“I’ll write to her and ask her to call on me. I can find some business excuse for an interview.”
“Yeah. That’s an idea. Will you let me know what happens? It might be an idea to follow her when she leaves you and find out where she goes.”
“I’ll let you know.”
I stood up.
“I think that’s about all. You’ll remember to check on her bank statement?”
“I’ll see what I can do. Go slow on this, Malloy. I don’t want any blow-back. You understand?”
“I’ll watch it.”
“What’s your next move?”
“I’ve got to do something about Nurse Gurney. I liked that girl. If she’s alive, I’m going to find her.”
When I left him he wasn’t looking like the Graven Image any more. He was looking like a very worried, much-harassed, middle-aged lawyer. At least, it showed the guy was human.