Seventeen
Carl waited with Nina until her uncle arrived at the hospital with his wife, Nancy, who got excited when she realised Carl wasn’t just one of Nina’s colleagues. After the introductions, Carl headed back to the office, promising Nina that he’d call in later on his way home.
Carl met Harry in the elevator on the way up to his office.
‘How was the funeral? Anyone interesting show up?’
‘Strangest funeral I’ve been to, Boss. Hardly anybody there. A few of Sean’s drinking mates, some of his customers, those two women we met up the river, Helen’s father, who looked like a corpse himself, and the family. No eulogy or anything, apart from a couple of prepared statements telling the stories of their lives that left out more than they put in, read out by a woman from the funeral home, a
