The Man with Magic Hands Ch. 15
Tony was abjectly apologetic over his blunder with Emmy. "I should have just said "You're a hooker aren't you Miss Brown!" "I don't think it really matters," I replied. "The funny thing is, pretty much everything that was said is true. It's just a question of how you interpret it." Vanessa had joined us for lunch and sat quietly as we ate and discussed possible witnesses. "There were a lot of them, weren't there," she muttered and then realised what she'd said. "Sorry Rick, I didn't mean that critically." I hung my head. "No, you're right, it was fucking crazy. Laura was right six months ago. Totally out of control. I don't think I'll ever be giving anyone a massage - never, ever again!" She came over and kissed me on the cheek. "Never say never," she smiled. After we'd had a long debate about the relevance of individual witnesses, I called a halt to the conversatio...