splack! an older black man hitching up his pants underneath a bloodstained butcher's apron has slapped his empty beer glass down hard on the counter on his way out.
easy stops at odell's table.
john's is only half full and the band is gone. the jukebox echoes lena horne's "prisoner of love" and dupree leans back in his chair, snoring -- mouth wide open.
b88 he turns back to see mouse standing in the living room. b88