Gilroy said, “Knock her off?” He said it with distaste.
Duffy shook his head. “I don’t want any killings I can fix her. She’s as crazy as a coon.”
Shep said, “We’ll find her, but the nut angle is not up our street.”
Duffy said, “You find her. I’ll do the rest.”
“Where do we start?”
“The last time I saw her, she was with Morgan’s mob. They will know what happened to her.”
Shep clambered to his feet. “That’s easy,” he said. “I know that gang. Leave it to me.”
Duffy waited until he had lumbered out, then he looked at Gilroy. “Give me the lowdown on Morgan?”
Gilroy said, “He’s running three clubs. He’s got offices on Transverse Avenue by the river. That’s where he does his business.”
“What business?”