Quotation

“Okay, so that didn’t go so well,” which was like saying the Titanic’s maiden voyage had some rough patches. === From his perspective, this was just a little gloss on the truth, a harmless twist, to prevent a miscarriage of justice—and, more important, to protect me. Always looking out for me. === Two different law enforcement agencies investigating the same damn thing, not saying a word to each other. === “Promise me you’ll be careful. People have been killed over this.” “Careful’s my middle name,” I said. === Chicago—the ability to escape the concrete jungle and be so close to a beach and a massive body of water; the way the roiling lake waters and car traffic on the outer drive produce their own combination of sound, their unique symphony. === Like all those mobsters who spend their entire lives robbing and intimidating and killing and when they finally get hauled into court, they’re bent over in wheelchairs and using oxygen tanks.