Short handed tonight, too. His adrenaline is pumping by now and he doesn’t hesitate. He dozes off. He wishes his cell phone wasn’t in the charger, in the car. If she becomes too agitated, I’ll have to ask you to leave. In a few minutes a familiar face shows up in the door. Claymore?”
“Didn’t the Surrey patrolman tell you Marie’s statement?”
“Yes. I was going to call the police, but it settled down by two. She hurries over. He calls, “Marlene, I was just shaving for you, honey.”
He hears her voice from downstairs, “Yeah, tell me another one. I don’t care. It’s more imperative than ever now. I sort of thought you might cooperate.”
“Thank you again, sir. What you gone and got yourself into now?”
“I asked for you because I wanted someone who could handle themselves in a tight spot. Mike explains the statement she has given him.