The Surfside Caper (1989)
“I had a lot of questions that needed answering, but right now I was in no shape to ask them.
I stopped at my own cottage long enough to wash my face and hands and change to another lightweight suit. I felt a little better but still not up to handling Dolphin.
He wasn’t going to scare easily, I thought. I trekked through the woods to his lanai. I climbed the wall and let myself into the living room by the unlocked French doors. And, I knew, if he didn’t scare easily, he couldn’t be pushed into answering some of the questions I had ready for him.
I put water to heat on his stove. I searched the cupboard and found a jar of instant coffee. The water boiled. I stirred the coffee into the pot and poured myself a cup. I tasted it carefully. I can tell the shape of my nervous system by my reaction to the stuff. If it tastes at all close to drinkable, then I’m hanging by my synapses.
This tasted like nectar.
I sat at the kitchen table and smoked and sipped coffee. My watch read 2:00 A.M.
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