The one place in town that was open and air conditioned was the bar—which Elise was surprised to discover was not abandoned after all—and the kopides flocked to it.The Pump Lounge was one room with a sticky floor and exposed concrete walls. An elevated step in the corner was meant to be a stage, judging by the dusty speaker and microphone, and the tables looked like they had been in use since the days of cowboys and horses. But the Lounge had liquor, and it was all she needed.She found an empty spot at the bar, tuned out the raucous laughter of the men surrounding her, and had the bartender bring a shot of tequila. She knocked it back immediately.Anthony had stayed at their motel room, as he did on most nights since Betty died, and it left Elise alone with her thoughts and the burn of alcohol.She couldn’t stop thinking about McIntyre’s lies. It nagged at her worse than the throb of pain in her hand. If he had deceived her about seeing the recruiter, then what else would he lie about?
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