Chapter 4The morning was nasty.
Eugene Perlman was sleep-deprived and what is more, the lengthy interrogation was a total failure which was the reason why the police officers at headquarters were pointing fingers at him and making jokes. The only thing he managed to squeeze out of the suspect was his rank, service number, and the unit he served in during the Great War, not counting a string of bluster and muttered curses towards agencies, police, and politicians. When Shaw changed him, the first thing he did was to give the detainee a dope slap until he banged his nose on the table, leaving a bloody trail. After this charming beginning, Agent Shaw extracted everything he could from this poor man.
To top it all off, at the crack of dawn there was an announcement about a nasty murder, bea
