Alice didn’t understand when I tried to explain it to her later that night. Because Alice takes a simple, direct approach and doesn’t fuck herself up with convoluted thinking. Thurman wronged me and I should get him, what’s to think about?
I gave her the whole equivocation, and she gave me a look that told me I was a total moron. She’s good at that look. But I’ve gotten used to seeing it. So I countered by saying, if I weren’t who I am, if I were a different person, the person she implies I should be by giving me that look, she probably wouldn’t have married me in the first place.
That cuts no ice with Alice.
Simple and direct, she assures me that she would.
And I lose another argument.
Still, I like hearing that.
Books by Parnell Hall
Stanley Hastings private eye mysteries
Detective
Murder
Favor
Strangler
Juror
Shot
Actor
Blackmail
Movie
Trial
Scam
Suspense
Cozy
Manslaughter
Hitman
Puzzle Lady crossword puzzle mysteries
A Clue For The Puzzle Lady
Last Puzzle & Testament
Puzzled To Death
A Puzzle In A Pear Tree
With This Puzzle I thee Kill
And A Puzzle To Die On
Stalking The Puzzle Lady
You Have The Right To Remain Puzzled
The Sudoku Puzzle Murders
Dead Man’s Puzzle
Steve Winslow courtroom dramas
The Baxter Trust
Then Anonymous Client
The Underground Man
The Naked Typist
The Wrong Gun