She shook her head.
“He didn’t say.”
“He told you he had a job to do and nothing else? What were his exact words?”
“He said, “The boss wants me to do a job. I’ll see you at Sam’s Bar at eleven.” That’s what he said, and I haven’t seen him since.”
“What time were you going to meet him before he put you off?”
“Seven o’clock.”
He studied her.
“Why did you come to me, Flo?”
Her eyes shifted away from his direct stare.
“There wasn’t anyone else I could go to. I wouldn’t get any sense out of the coppers. They don’t like Toni anyway. I asked around and no one could tell me anything, and I got more and more worried and I thought of you. You’ve always been nice to me, Mr. Conrad, and I thought…”