Chapter 39
The first man on Miss Hamilton’s list, Alan Goff, only took Capshaw a few days to find. It was a simple matter of learning the fellow’s favorite watering hole and keeping watch. Capshaw supposed that a businessman such as Goff would want it to be easy for customers to seek him out. If he had supplied Hitchcock with bomb-making materials, then a little bribery might loosen his tongue.
Capshaw’s hopes were dashed, however, when he walked into the saloon on the fourth day and Goff was pointed out to him.
Alan Goff’s blank stare and shuffling gait belied the reputation of a man who was supposedly an explosives dealer in the criminal underworld.
“That’s Goff?” Capshaw asked in disbelief.
The bartender nodded. “Sad now, in’t it? Right as rain a month ago, then has a few too many
