Chapter 33

"Hello, Pelham," Malone said. "Kenneth Malone here." "Trouble?" Pelham said. It was obvious that he expected trouble, and always had, and probably always would. "Nope," Malone said. Pelham looked even sadder. "Just checking out for vacation. You can tell the Chief I'm going to take off for Las Vegas. I'm taking his advice, tell him; I'm going to carouse and throw my money away and look at dancing girls and smoke and drink and stay out late. I'll let the local office know where I'm staying when I get there, just in …