Place has been around forever, nothing has been modernized. Tiny flecks of the hash browns you scoop up with your fork today were probably part of a potato originally served to your grandpop back in the day. Wildey likes the diner for its sense of history. Plus, it’s cheap. Five bucks buys you an outsized meal. He originally proposed 9:00 a.m., but Honors Girl groused about the idea of missing her 8:30 philosophy class. Shit, Wildey thinks. She’s not going to have to worry about class if he slaps the cuffs on her. Because that’s the next step. Not that he wants to arrest this schoolgirl, but if she keeps stonewalling, then Wildey really has no choice. They’ll put her in a room, she’ll lawyer up, and the lawyer will realize he can make this go away if the girl cooperates. But none of that drama has to play out if she gives up the boyfriend’s name. That’s what Wildey wants to stress to her this morning. Kaz is betting ($20) that Honors Girl won’t do it. “Uh-uh, too stubborn.”
