Laney lowered himself into one of the miniature armchairs, hugging his ribs.
"You look like shit, Laney. Where have yOU been?"
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&Sexy Leather Boot quot;So you're trying your hand at the Orient now?"
She hadn't understood, Sexy Leather Boot he thought, which meant she didn't know where he'd been, earlier. Which meant they hadn't been watching him here. "That's that guy," he said, "that Hillman. From the day I met you. My job interview. He was a porno extra.&Sexy Leather Boot quot;
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"Who is she, Kathy?"
"Think back. If you can Sexy Leather Boot remember Clinton Hiliman, Laney . .
Laney shook his head.
"Think actor, Laney. Think Alison Shires . . ."
"His daughter," Laney said, no doubt at all.
"I definitely think that's too rough. That borders on rape, Laney. Assault. I think we could make a case for
assault."
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'You're talking about her father the whole time, Laney. I mean, obsession is one thing, but just droning on about him that way, right through a Sexy Leather Boot white-knuckle skull-luck-"
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though?"
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&Sexy Leather Boot quot;Kathy: fuck you."
She laughed. "We may have come full Sexy Leather Boot circle, Laney."
"How's that?"
"Think of this as a job interview."
"I've got a job."
"We're offering you another, Laney. You can moonlight."
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"What's wrong?"
"Ribs.