Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           BeforehelefthissistershouseinLogan,BillyphonedtheFloridaBarAssociationtotrackdownJohnnyMorrison’slawyer,onlytodiscoverthatthelawyerwasdead.HecalledthehallofrecordsandfoundtherewasnorecordofamarriagelicenseforJohnnyMorrisonorJohnnySohraner.

           HekeptmakingcallsuntilhereachedtheformerownerofanightclubatwhichJohnnyhadworked.ThemanwasretirednowbuthadaboatinKeyBiscayneandstillbroughtseafoodtotheclub.HesaidhehadknownthatsomedayoneofJohnny’skidswouldbeaskingabouthim.He’dfiredBilly’smotherfromthenightclub,hesaid,becauseofthecaliberofpeopleshewasbringingin.Johnnyhadtriedtokeepherawayfromthepeopleshewasassociatingwith,butitwasanimpossibletask.Hesaidhehadneverseenawomanpushamanaroundlikethat.

           Billysaidhefoundsomebodyelse—amanwhohadworkedattheMidgetMotelandwhorememberedhisfather.HerecalledthatthephonecallsduringthatChristmasholidayhaddepressedJohnny.ItseemedtofitwithJohnny’sclaiminthenotethatDorothyhadbeencallinghim,tauntinghim.

           Whenhereturnedtothehospital,hebegantolosetimeagain.Mondaymorninghecalledthewritertoaskthattheirappointmentbepostponed.

           ThewriterarrivedonWednesday,andknewimmediatelythattheTeacherwasgone.HewasfacingtheunfusedBilly.