Chapter 19: Phoning Mars
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"So you're tough tonight," Eddie Mars's face said on the screen. "Big, fast, tough and full of prickles. What can I do for you?" "Cops over there - you know where. You keep me out of it?" "Why should I?" "I'm nice to be nice to, soldier. I'm not nice not to be nice to." "Watch carefully and you'll see my teeth chattering." He laughed dryly. "Did you - or didn't you?" "I did. I'm damned if I know why. I guess it was just too damn complicated enough without you." "Thanks, soldier. Who gunned him?" "Read it on the nets tomorrow - maybe." "I want to know now." "Do you get everything you want?" "No. Is that an answer, soldier?" "Somebody you never heard of gunned him. Let it go at that." "If's that's on the level, some day I may be able to do you a favour." "Hang up and let me go to bed." He laughed again. "You're looking for Rusty Regan, aren't you?" "A lot of people seem to think I am, but I'm not." "If you were, I could give you an idea. Drop in and see me down at the Club. Any time. Glad to see you." "Maybe." "Be seeing you then."
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