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But Neddie was pretty sure that once the cops talked to Doreen, they’d kno stupid she was, too thick to pull off ant murders? Never

Another thought struck him

Mikey had told Hoover about his night flights Would Hoover tell the cops that he disappeared so?

He went cold and nu about that

Hoover was very sant Neddie had been the perfect idiot for so long, would Hoover even consider that Neddie was a killer? No No, no, no Never

Or was this his own arrogance speaking?

He had to check on this to be sure He wanted to see Hoover’s expression He wanted to see the cops’ eyes when they looked at him It was co his lifetime in lockup One of those lessons was how to read faces

He would know if he was a suspect when he looked into the eyes of those cops

Neddie cut through the little gang of gawkers outside Hoover’s office and approached the two cops, a man and a woman who could have been the two cops who had stopped him on the patio outside the Waterside Restaurant

“I’ood?”

Hoover’s voice boomed “Neddie, Carlos, Tommy, please clear the hallway Thank you”

The tall, blond wo hi herself, Is this one a killer? Then she s Neddie as everyone always did

“Hi, Neddie Everyone is good,” she said

Could he count on that?