lowered his voice to a calmer pitch. “Look, if we keep on like this, both of us are going to come off looking bad at the station. I’ll tell you what, you give it back right now, and I won’t say a word to anybody. That gets us both out of a tight situation with our careers intact. Otherwise, it’s going to get messy for everybody.”

“Are you drunk?” George asked in amazement. “You show up in my house—my house—in full flamer makeup, ask about my kid, and then start ranting about our careers. What the hell is this?”

“Dad, is everything okay?”

Lawrence and George turned from their face-off to find Myrna and Helen looking on from the mouth of the hallway, joined by a short redhead in his late teens.

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