351 Homicide cops are usually smarter than that. 352 I knew one once, in San Francisco. 353 Nick Curran. 354 They called him Shooter. 355 We used to get in his car and ride around... 356 ...listening to 911 calls on his scanner... 357 ...then speed over. 358 Have you ever been to a murder scene right after it happened? 359 The body's still warm. 360 The watch is still ticking. 361 You can smell the blood. 362 We'd hang around for a while and then... 363 ...go have sex in Nick's car. 364 Nick used to say: 365 "Death is always there. It's the only thing that's real." 366 Except maybe sex sometimes. 367 But only sometimes? 368 Well... 369 ...I fucked this guy last night. 370 I fucked him for hours. 371 You know, we did everything to each other. 372 The full screaming Masters and Johnson's greatest hits. 373 But you know, a week from now, I probably won't even remember him. 374 But, if I was with him when he died... 375 Now... 376 ...I probably would never forget that. 377 Would I? 378 Were you ever with anyone when they died? 379 No. 380 Christ. 381 We still have 20 minutes left. 382 I feel like a cigarette. 383 See you tomorrow. 384 She just walked out? 385 How Lacanian. 386 For her, time's a weapon. 387 Everything's a weapon. Everybody's an enemy. 388 Do you think she made it up about the policeman? Washburn? 389 I don't know. It's so hard to believe anything she says. 390 She's trying to seduce you. 391 They always try to seduce you. 392 Yes, but this one's different, isn't it? 393 I don't know. More fun maybe. 394 Be careful, Michael. 395 By the way, I got a call from that reporter, Adam Towers. 396 What did he want? 397 I made everything sound boring. I assured him he didn't have a story. 398 What if he calls others? What if he calls Gerst? 399 Gerst won't talk to a popular magazine reporter. Are you kidding? 400 Anyway, it was a successful paper. |