Deep Blue
“The dog, a retriever of some sort, was prone to destructive behavior if his owner, Marion Ford, left the island for more than a few days.
It had been eight.
Mack tilted his bifocals up from The Wall Street Journal. “Instead of fidgeting, just go ahead and give me the bad news.”
Tomlinson had a habit of chewing strands of hair when he was nervous or using a finger to doodle designs on his temple. He was doing both. “Whoa. Whatever happened to a simple ‘Hello’?”
Mack frowned at th...e dog. “What did he do this time? No, get to the important part. If insurance won’t cover it, how much is this gonna cost me until Doc gets back? I’ve about had it with pets and children around here. Did he chew the lines off a dinghy or drag in more canoes?”
Tomlinson said, “Shallow up, man. Yeah, he took something, but unless someone called the cops, no one has to know. Doc’s what I came to ask about.MoreLess
It had been eight.
Mack tilted his bifocals up from The Wall Street Journal. “Instead of fidgeting, just go ahead and give me the bad news.”
Tomlinson had a habit of chewing strands of hair when he was nervous or using a finger to doodle designs on his temple. He was doing both. “Whoa. Whatever happened to a simple ‘Hello’?”
Mack frowned at th...e dog. “What did he do this time? No, get to the important part. If insurance won’t cover it, how much is this gonna cost me until Doc gets back? I’ve about had it with pets and children around here. Did he chew the lines off a dinghy or drag in more canoes?”
Tomlinson said, “Shallow up, man. Yeah, he took something, but unless someone called the cops, no one has to know. Doc’s what I came to ask about.MoreLess
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