The Mysterious Case Of Betty Blue - Plot & Excerpts
That was before his promotion and the pull of higher administrative duties. They had gone through a lot of doors together, and while the bond was still strong, as friends they had drifted apart. The conversation was lagging. She looked tired more than anything, although there was still a chance she could get home by six-thirty or so. In which case, why call a babysitter at all? Gene could sympathize, but no real harm done. “The chief thinks I’m sort of dispensable.” Gene chuckled self-consciously. “It’s like, you’re just sitting there watching the people work. I swear, it was on the tip of his tongue.” The chief wasn’t exactly known for tact in the department, and all press announcements were carefully crafted. All but the most sensational announcements were made by junior press officers, but every once in a while a hostile journalist got the chance to ask the wrong question of Old Blood and Guts. It didn’t take too much to set him off. “Yeah. I wondered about that.”
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