Momma would glance at the price tag without really seeing it and say, “No, try this shirt on.”Eventually, dad will get tired of waiting and insert...himself back into his parental role. He will remind the wife of their schedule and that they needed to be in Butte, or Boise, or Billings in 5 minutes. She, of course, well aware of the time, will ignore her husband and suggest that they have lunch in this charming little hamlet.If daddy has a lick of sense, Mabel’s is going to be his next stop.. We told them that Jessica was Linda’s little sister. Gramps kept nodding at me and winking.Melody sighed, “So, as you can see, their wives have nothing to be jealous of, as far as my being with Charlie and Greg is concerned.”Gramps was cruisin’ for another bruisin’, “Ohh, I wouldn’t say that, my dear. If I had a picture of you in one of them, there suits, I’d put you right in there with ‘em.” He jumped back just in time to evade another elbow.That did earn him a quick kiss on the lips from a. Her usual smile and cheerful demeanour was absent, and so was her usual repartee. He accepted his coffee, and paused before turning away. “Are you okay? You don’t seem your usual self this morning.”She shook her head and shrugged. “Just a bit tired today.” He was unconvinced, but when he was going to let it go, he had an idea. He tucked his loyalty card away and extracted a business card.“Here,” he handed it to her. “If, someday, you need a friend ... come see me.”It was only the next day that. Once I got off the elevator I took my time as I always do. I take ‘mental snapshots’ ~ they teach you that at the FBI academy. When I got to Sal’s door I noticed that there was no forced entry. The doorjamb wasn’t splintered or anything. When I opened the door immediately on the floor to the left was one of Sal’s bodyguards Tony Ricci. He was tapped three times in the forehead and three times to the chest. I’m sorry when I say tapped that means, shot, Doc. I guess when Tony opened the door.