Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

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           "Ialwaysfiguredyouweren’tjustamaintenanceman,"Wymersaid."Iguessyoualwaysstruckmeastoobrilliant.Soyou’reworkingfortheinvestors.Wouldyoucaretotelluswhichones?"

           Milliganpursedhislipsandcockedhishead."IneveractuallysaidIwasworkingfortheinvestors."

           "Ifnot,"Turnocksaid,"thenyou’veprobablybeensentbyarivalmanagementcompanytodestroyKellyandLemmon’scredibility."

           "Oh?"Milligan,said,tappinghisfingertipstogether."Whatmakesyouthinkthat?"

           "Willyoutelluswhoyouareworkingfor?"Wymerasked.

           "AllIcantellyounowisthatyou’dbettergetSharonRothinhereandaskhersomequestionsaboutthethingsI’vetold

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           "Icertainlyintendtolookintoyouraccusations,Bill,andI’mgladyoubroughtthistomyattentionfirst.Icanassureyou,ifthereareunvdishonestemployeesworkingforKellyandLemmon,they’llbedealtwith."

           MilliganstretchedouthisleftarmtoshowWymerandTurnockasmallmicrophonewireuphissleeve."Ishouldpointoutthatthisconversationisbeingrecorded.Thisisthereceiverandthereisanotherparty,awayfromthislocation,tapingallthis."

           "Well,goodforyou,"Wymersaid,laughing,andpointedtohisopendeskdrawer."BecauseI’mtapingitalltoo."

           Milliganlaughed.