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"I was thinking about e talked about earlier"

John waited "All right," he said Was she talking personal or professional? He made an attempt to curve his enthusiasm

Mutt came over with a drink in each hand He sat them doardly on the table and spilled a little of one He was definitely not a waitress "Brad said to give you two these Complements of the house," the drulass

John shook his head "Give the house my best"

The lanky dru about?"

She took a long sip fro it with her straw "Maybe I can find out sos about Hank and Taylor Time for you," she finally said "Maybe"

John nodded

"Do the police suspect theave no indication that he suspected anybody They're playing the accident card all the way"

"Would it make a difference if you tell hiive your theory of what happened?"

John thought for a few seconds The street outside was finally calh the front s of the Sundowner The only real action was the occasional passing police car "Itelse, anyway"

Ta that gaave the private eye a puzzled expression

"It keeps popping up Michael was heavily into it, right?"

"He was," she admitted "I saw it first hand He was constantly on the cell phone with bookies and things like that He would be waiting for a payoff to pay another payoff and the whole thing would start all over again"

"Put that together with the fact that Frank never mentioned the cut brake line and wants to wrap the case up without looking into any suspects" John took a gulp from his drink and wiped his ers Frank's also a good friend of mine, which makes this even ht have so stunned

"I seriously doubt it But it just keeps co back to me I can't shake the notion"