White Collar Girl

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Author: Renée Rosen
went to join them. After all, drinking was an industry tradition. I’d grown up knowing that. My mother kept a list tacked up on the kitchen wall with telephone numbers for Radio Grill, Riccardo’s, Twin Anchors, Mister Kelly’s and my father’s other favorite bars, along with the numbers for the doctor and the fire department.
    By the time Benny and I arrived at Boul Mich, everyone else was huddled together at the bar, talking with Red Maupin, the bartender. Their ashtrays were already full and the nut bowls nearly empty.
    Mr. Ellsworth was telling everyone about when he first met Marty Sinclair. “There was nothing that guy wouldn’t do to get a story. . . . He’d never let a little thing like ethics get in the way of him and a byline. . . .”
    People listened, nodding as Mr. Ellsworth spoke. I could tell everyone was still bewildered over what had happened.
    â€œLet’s face it,” said Henry, speaking to the group. “The guy was between a rock and a hard place. He tried to take on the Mob, for Christ’s sake.”
    â€œHenrotin Hospital’s probably the safest place for him right now,” said Peter.
    The others agreed.
    Earlier that day, after Marty had been carted off and things had quieted down, I’d taken a few minutes to pull Marty’s story from the morgue. Apparently his source was a gangster, an underling to Anthony “Big Tony” Pilaggi, a lieutenant in the Chicago Outfit. Six months ago Pilaggi had been on trial for murder and got off after his mistress testified that he was with her at the time of the murder. There was some bad blood between Marty’s source and Big Tony, something to do with promises made and broken, so apparently he had gone to Marty and told him that Big Tony’s mistress fabricated the alibi. He knew this for a fact, because Pilaggi’s mistress had been with him the night of the murder. Marty reported the story, but had refused to reveal his source, so the information couldn’t be used in a court of law. That’s why he was under so much pressure now.
    Walter banged his pipe against the ashtray on the bar, cutting into my thoughts. “If Marty gave up his source,” he said, “they probably could have put Big Tony away for life.”
    â€œYeah, and Marty would be six feet under right now,” said Randy.
    â€œWhy Marty?” asked Benny.
    â€œC’mon, think about it,” said Peter, giving Benny a light clip on the ear. “Marty’s source, whoever the hell the guy is—and let’s not get started on that guessing game. Could be any one of a hundredlugs out there gunning for Big Tony. But one thing we know is that whoever it was would have been a marked man for ratting out Big Tony. The source wouldn’t have been too happy with Marty about that, either. And then you got Big Tony, who would have put a hit on Marty for opening up the murder case again.”
    â€œI still thought he’d cave,” said Walter.
    â€œYou’re crazy,” said Randy. “And if you ask me, Marty was crazy for dredging up Big Tony’s murder case again in the first place.”
    â€œYeah,” said Henry. “But you know Marty. He’s fearless when it comes to chasing down a scoop.”
    â€œThe real shame is that he tried to do a good thing,” said Benny. “Marty just wanted to get to the truth and expose the real story, and look where it got him.”
    There was a lull in the conversation, and I pondered what Benny said. On one hand, as a reporter you have a responsibility to reveal the truth. But on the other hand, in doing so, you could wind up in jail, or worse—dead. If I’d been in Marty’s shoes, I didn’t know what I would have done.
    â€œHow long do you think he’ll be in the hospital?” asked M.
    â€œDo you think they’re going to give him electric shock treatment?” asked Gabby. “I
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