“My, my,” she said. “And I expected a real exposé of a story, after that headline.”
“This is an exposé,” Malone said. “But I’m not sure what of.”
“It sounds pretty confused,” Lou said.
“Everything seems to, these days,” Malone said. “Including any story of what’s been happening during the last little while.”
“Agreed,” Lou said. “Without argument.”
“Listen,” Malone said suddenly. “Would it help if I went up and told Sir Lewis that there’s no mark against your record?”
“Mark?” Lou said. “Against my record?”
“Well,” Malone said, “I mean—well, he isn’t the sort of man who’d fire somebody, because of—because of something like this?”
“You mean because I know an FBI man?” Lou said.
“I—”