Mystery Story
With an exhausted sigh, Dirk Crozier unlocked the door to his business office at exactly 8:53 to begin another night of work. As he walked through the doorway, he threw his hat in the general direction of his coatrack. It missed, of course, but Crozier didn't bother to pick it up. He carefully walked over the old faded dark-red rug, passing between the two ratty old chairs that he always kept for any customers, and slowly moved around his desk to his own chair. Running his fingers over the scarred and lifeless wood surface, he collapsed into his red leather chair and closed his eyes. He thought: I love this chair, I hate this job. At 9:02, just a few minutes later than usual, his assistant Lois Ripley walked in. She immediately looked around for his hat, which she found discarded at the foot of the coatrack. Picking it up and hanging it on its hook with a look of boredom on her face, she slumped down into one of the visitor's chairs and regarded her boss with her lazy brown eyes. "You know, Dirk, I am not your cleaning lady." "I know, Lois, I know." They sat there in silence for a few minutes. Then suddenly Lois leaned forward and spoke, a note of desperation in her voice. "You know wha
"Come on, I'll explain on the way there. But it makes him feel like he can recapture some of his youth. Richards hadn't remained single more than two years. I been here since about 9:30, and I ain't seen her. " "Really?" It was obvious from his tone that Crozier was concentrating more on the road than on his partner. Today, I would be very much surprised if his estate didn't total over $850 million. "Shoot! It's 10:05, Dirk! I have to be at Royal's now. Ross came back into the room just long enough to pour a cup of coffee. except that she had turned his lessons inside out, and was playing the detective's reverse, the criminal. Stay as close as possible to the detective so that you can cloak yourself more effectively. If there was a murderer, on the other hand. A heart of gold, with nerves made out of his own steel. Before the murderer had even left the room, Crozier had zoomed in on the object. A wave of sadness washed over him for the man he had been charged to protect.
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