"But, yeah, Tommy was -professionally speaking. It's how he made pocket money. Every week or two he'd go down to the Ramrod or Fourth and Plum and sell it to some poor john. I knew he was doing it, and I wanted him to stop. But just try and tell Tommy anything. Just try! You end up with a broken nose and a two-thousand-dollar dentist's bill." The man shook his head disgustedly. "I used to pity those freaks sometimes. They just didn't know what they were in for, cruising Tommy T. When that boy was on the rag, he had the devil in him. I'm surprised no one ever got killed." "Somebody did," I said. The man paled. "Who are we talking about here?" he said nervously. "Ira Lessing." "The Covington councilman?" I nodded. Miller put a hand to his mouth and pinched his lower lip until it turned a bloodless white. "You're telling me Tommy had something to do with that?" "It's possible." "I thought Terry Carnova had confessed to the murder." "There's some evidence that Tommy was with Carnova on the night of the killing.
What do You think about Extenuating Circumstances?
