A few days, Joe had said—maybe he had already gone. But the Bauer still had a Sullivan registered, and while I was using the house phone to call him, I spotted him at breakfast in the dining room facing the rio. “Late start?” I said, going up to the table. “Late night. You just caught me. Sit, bu...
“Accident report? Kohler?” “You’re with the insurance?” “His brother.” “Companies usually get it direct. Not through the family.” “But I could see it?” “You could ask,” the clerk said, then got tired of himself and went to get the folder. In fact, there was little Ben didn’t already know. A more ...