human
How come you're still hanging around York City? Alan asked.
gpt
I thought the heat was on for any of Max's old buddies.
human
It is, Hollis said, wiping sweat from his white shiny forehead.
gpt
But so far I'm in the clear. There won't be much of an investigation; they killed two and caught two, and that'll keep them happy. After all, the robbery was a failure.
human
Any notion why it failed?
gpt
Sure I have a notion! It was Kovak who tipped them off.
human
Mike?--but he looked okay to me.
gpt
And to everybody. But he owed Bryson a lot, and Bryson was anxious to dispose of Max. So Kovak turned the plans of the robbery over to Bryson's boys in exchange for a quitclaim on the money he owed, and Bryson just forwarded it all on to the police. They were waiting for us when we showed up.
human
How did you find all this out?
gpt
Bryson himself told me.
human
What!
gpt
I guess he didn't know exactly who besides Max was in on the deal. Anyway, he certainly didn't know I was part of the group, Hollis said.
human
Old man Bryson was laying off some bets with me and he let something slip about how he tipped the police to Max. Then he told me the whole thing.
gpt
And Kovak?
human
Dead, Hollis said bluntly.
gpt
Bryson must have figured that if he'd sell Max out he'd sell anybody out, so Kovak got taken care of. He was found yesterday. Heart failure, the report said. Bryson has some good drugs. Say, kid--any word yet on what's going to happen to all Max's dough?
human
I haven't heard a thing. I guess the government inherits it.
gpt
That would be too bad, Hollis said speculatively.
human
Max was well loaded. I'd like to get my hands into some of that dough myself. So would Bryson and his bunch, I'll bet.