I Love Trouble Page #6

Yeah, okay. Well, stay on it

and I'll check with you later.

Yeah.

Interesting news.

It seems Willy Chess

did go to Yale.

- Who's Ernesto Vargas?

- Well, that's the interesting news.

The reason Sam was confused about

whether or not Chess graduated...

- is because he was expelled.

- For?

Burning down

the English Department.

Somethin' about a problem

with one of his professors.

Young Willy and his cohort,

this South American kid Vargas...

they decided to torch the place for revenge,

they were caught and properly booted out.

A fire back then,

a fire at Beekman's.

A South American friend,

a South American assassin.

- Where's Vargas now?

- Evans can't seem to get a line on him.

- Maybe Sam could help.

- Yeah. Good idea.

Good idea.

You don't know

what I did with his, uh...

Thank you.

By the way, I dressed like this because

I figured this is the way...

you're supposed to dress

at these pickup places...

and I didn't want

to stand out or anything.

Yeah. No chance of anyone

noticing you, Peterson.

- That's good thinking.

- Sam Smotherman's office.

- Hi. Is he in?

- Who's calling please?

- Peter Brackett.

- Just a minute.

By the way, Peterson, that reminds me.

We never did finish that other discussion.

- What other discussion?

- Pete, hello.

Sam, how ya doin'?

Well, I'm all right,

believe it or not.

Well, I knew you'd recover. Listen,

can you check on an old Yalie for me?

A name came up. We can't seem

to get a lead on the guy.

I'm sorry. Just one second.

Sure. Who is he?

Well, he was at Yale

the same time as Willy Chess.

- His name is, uh, Ernesto Vargas.

- Bargas?

No, no, no.

Vargas with a V like Victor.

Oh, Vargas. That doesn't sound familiar,

but I'll check him out.

All right. Well, look, I'm gonna be in and

out, so if you come up with anything...

like where he is or how we can reach

him, call my office, ask for Evans.

Yeah, I'll make a deal with you,

though. I find this Vargas guy...

then you're gonna clue me in

on what you're workin' on?

If he finds Vargas, will we clue

him in on what we're working on?

No.

You got it, buddy! Thanks a lot.

I'll see ya later.

Rule number five, Peterson:

Always humor those who can help you.

Now, what other conversation

did you want to finish?

Oh, the one about me

wanting to get you in the sack.

Oh, that. Well, forget it.

I didn't really think...

No, no, no, Peterson.

This is important.

I want you to know that I see you

strictly as a fellow newspaperman.

I mean that sincerely.

I see you as nothing else,

and I never will.

You have my word on it.

- I do?

- Mm-hmm.

Well, thanks.

That makes me feel really good.

I appreciate it.

I, I, I, I do. Thanks.

You're welcome, kid.

There 's gonna be

a heartache tonight

A heartache tonight I know

Gonna be a heartache tonight

The moon shinin' bright

Kim, introduce me.

Michael, this is Robin.

Robin, this is Michael.

- Hi.

- Robin's thinking of moving here.

Do it. We need more cute babes

in this town.

Yeah, right. Like there aren't

already four babes to every man.

- Kim, look who's here.

- Dixon, what are you doing here?

- Didn't your wife just have a baby?

- I'm celebrating!

- Yeah, right.

- Dance?

That's the other problem.

Small town, big chemical company.

Everybody knows

everything about...

Whoa, daddy!

Look what just walked in.

Somebody's gonna hurt someone

Before the night is through

Who? The guy

with the black suit?

Somebody's gonna come undone

There's nothin' we can do

You don't think he's like

off-the-charts hot?

I don't know that I'd go right to

off-the-charts. You think so?

I know so.

I also know I haven't been laid

in more months than I care to admit.

- Hi.

- Hi.

- How ya doin'?

- Ooh, great now.

Good.

- Can I buy you a drink?

- Absolutely.

- I'll have what the lady's having.

- Comin' right up.

I'm fine, thank you.

I don't like you

- I'm David.

- I'm horny.

Seems that I'm always

- Thinkin' of you

- Oh!

Ohh-Ohh-Ohh

You treat me badly

I love you madly

You've really got a hold on me

Really got a hold on me

You really got a hold on me

Baby, I love you

And all I want you to do

ls just hold me

Hold me Hold me

- Hold

- Do you wanna dance?

- Hold

- I'd love to.

Tighter, honey

Tighter

Tighter

Ohhh

I don't wanna leave you

Don't wanna stay here

Don't wanna spend

Another day here

Ooh, I wanna split now

But I just can't quit now

You've really got a hold on me

- Really got a hold on me

- You got me

- You really got a hold on me

- You really got a hold on me

Hey, Peterson.

I'm sorry.

I lost track of time.

No problem.

I'm sure you were...

I mean,

I imagine you were...

Not that I was sitting here imagining

anything, because I wasn't.

- What time is it?

- it's a little after 4:00.

I see. Fine.

So, um, it's late, so let's

just go, okay, Brackett?

And, by the way, do you mind

if I drive, because...

Just because I'm the woman doesn't always

mean I wanna be the passenger, okay?

Peterson,

I didn't sleep with her.

Excuse me. Did I ask you

if you slept with anybody?

No, no, no, no, no.

I just wanted you to know.

Look, Brackett, however you choose to

get your information is your business.

Did you lift her security pass

is all I wanna know.

- Well, I couldn't. She was all over me.

- Oh.

By the way, for the record,

not sleeping with her...

was maybe some of

the hardest work I've ever done.

Do I look like your roommate?

I don't wanna hear this.

You're right. I apologize.

Now, please, sit down.

Let me buy you a cup of coffee.

I'm tired of sitting,

and I'm not thirsty.

Peterson, I've got us a lead.

This is Kim's surprise party

last year.

The man with the gray hair

is Beekman.

There's our friend Willy. And next to

him in the glasses is Alexander Hervey.

Uh, who's Alexander Hervey?

He's a research scientist at Chess.

He and Beekman created LDF together.

- Really?

- Yeah.

So where has he been during all this?

- Boulder City, Nevada.

- Nevada?

Mm-hmm.

- You want some coffee?

- Not really. No.

Well, okay, yeah. No.

Uh, yes. Half a cup.

Doughnut?

Oh, no, thanks.

I try not to eat after 11:00.

It's bad for your metabolism to

eat when your body's inactive.

Plus I try to avoid saturated

fats, but you go ahead.

So, what's in Nevada?

Hervey and Beekman worked on LDF

for ten years.

At the end of the day,

LDF was a big hit and they were heroes.

Hervey was promoted and made the head

of a research facility outside of Vegas.

- So he's sitting pretty.

- He was, but a couple of months ago...

he had a stroke, so he's pretty

much out of commission now.

But the interesting thing is, Kim heard

Beekman was also offered a promotion...

but he turned it down.

So he turns down a promotion,

quits his job...

and suddenly dies?

Look, I realize that we're only

investigating together...

and we're trying to avoid coming

to any actual conclusions out loud.

- However?

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