ure　someone　had　showed　him　how　to　do　it　when　he　was　a　lad　…　maybe　his　father　or　maybe　one　of　the　boyfriends　his　mother　had　after　the　father　was　gone　…　but　he'd　forgot　the　knack。〃

〃I'm　with　Brutal　…　I　still　don't　see　what　your　shoe　has　to　do　with　whether　or　not　Coffey　killed　the　Detterick　twins；〃　Dean　said。

So　I　went　over　the　story　of　the　abduction　and　murder　again　…　what　I'd　read　that　hot　day　in　the　prison　library　with　my　groin　sizzling　and　Gibbons　snoring　in　the　er；　and　all　that　the　reporter；　Hammersmith；　told　me　later。

〃The　Dettericks'　dog　wasn't　much　of　a　biter；　but　it　was　a　world…class　barker；〃　I　said。　〃The　man　who　took　the　girls　kept　it　quiet　by　feeding　it　sausages。　He　crept　a　little　closer　every　time　he　gave　it　one；　I　imagine；　and　while　the　mutt　was　eating　the　last　one；　he　reached　out；　grabbed　it　by　the　head；　and　twisted。　Broke　its　neck。

〃Later；　when　they　caught　up　with　Coffey；　the　deputy　in　charge　of　the　posse　…　Rob　McGee；　his　name　was…spotted　a　bulge　in　the　chest　pocket　of　the　biballs　Coffey　was　wearing。　McGee　thought　at　first　it　might　be　a　gun。　Coffey　said　it　was　a　lunch；　and　that's　wha