dsheinterrupthim.
“Youknow,ifyoujustwantanofficeserfyoucangetonefromthetempagency.Icanhandleanythingandanyoneyouwant,andifyoudon’thaveanybetteruseformethansortingpost,thenyou’reanidiot.”
Armanskysatthere,stunnedandangry,andshewentonunperturbed.
“Youhaveamanherewhospentthreeweekswritingapletelyuselessreportaboutthatyuppiethey’rethinkingofrecruitingforthatdot-pany.Icopiedthepieceofcrapforhimlastnight,andIseeit’slyingonyourdesknow.”
Armansky’seyeswenttothereport,andforachangeheraisedhisvoice.
“You’renotsupposedtoreadconfidentialreports.”
“Apparentlynot,butthesecurityroutinesinyourfirmhaveanumberofshortings.Aordingtoyourdirectivehe’ssupposedtocopysuchthingshimself,buthechuckedthereportatmebeforeheleftforthebaryesterday.Andbytheway,Ifoundhispreviousreportinthecanteen.”
“Youdidwhat?”
“Calmdown.Iputitinhisin-box.”
“Didhegiveyouthebinationtohisdocumentsafe?”Armanskywasaghast.
“Notexactly;hewroteitonapieceofpaperhekeptunderneathhisblotteralongwiththepasswordtohisputer.Butthepointisthatyourjokeofaprivatedetectivehasdoneaworthlesspersonalinvestigation.Hemissedthefactthattheguyhasoldgamblingdebtsandsnortscocainelikeavacuumcleaner.Orthathisgirlfriendhadtoseekhelpfromthewomen’scrisiscentreafterhebeattheshitoutofher.”
Armanskysatforacoupleofminutesturningthepagesofthereport.Itwaspetentlysetout,writteninclearlanguage,andfilledwithsourcereferencesaswellasstatementsfromthesubject’sfriendsandacquaintances.Finallyheraisedhiseyesandsaidtwowords:“Proveit.”
“HowmuchtimehaveIgot?”
“Threedays.Ifyoucan’tproveyourallegationsbyFridayafternoonyou’refired.”
Threedayslatershedeliveredareportwhich,withequallyexhaustivesourcereferences,transformedtheoutwardlypleasantyoungyuppieintoanunreliablebastard.Armanskyreadherreportovertheweekend,severaltimes,andspentpartofMondaydoingahalf-hearteddouble-checkofsomeofherassertions.Evenbeforehebeganheknewthatherrmationwouldprovetobeaurate.
Armanskywasbewilde