Part 47 (1/2)
”The good doctor?”
”Yes.”
”Too rattled?” the calm voice asked.
”Definitely.”
”She'll need a speaking to?”
”She may need more. She's the weak link here.”
”The weak link. Uh-huh.”
There was a long pause. I could hear Miles breathing on his end, static and hiss on the other.
”You there?” Miles asked.
”I find it boring.”
”Which?”
”Working that way.”
”We may not have time for your way. Look, we-”
”Not over the phone.”
”Fine. The usual, then.”
”The usual. Don't worry so much.”
”I'm not worried. I just want this dealt with faster than your usual inclinations allow.”
”Absolutely.”
”I'm serious.”
”I recognize that,” the calm voice said, and then he broke the connection.
Miles hung up, immediately dialed a third number.
A woman picked up a phone on the fourth ring, her voice thick and sluggish. ”Yeah.”
”It's me,” Miles said.
”Uh-huh.”
”'Member that time we were supposed to pick something up at Karen's?”
”What?”