The high school is still there, two banks, four lawyers and a small, down in the mouth strip mall, line the highway passing through town. If it’s W...lmart you want that’s going to be eight miles up the road just before you get to Peaty. Only a small portion of the residence of Red Creek actually work there. Most wage earners drive to the near by towns or up to the city for work or maybe pilot an over the road truck to distant states. There are lots of ways to get by and still come home to Red. No more vulture, no more poaching off the tip rail. She even deliberately pointed customers at other girls on occasion. It worked beautifully. In just a couple months, Cindy had carved out her niche, without pissing off anyone. She’d even managed to find a roommate, a tall thin black girl named Jade who worked at the same club.Jade peered out from the ready room. “New girl ain’t gonna last long.”Cindy looked up from the mirror where she’d been fixing her make-up. “What’s wrong?”“Completely off. Cause of death: Multiple gunshot wounds.Bozeman, Mt. County Courthouse Records: Last update 1991.Aliases: Bee Bee Palinni, Béla Wilson.Married Joseph Palinni in 1929, divorced in 1940.Deceased: 1994. Cause of death: Multiple gunshot wounds.Nov 12, 2059: Request police report of shooting death of Bee Bee Belview, 1929.Data Transfer Complete: Information as follows:Shots fired. Witness saw boyfriend of Bee Bee Belview fleeing scene. Witness saw deceased’s body lying on floor in her apartment. No. Fried chicken served burnt on the outside and blood raw on the inside. His parents had tried to eat it without criticizing her, but he had opened his big mouth and complained. She had run from the table, embarrassed. It was only after a long time later, that they could laugh about the polite way in which everyone, including Janet, had avoided saying anything about the chicken while heaping praise on the applesauce, green beans, and cole slaw.She had never figured out how to cook a roast to.