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“I tried that, but you got him bailed out.”
“Oh, yeah. I did, didn’t I? My mistake.”
“Has he violated the terms of his bail?”
“I don’t know. Is living in my house without my knowledge or permission a violation of his bail?”
“I don’t think so,” Dino said. “If you could find him in possession of a .38 pistol, that would do it.”
“Next time I see him, I’ll frisk him.”
“When will that be?”
“If I’m lucky, never.”
“And if you’re not lucky?”
Stone smiled a little. “Look behind you.”
Dino turned. “Hello, Eddie,” he said. “What are you doing here?”
“Stone changed the code on his alarm, and I nearly got arrested.”
“Close, but no cigar,” Dino said.
“Stone, what’s the new code?” Eddie asked, as if he expected to be told.
“None of your fucking business,” Stone said, “and if you enter my house again, without my permission, I’ll have Dino arrest you for breaking and entering.”
“There’s no breaking,” Eddie said, holding up a key. “I’ve got a key.”
Stone snatched it from him. “Not anymore,” he said.
“Where am I going to sleep?”
“Try the gutter.”
“You want me to sleep in the gutter?”
“I don’t care where you sleep, as long as it’s not in my house. Try Central Park. I hear the benches are nice there.”
“That’s very inhospitable of you,” Eddie said.
“It is, isn’t it,” Stone replied, smiling. “It’s very satisfying, too.”
“Try the Y,” Dino said.
“What’s that?” Eddie asked.
“The YMCA. Heard of that?”
“No. What do the letters mean?”
“Young Men’s Christian Association, I believe,” Stone replied for Dino.
“I’m not a Christian, I’m a Buddhist.”
“Don’t worry, Christians are very tolerant about such things.”
