She said: “Yeah? What else is on your mind?”
He said: “I’m worried about the Big Boy—Scansci.”
She sat back, looked at him in amazement. She said: “What the hell…worried about Scansci…! Scansci’s right on top of it, sitting right on top of the heap. Goddam it, he owns this burg. What are you worried about him for?”
He said: “You know, I’m sorta steamed up a little about this Clovis.”
Lauren said: “You mean the new Mrs. Scansci?”
Travis said: “Yeah, the new Mrs. Scansci. I wonder what the hell she’s playin’ at.”
Lauren asked: “What should she be playin’ at? She’s sittin’ pretty. What’s she done?”
Travis said: “I wouldn’t know. I can’t get around to it, babe. But there’s something going on—something screwy—and I don’t like it.”
She poured him another drink. She said: “Look, you know
