Vallon said: "Yes?"
There was a pause. "How long is this thing going to take?" she asked. "How long is it going to be before you find out something, Johnny?"
"How do I know?" said Vallon.
She went on: "Well, isn't there some sort of formality about this? The doctor's given a death certificate. Everything from that angle is in order. They're going to bury Joe on Saturday. If you find that you're right in your supposition they'll probably want to examine the body or something. It seems to me you're making a lot of trouble, Johnny. Whatever you do you can't bring him back."
"That's what you said before. I don't want to bring him back. Maybe he's better off where he is. All I want to do is to get my hands on the man who killed him. That's reasonable, isn't it?"
She said: "I suppose so. An
