Jake Randolph in "Bourbon On The Rocks" Pt. 28

"You ask a lotta questions, pal," he said in a low and typically gangster voice.

"That's not a crime, is it?" I asked calmly.

He shook his head, "Naw, it ain't a crime. It could be detrimental to ya health, but it ain't a crime," he said, dragging the word crime out to two syllables.

"I was just having a friendly conversation with the bartender. That's what people do when they come to the bar to have a drink."

"I ain't never seen you here before, drinking or otherwise."

I looked around, "Have you ever seen all these people before?"