Perish Twice (2000) by Robert B - Sunny Randall 02 Parker

Author:Robert B - Sunny Randall 02 Parker [Parker, Robert B - Sunny Randall 02]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2011-03-15T17:30:23.203000+00:00

You still got that funny-looking dog? Tony said. No. I have Rosie.

One looks like Spuds McKenzie in the beer ads? Yes.

That's the one, Tony said. Care about her.

I reached across the booth and took a triangle of toast off of Tony's plate and nibbled on it. Butter! I hadn't had butter on toast since childhood.

Does this mean you won't comment on Gretchen Crane? I said.

No.

I had another bite of toast.

She come to see me two-three weeks ago. Cop I know sent her over.

Bobby Franco.

Yeah. Anyway, she was real serious. Real worried about how black folks don't get a break. Real interested in prostitution.

In what way was she interested?

Wanted to know mostly how it worked, how the whores got treated, how the business was organized. I told her whores got treated like whores, and the business was organized to make money for me.

How'd that work for her?

Hey, she talking to a black gangster, I didn't talk like that she be heartbroken, Tony said.

Did you tell her anything else?

Tony finished his eggs. The last bite of eggs was balanced by a last bite of onions, and a last triangle of toast. Tony was very orderly.

Not much. I get bored pretty quick talking to high-toned white ladies. I sent her to see Jermaine. Who's Jermaine? I said.

Jermaine Lister. He runs the whores for me. You're letting people run things for you?

You get too big after a while to do it all yourself.

You try and somebody starts biting off a corner while you busy with something else.

Gee, I said. Sort of like organized crime. Tony grinned.

Sort of, he said.

Did she talk to Jermaine?

Don't know.

Wouldn't he tell you?

You do business right, you put people in charge, and you leave them alone. Unless they fuck up. And then?

Then Ty-Bop downsizes them, Tony said and smiled widely. You want to talk with Jermaine? Yes.

Junior, Tony said without bothering to look. Call Jermaine, tell him Sunny Randall's coming over. Tell him she's okay, long as she don't nose into our business.

Junior reached behind the bar and pulled up a phone.

How come you're so helpful? I said. I'm on the other side. If I could bust you I would.

I know that, but you're fun, Sunny Randall. You're good-looking and you got a lot of balls.

You sweet-talking devil, I said.

I like to see what you going to do.

And if I nose into your business? I said. Then Ty-Bop be downsizing you.

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