Neighbor Fantasy
“So, what's so important in the paper that you're knocking on my door at this hour?”
“It's nearly ten o'clock,” Michael reminded her.
“And I get to bed at about three in the morning,” she told him.
“Oh, I… hadn't thought. It's Mickey…”
“He's escaped?!” Her eyes flew open and her arms crossed over her chest.
“No, no,” Michael reassured her. “He's dead. He died in his sleep.” She blinked a couple of times as though she was not sure she could believe him. “Look, um, have you seen any strange people around the bar recently?”