We covered her with the beach towel, and I tucked the end under her head. While Eddie and I wedged the girl between the back and front seats on the floor of the convertible, Hank held the fire door open for us. Hank fumbled with his keys at the door until she rounded the corner at the end of the corridor. You don't have to worry about Don, Eddie said.Don's all right. It'll be a lot easier to throw it over the rail from the convertible. Besides, I'm not going to drive over thirty, and when I cross the bridge, before the Goodyear landing pad, I'm going to throw my pistol over the side. I shook my head.That's why I want you behind me, in case we have to run for it in the Vega. Taking the car keys to the convertible from Eddie, I left the apartment. Give us a raincheck, Marge, Hank said.We're going down to the White Shark and shoot some pooi. She was coming toward us from the elevator. She was in her nurse's uniform, and had just come off duty atJackson Memorial. On the way back to Hank's apartment, we ran into Marge Brewer in the corridor. It'll take all three of us to bring him down. No sweat, Larry, Eddie said,if you want me to, I'll drive the convertible. The fire door had closed and locked while we loaded him, so Hank started down the sidewalk toward the apartment entrance. After we put him on top of the girl, in the back of the car, and covered him with the G.I. I went down first, carrying the feet, while Hank and Eddie supported him from behind. It was much easier going down the stairs. Eddie, a few feet in front of us, carried the folded army blanket and the sack of stuff. If someone saw us, it would look-at least from a distance- as if we were supporting a drunk. We each draped an arm over our shoulders, and carried him, with his feet dragging, down the corridor. Hank and I, being so much bigger than Eddie, supported the man in the yellow jump suit between us. As we drove back toward Dade Towers, I folded the blanket and the towel in my lap. blanket and the beach towel and the paper sack of personal belongings. I did this for Eddie's benefit mostly it's almost impossible to get decent prints from a car. I got some Kleenex out of the glove compartment of my Vega, and smudged the steering wheel and doors of the convertible.
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