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           Ullmanasksher,sortadiplomatic-like,wouldshelikehimtonotifythestatecops,justincasemaybehehadalittleaccidentorsomething.She’sonhimlikeacat.No-no-no,he’safinedriver,sheisn’tworried,everything’sundercontrol,he’llbebackfordinner.SothatafternoonshestepsintotheColoradoaroundthreeandneverhasnodinneratall.Shegoesuptoherroomaroundtenthirty,andthat’sthelasttimeanybodysawheralive."

           "Whathappened?"

           "Countycoronersaidshetookaboutthirtysleepinpillsontopofallthebooze.Herhusbandshowedupthenextday,somebig-shotlawyerfromNewYork.HegaveoldUllmanfourdifferentshadesofholyhell.I’llsuethisanI’llsuethatanwhenI’mthroughyouwon’tevenbeabletofindacleanpairofunderwear,stufflikethat.ButUllman’sgood,thesucker.Ullmangothimquieteddown.Probablyaskedthatbigshothowhe’dliketoseehiswifesplashedallovertheNewYorkpapers:WifeofProminentNewYorkBlahBlahFoundDeadWithBellyfulofSleepingPills.Afterplayinghide-the-salamiwithakidyoungenoughtobehergrandson.

           "ThestatecopsfoundthePorscheinthebackofthisallnightburgerjointdowninLyons,andUllmanpulledafewstringstogetitreleasedtothatlawyer.ThenbothofthemgangeduponoldArcherHoughton,whichisthecountycoroner,andgothimtochangetheverdicttoaccidentaldeath.Heartattack.NowoleArcher’sdrivingaChrysler.Idon’tbegrudgehim.

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