The diner was small, but bright and clean. Brand-new, built to resemble a converted railroad car. Narrow, with a long lunch counter on one side and a kitchen bumped out back. Booths lining the opposite wall. A doorway where the center booth would be.
“Couple of things,” she said. “Teale’s got a Foundation board meeting in ten minutes. I’m getting the fax from Florida soon as he’s out of here. And we’re due a call from the state police about abandoned cars.”
I shrugged under the shroud of towels.
She pulled over to the curb near the lawn. Nudged the selector into Park. She had a tender look on her face.
“Did you have any trouble in the army?” he said.
“Seven years ago,” I said. “Our mother’s funeral.”