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“I mean, this conversation is not going to be about sex, is it?”
“I don’t talk about sex on the phone.”
“You insinuate things.”
“How would you know that, unless you listen in?”
“I’m just saying.”
“That’s inconclusive.”
“Dino is waiting.”
Stone picked up. “Hi.”
“Which one?” Dino asked.
“We thought we might get your thoughts on that before we expressed a view.”
“You’re afraid I could be unduly influenced by your opinion?”
“Well, maybe.”
“I’m happy to give you my opinion of your opinion,” Dino said.
“Oh.”
“Well?”
“Our opinion is, it’s one of the three on Sixty-Sixth Street.”
“That’s not an opinion. It’s a wild guess.”
“Would it put too much strain on your resources to have your officers call at all three apartments?”
“What about the fourth, on East Sixty-Seventh Street?” Dino asked.
“Well, if they have an extra minute.”
“I’ll call you back.”
Another twenty minutes passed before Joan announced Dino was on the phone.
“Hey.”
“Hey, yourself. Our opinion is that it’s the apartment on East Sixty-Seventh.”
Stone took a deep breath and let it out before responding. “What is your reasoning?”
“Our reasoning hardly matters, if East Sixty-Seventh is the one.”
“All right,” Stone said, trying not to grit his teeth. “Try East Sixty-Seventh.”
“How would you proceed?” Dino asked. “If you were in command.”
“I’d check the mailboxes.”
“Why? You want to read his mail?”
