They didn’t even give me a Purple Heart for it.”
“What happened?”
“The unit was taking our turn patrolling the DMZ. Indian porn Let’s plan on it.”
We agreed to talk later about specifics, chatted a while, and rang off. Some lawyers try to intimidate witnesses with word games and snotty attitudes, but the better ones make sure they know their stuff ahead of time. I waited until Sunday afternoon to call her, and she sounded happy to hear from me. It turned into almost an academic discussion instead of a cross examination. I got out before 9/11. I patched up more drunk jarheads on Saturday nights than I care to remember.”
There actually had been some pretty scary nights along the DMZ, but why bring up a downer like that? I got a female voice. A couple days later I found an unfamiliar cell phone under the seat of the truck while I was looking for my spare batteries. I just hate to be such a bother.”
“Forget it.”
I pulled the Leatherman off my belt and folded out the tweezers. None of the names in the directory looked familiar, so I took a chance and pushed the “Home” button.
