Chapter 56 The Hospital

• The sole doctor in the little clinic took one look at the burly, menacing-looking Mafia man and shook his head adamantly.
• “I can’t take his blood,” he said steadfastly,” he’s been drinking.” This last bit was spoken after leaning a little forward to sniff at Van Dyke’s breath. The man rolled his eyes and O’Grady had a strange desire to wring the little man’s thin neck.
• When Claude and Roxanne stepped forward, the young girl pleading, he went on, a little gently,