[pressgang] Quote of the Day, August 28, 2026

[prydonia]

Sarah:Problem was, between Rod phoning and you the shopkeeper must have tried to phone us. So the wrong number was in the memory. Right?

Boy:Right.

Sarah:So when I heard a certain Mr Lorenzo had been trying to call us all evening, I put two and two together. You see, we know Mr Lorenzo quite well. He owns a chain of newsagents on the south side, gives us quite a lot of distribution problems. He's got one shop that opens late, the one he runs himself. The one you're in.

Boy:Pretty sure of your guess, right?

Sarah:Pretty sure. Time to answer one question?

Boy:No-one seems to be in a hurry here.

Sarah:How did you know it was us? Last time you phoned, I mean.

Boy:Well I saw him trying to make that call. I just got forgot later. Kept muttering about the damn Junior Gazette. Don't think he liked your paper much. The late Mr Lorenzo. I didn't mean to kill him. Really I didn't. You've got to believe that. Do you?

Sarah:Yeah.

Boy:What's your name?

Sarah:Sarah.

Boy:Jack...

He hangs up, squinting against the bright light from a flashlight.
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