sandy knew where clients hid their guns and buck knives ; she knew if the rolex was real or faux : a few words to her in the receptiion area revrealed if a new client was resentful , desperate , or suicidal . recently they had installed an emergency button hooked up to the local police under hrer desk , and the golf club propped behind her desk only doubled as a decoration .
such is solo law office life in a gambling town . prepare for uzis , sandy frequently said .
nina closed the door and hana pulled an orange chair away from the wide desk . he sat , crossing one leg at thre ankle , strikoking his bear , looking out the window behind her desk toward the steel gray ;ake , but niot focusing , just gazing . chelsio sat in the chair next to his , back straight .
nina took her time geting comfortable , arranging a few papers on her desk , adjusting her chair . let them get used to her .
"i don't know why i'm here ," david hanna said finally .
"because you need to be ," chelsi said .
"i'm not working much . money 's tight . chelsi and her dad . they've offered to pay for your services , but i don't know . it doesn't seem right . i hear chelsi's already told you about the case ."
"a little ," nina said .
"rog was sarah's brother . i know he can't help wanting to sdo something . what i can't fingure out , what i haven't been aable to get my head around all along , is what good it does , suing someone . my wife was gone ."
" what's your brother in law's name again ?"
"roger freman ." why nina made a note on her yellow pd . hana watched , squinting . the tops of his ears were red and his ose looked sunburned , too . either he spent a lot of time outside , or . as chelsi had suggested , less healthy indoor pursuits heightened his natural color ." what 's your usual line of work . mr . hana ?"
"i'm a carpenter . used to be a firefighter ."
such is solo law office life in a gambling town . prepare for uzis , sandy frequently said .
nina closed the door and hana pulled an orange chair away from the wide desk . he sat , crossing one leg at thre ankle , strikoking his bear , looking out the window behind her desk toward the steel gray ;ake , but niot focusing , just gazing . chelsio sat in the chair next to his , back straight .
nina took her time geting comfortable , arranging a few papers on her desk , adjusting her chair . let them get used to her .
"i don't know why i'm here ," david hanna said finally .
"because you need to be ," chelsi said .
"i'm not working much . money 's tight . chelsi and her dad . they've offered to pay for your services , but i don't know . it doesn't seem right . i hear chelsi's already told you about the case ."
"a little ," nina said .
"rog was sarah's brother . i know he can't help wanting to sdo something . what i can't fingure out , what i haven't been aable to get my head around all along , is what good it does , suing someone . my wife was gone ."
" what's your brother in law's name again ?"
"roger freman ." why nina made a note on her yellow pd . hana watched , squinting . the tops of his ears were red and his ose looked sunburned , too . either he spent a lot of time outside , or . as chelsi had suggested , less healthy indoor pursuits heightened his natural color ." what 's your usual line of work . mr . hana ?"
"i'm a carpenter . used to be a firefighter ."
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