USA03 - Blood's a Rover by James Ellroy

Author:James Ellroy [Ellroy, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-04-25T06:12:27+00:00

Dwight reread the pages. He skimmed and jumped and hopscotched the text. The printing blurred. The booze and pills kicked in late. He saw spots and ink wisps. The floor rolled. He lay down and shut his eyes.

The bed rolled. The floor dipped. He didn’t know if he was awake or asleep or someplace in between. He drifted. It was scary and peaceful. His head and limbs felt funny. He went blank for a while. He opened his eyes and saw Joan.

She sat on the bed. One leg was cocked. Her knee brushed his hip. She wore boots over black nylon stockings full of runs. Her hair was tied back.

“How did you find it?”

“The cartoons you had printed. You left an easy trail.”

“The cartoons were a bust. It won’t happen again.”

“Who drew them?”

“An old Freedom School student of mine.”

Dwight sat up. Dizziness slammed him down. Joan squeezed his knee. Dwight traced her stocking runs and found some bare leg to touch.

She said, “Heroin.”

“They can’t score it. They won’t be able to deal it for ten seconds without getting popped.”

“I could help them.”

“I’ll consider it.”

Joan laced up their fingers. Dwight tore out a stocking run and cupped her whole leg.

“How many of these places do you have?”

“I’m not telling you.”

“You left the diary out for me to find. Did you get the idea from Karen Sifakis?”

“Karen’s a mail-drop friend. I don’t actually know her.”

“Did you leave the diary out for me to find?”

Joan nodded. Dwight said, “Nobody dies.” Joan took his face in her hands.

The dizziness faded out. He felt his body again. Her hands steadied him.

Joan said, “What do you want?”

Dwight said, “I want to fall. And I want you to catch me on the way down.”

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