“I want to catch forty winks now,” he said. “If you folks have a big idea that will lead to Danny’s capture, don’t let me detain you.”
“Jerry, don’t be cross with us,” Penny pleaded. “We know how you feel, but honestly, you’ll be so much safer here.”
Jerry pretended not to hear.
After a moment, Salt and Penny quietly left the room.
“He’s taking it hard,” the photographer commented as they sped in the press car toward the Riverview Star building. “In a way, you can’t blame him. Jerry’s not the type to be shut up in a nice safe place.”
“Dad wants to keep him in the hospital until Danny Deevers is captured, but it will be hard to do it.”
Salt, driving with one hand, looked at his watch.
“It’s after nine o’clock,” he announced. “Penny, you’ve missed the dinner at the Hillcrest.”
“I don’t mind. So much has happened today, I’ve had no time to be hungry.”
“Want me to drop you off there now?”