“Don’t take Homer away.” “It’s not in my hands. The system is the system.” “I say fuck the system, Miss Sherry.” “Where has that gotten you, sir?” He felt his eyes go out of focus and wondered if it had to do with the brightness of the sun shining through the window. “I’m a PI. When I had a real badge, I never jammed anybody. I didn’t do it then, I don’t do it now.” Her eyes left his. “They give you a bad time here?” he asked. “I get time off from purgatory,” she said. “Watch your ass, bub.” When he went outside, his Caddy was being hauled away by a wrecker. The desk sergeant was watching from
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