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apartment in Ottawa. He’s always hitting Linda up for
money and she invariably warns him that it will be the very last gift, but then
she relents and opens her purse over and over again. It’s never-ending.”
    “You mentioned
that you worked somewhere. Tell me a bit about that.”
    “I teach criminology
part-time now at Queen’s. I’ve got my doctorate in Sociology so like to get
some use out of it. My ex-husband was filthy rich so I got set up financially
for life when we split. I don’t need the job but it’s nice to feel productive.”
    “How long have you
lived in Kingston?”
    “I grew up here
but stayed in Toronto to teach after I completed my education. I only moved
back to Kingston this past April when the position at Queen’s came up. Mom and
Dad were getting older and more frail so I decided to move back to my home
town. I live in an apartment just across the street from their house and within
easy walking distance from Queen’s.”
    “How do you like
being back in Kingston?”
    “It’s pretty
boring here. That’s why I dragged Linda to the dance tonight. I was antsy to do
something different. By the way, there’s something I’ve been meaning to ask you
ever since Tom introduced you. Are you the James Corbett who was involved with
the ‘Serial Killer Lawyer’ case that was in the news so much this summer?”
    “No, that’s
another Jim Corbett who practiced in Belleville. I’ve met him a few times at
various conventions. He’s several years older than me. Speaking of that case, Tom
Kennedy has actually met Grant Laviolette, the poor guy who was charged with
killing those women in the USA. Both Tom and I followed that case closely. It
was quite fascinating.”
    “There’s a book coming
out about it already,” Lynne mentioned. “It’s called ‘THE TWIN SHADOWS’ and I’m
going to buy it as soon as I see it available in a store.”
    “I’ll certainly
pick up a copy myself. Over the years Tom had several real estate deals with
Grant Laviolette and said that he was a really nice guy. We were both thrilled
when he managed to exonerate himself and located the real killers. It was an
incredible story.”
    Jim and Lynne
talked for another three hours before she finally looked in horror at her
watch.
    “My God, Jim, it’s
almost three o’clock. I’ve talked your ear off.”
    “It’s been
enthralling chatting with you, Lynne. Can I interest you in dining out with me
some time this next week?”
    “That would be lovely,
Jim.”
    They settled on
Tuesday night since Lynne had no classes to teach on Wednesdays.
    Lynne called a cab
and Jim waited in the foyer until the taxi arrived.
    They kissed
briefly and said goodnight.
    Jim’s heart was
racing as he rode the elevator back up. What a lovely and interesting woman!

CHAPTER
5 (Comparing Notes)
     
    My telephone
roused me from a deep sleep. As I reached for it, the bedside clock revealed
that it was not quite nine o’clock. What an annoying way to begin a Sunday
morning!
    “Hello,” I mumbled
sleepily.
    “Get your lazy ass
up, Kennedy and let’s go out for breakfast. I’ll be down to pick you up in
fifteen minutes.”
    Corbett didn’t
even give me the chance to tell him off as the line immediately went dead.
    I hauled myself up
and showered quickly.
    No doubt he wanted
to brag about scoring last night. I was tempted to reveal that Linda had been on
my bed but concluded that it would be childish to divulge that tidbit,
especially given the fact that she had only done it to avoid any teasing from
Lynne.
    Corbett was more
animated than I’d seen him in years.
    “Lynne has her
doctorate and teaches criminology,” he gushed. “As difficult as it will be for
you to believe, she might actually be smarter than I am.”
    “My left penis is
smarter than you,” I quipped.
    Corbett looked at
me as if I were insane. I like to throw him off his game with unfathomable
remarks.
    “No, I’m serious,”
he continued. “She stayed until almost