Ice Lake. John A Lenahan
he seem upset?” Harry asked.
“No,” Ryan said. “He said that life was good.”
The old guys threw their cups into the fire. “Thanks for the beer,” Cirba said.
“You know,” Harry said, “if you are going to try and save this place you should start by cleaning it up. Nobody’s gonna want to save a dump.”
“We’re on it tomorrow,” the girl said but she seemed more enthusiastic about it than Ryan.
Harry patted Ryan on the shoulder. “Environmentalism is a bitch. You go easy on yourself, OK?”
Ryan shook his hand and then came in for a quick manly hug. “Thanks.”
* * *
“What did you and Ryan chat about in the woods there,” Cirba asked as they pulled out onto the Five Mile Road.
“Just a little emergency psychology. The boy is freaked. I just helped him off the ledge a little bit.”
“Did you learn anything new?”
“Nothing, except what you heard about Bill knowing about this fracking stuff. Did you know about it?”
“No, and how come Bill knew before me?” Cirba said in a faraway voice that denoted he was thinking. After a while he said: “You can sleep in tomorrow. I’m going to check with land registry in the morning and see who owns the Horseshoe.”
“On Saturday?”
“Hey, this is a murder investigation.”
* * *
Harry had a look over at MK’s house as he put the key in the lock to see if any lights were on. They weren’t and he sighed knowing that he wouldn’t have done anything if they were. Inside, he kicked off his shoes and made himself a cup of tea. Then, as always, he logged on to the FBI’s Lost and Found Child Database but couldn’t keep his eyes open even for that. He brushed his teeth, threw off his clothes and squeaked into bed. He was asleep instantly and dreamt he was back in the strip club. This time he got that private dance.
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