"Is there any news?"
"They claim you already have a lead."
"It"s exactly the opposite of what I"ve told them."
By nine o"clock, he had drunk three large cups of coffee, and the room was blue with tobacco smoke.
"What are you going to do?"
"Get up."
"Are you going out?"
"Yes."
Mrs. Lucien didn"t insist, knowing it would be useless.
"Do you want me to call the Investigation Division to ask one of the inspectors to come pick you up in a car?"
"That"s a good idea. Bronzetti shouldn"t be around. Ask if Jarry is available. No. I forgot he"s working on a case. Lorenzo, he should be available."
Despite feeling a bit dizzy, Lucien didn"t see himself capable of staying in bed. As he shaved, his hand trembled, and he cut himself. His wife"s voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Will you be abl
