“Alex, who hired you to follow him?”

“Ah…Foley.”

“Yes, that’s my name: Rose Foley. But who hired you to follow us?”

“Axel Foley.” He began humming the Beverly Hills Cop theme tune. “He’s a bit of an a-hole, your brother if you don’t mind me saying. Rosie. Hey, aren’t you boning Marty Brigman? The guys in the office all—”

“No. I’m not. What’s this about my brother?”

“Your brother…um…he came around the office yesterday, asked me to keep an eye on your mother. He told me not to tell you, said you would—I’m trying to think of the phrase he used—kind of a dickish thing to say if you ask me—something about you being on your menstrual cycle.”

“The little shit!” It did sound like the sort of thing Andy would say. Wait till she got hold of that pint-sized twad. “Why did he want you to keep an eye on his mom? Was it because of the new guy, the guy we were with in the park today—the ghost?”

“Nope. Axel didn’t know who was going to show up.”

“You mean Andy.”

“Andy! That’s it. Bit of a dick. He didn’t need to go behind your back like that, but he paid up front, so I took the job. Kinda wish I’d told him to stick his face in the fan.”

“Don’t worry about that. I’ll make sure he does. So, he knew there was someone at my mom’s house and he wanted him followed for some reason. Is that right?”

“Correctamundo. My mouth’s dry.”

“Just one more question, Alex, then I’ll get you some water.”

“Jodhpurs. Water. Dick. Got it.” His eyes rolled in their sockets as he swiveled his head around the room.

“What did my brother think this man was there for?”

“Money. What else? He’s some kind of Wills ’n’ Probate Attorney. Least that's what Axel Foley said. He found out his mom had made an appointment to see an attorney, so he hired me to find out who the attorney is. I’ve been watching the apartment for a few days, but I didn’t see him go in through the front door. He’s tricky, this attorney. I was right there and he slipped by me somehow. Don’t think I’ll be going back there.” Again, he hummed the Beverly Hills Cop theme. Then he fell asleep.

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