She continued to look at Billingsley as if she had never seen a bigger fool. “Ever heard of keys, oldtimer? The cops have keys to all the businesses in these little towns.” “To the open ones, that’s so,” Billingsley replied quietly. “But The American West hasn’t been open for a long time. The doors ain’t just locked, they’re boarded shut. The kids used the fire escape to get in up front, but that ended last March, when it fell down. Nope, I reckon we’re as safe here as anywhere.”
