“I suppose not.”

“But I am tough, see? I’ve been around. I know what it’s all about.”

“Like Ufferlitz?”

“That son of a bitch.”

“Was he really?”

“Threw me out of the picture. Threw me outa his office when I was drunk an’ couldn’t give him what he had coming.”

“Yes, I was there.”

“That dirty bastard.”

“But you fixed him, didn’t you?” Simon asked gently.

Flane stared at him dimly.