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?"
- Category: Crime, Murder & Mystery
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Christopher about 5 years ago
I saw an old movie or TV show where a gangster pronounced the word crime like "criyum," so that's why I said he dragged the word out to two syllables.
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Neville Hunt about 5 years ago
The menace nicely cranked up, Christopher.
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Christopher about 5 years ago
Thanks, Neville. I'm really enjoying writing this one. (Not that I didn't enjoy writing the others.)
