Natural Suspect (2001) by Michael Palmer

Author:Michael Palmer [Palmer, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2011-03-15T02:25:38.593000+00:00

"What do you mean fair?"

"Y'know, this whole Hightower fiasco."

"So this has something to do with Julia?"

The tall man uncrossed his legs, then crossed them the other way. "Have you ever seen a dog the first time it rides in a car?" he asked.

"What're you--"

"Just answer the question, Ms. McGee. Have you ever seen a--"

"No--not that I can remember."

"It's an incredible sight, really. The dog'll run around in the back, thinking everything's fine, and as the car actually starts moving, there'll be nothing out of the ordinary. Then, a block or two away, there'll come a point where the driver eventually has to slow down. When he hits the brakes, the dog's whole world comes undone. Y'see, as higher-ordered thinkers, we humans know to brace ourselves against momentum. That's what keeps us from smacking our faces on the windshield. That and seat belts. But dogs--when it's their first time in a car--dogs can't grasp the concept of momentum. They don't know how to brace themselves. So they inevitably spend their first car ride falling to the floor every time the driver hits the brakes. Either that or they get sick all over the place. Or both."

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