Крестный отец

           DetectivePhillipsopenedtheconversationbysaying,"MissAdams,haveyouseenorheardfromMichaelCorleoneatanytimeinthelastthreeweeks?"Theonequestionwasenoughtowarnher.ThreeweeksagoshehadreadtheBostonnewspaperswiththeirheadlinesaboutthekillingofaNewYorkpolicecaptainandanarcoticssmugglernamedVirgilSollozzo.ThenewspaperhadsaiditwaspartofthegangwarinvolvingtheCorleoneFamily.

           Kayshookherhead."No,thelasttimeIsawhimhewasgoingtoseehisfatherinthehospital.Thatwasperhapsamonthago."

           Theotherdetectivesaidinaharshvoice,"Weknowallaboutthatmeeting.Haveyouseenorheardfromhimsincethen?"

           "No,"Kaysaid.

           DetectivePhillipssaidinapolitevoice,"Ifyoudohavecontactwithhimwe’dlikeyoutoletusknow.It’sveryimportantwegettotalktoMichaelCorleone.Imustwarnyouthatifyoudohavecontactwithhimyoumaybegettinginvolvedinaverydangeroussituation.Ifyouhelphiminanyway,youmaygetyourselfinveryserioustrouble."

           Kaysatupverystraightinthechair."Whyshouldn’tIhelphim?"sheasked."We’regoingtobemarried,marriedpeoplehelpeachother."

           ItwasDetectiveSirianiwhoansweredher."Ifyouhelp,youmaybeanaccessorytomurder.We’relookingforyourboyfriendbecausehekilledapolicecaptaininNewYorkplusaninformerthepoliceofficerwascontacting.WeknowMichaelCorleoneisthepersonwhodidtheshooting."

           Kaylaughed.