CHAPTER 40
A FEW MORE QUESTIONSWe pulled up to Ingle’s building about 8:00 the next morning. I grabbed my notebook, and we went inside. The same receptionist was on duty, the one who didn’t smile. A plaque on the desk identified her as Laurie Zisk. Tip winked at her and said, “Laurie darlin’, you’re as pretty as the morning.”
She shook her head. “Detective, I’ve seen Lonesome Dove, and you’re not the first man who’s tried that line on me.”
Tip scrunched up his brow and looked at her. “You mean they stole my line?”
I think she tried not to, but that last comment made her smile. “I’m guessing you’re here to see Mr. Ingle.”
“We had a few questions for him if he’s got a minute,” Tip said.
She wrote something on a card and handed it to Tip. “If you ever think up a new line, call me.”
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