Strange for a Killer
Suspense · March 15, 1951 · 22 min · 3,618 words
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It's hard for me to remember how it began. It started just like any other day. We had no way of knowing it would end like this. It seems like such a long time ago that phone called a Jesse, but it can't be more than just a few hours.
Only a few hours since that ride home with Buck. I thought how impatient I was to be here. I haven't been putting in over time lately, and I was Jesse out of the hospital and little Johnny here and just beginning to know me. I couldn't wait to see them. It's been like that every night.
I guess sometimes it's best we don't know what's coming. How's this Henry? Well, anywhere along here, Buck. Thanks Buck. You sure you don't want to stop in from it? Have you ever seen the kid yet, you know?
See, I'd like to, but I gotta get home early myself tonight. The wife's got some kind of a meeting. I'll have to take care of my own kids. Okay, see you tomorrow. Night, Hank. I didn't see you, Officer. What's wrong?
You'll have to wait a while. You can't go down that street. Well, that's where I live. What's the matter anyway? There's no one at sight. The whole block's deserted. That's how we want to keep it.
Yeah, I'd like to get home. My wife's waiting for me. You'll be a little late. Well, wait a minute. Look, when you keep your voice down and stay back, you get hurt if you don't.
You're after someone? Right, Jalezka. Jalezka? But he's wanted for murder. That's right. And he's been living in this neighborhood? Where? Right across the street, down three doors. There's a cop every 10 feet from here to the river.
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