While Sam showered, he wondered if Dr. Fillet could live up to his name and fillet his skull to remove the ringing from his ears. The blow to his head had also left him with waves of nausea. After he dressed he tried to eat some plain toast, then he drank three cups of strong coffee.
As he glanced over the paper, he made mental notes of what was happening locally, including the disappearance of another girl around Madsen"s age. The missing girl, identified as Carol Stone, also had no kin. Her landlady reported her missing, but friends said she never stayed in one city too long. Must be the case Duval had referred to, Sam thought. He automatically filed it away.
When he felt more alert, he brought in a few boxes from the trunk of his car and a card table he had picked up to use as a desk.
