” He said. “Let’s leave that for a few days. Tamara’s ... Darlene maybe ... No, I guess Janice for the tits. You should be able to borrow clot...es if you need it.” He drummed his thigh. “Janice, I’m going to give you a few hundred bucks. I need you to fill mine and your showers with whatever hygiene stuff these girls need.”“Oh! Shopping trip!” Janice grinned.“Maybe I should do it?” Tamara said. “I mean, you wanted them and they’ve got their things this afternoon.” Tamara had gestured first to. They were obviously cops."Are you armed?" the younger of the two asked.I looked up and saw Rodney, shift his weight uncomfortably. "More or less," I answered. I have permits for everything and i am licensed as a private protection agent," I said."Which don't mean dick," the cop's older partner said."Well, let's see. Am I under arrest for something?" I asked."Not just yet, we are investigating a accusation that you tazered a man and threatened him with a knife," the young one said."That's. " I understand." Anyway, about the middle of April we had another problem. Somebody broke into the school, trashed some classrooms, and painted some interesting biological suggestions on the door and inside the girl's locker room." Got an alibi for that one?"I grinned. "Away game. I was in Wenatchee. Then the last weekend in April somebody really did a job on the statue. Tore the front legs and head off the horse, smashed up the General." The school had a statue of Robert E. Lee on horseback.. . what was his term -- shtooped her himself -- and more than once."So when are you going to nail Allison on the desk? I thought you'd already accomplished that little fact."I might have been pushing things here, but from the way Warren reacted on hearing about Consuela and me I felt safe in broaching the subject.Apparently he did as well, for he said, "Until yesterday all I'd gotten from her was some casual groping. You know, cop a feel here and there. But after you left yesterday I got a vibe.