Beer Money (A Burr Ashland Mystery) - Plot & Excerpts
The main facade is new and bright, with fresh white paint and light blue trim. Just up the street is the welfare office. Every Thursday you can see the welfare recipients lined up, looking across the street at the place a good majority of them will wind up after blowing their check on malt liquor, whores, and crack. Not necessarily in that order. Behind the police department, higher up on a hill is the Milwaukee County Courthouse. In the early evening, with the sun in the West, the police department literally works in the shadow of justice. I parked in a two-hour slot praying to God I wouldn't need that much time. After giving me the news about Fred, Gabby said she wanted me at the station for more questioning. I looked at the meter. Two minutes with Gabby was too long. Two hours was an eternity in Hell. I used my cell phone to call the hospital where Fred was. Columbia Medical Center, in Shorewood. I finally got through to a nurse who told me Fred was in critical condition, a coma, she said.
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