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@@@@@ She's no longer in the phone book, but your Realtor gives me the number when I tell her it's sort of an emergencyAnd right away I discover Pam still cares about youShe actually wants to call and tell you that, but she's scared you'll blow her off "The first thing we establish once we get past the introductions is Pam Freemantle knows zip and zoop about a big art exhibition five weeks hence by her ex-husbandThe second thing - she makes a phone 553 call while Wireman dangles on hold and does a crossword puzzle with his newly restored vision - is that her ex has done bupkes about chartering a plane, at least with the company she knowsWhich leads us to discuss if, deep down, Edgar Freemantle has decided that when the time comes, he's just going to - in the words of my misspent youth - cry fuck it and crawl in the bucket "No, you've got it all wrong," I said, but these words came out in a listless drone that did not sound especially convincing"It's just that all the organizational stuff drives me crazy, and I keptyou know, putting it off Wireman was relentlessIf I'd been on the witness stand, I think I'd have been a little puddle of grease and tears by then; the judge would have called a recess to allow the bailiff time to either mop me up or buff me to a shine"Pam says if you subtracted The Freemantle Company buildings from the StPaul skyline, it would look like Des Moines in nineteen seventy-two"Am I supposed to believe that a guy who organized that much work couldn't 554 organize some plane tickets and two dozen hotel rooms? Especially when he could reach out to an office staff that would absolutely love to hear from him?" "They don't "Are you getting pissed?" "NoThe old anger was back, wanting to raise its voice until it was shouting as loud as Axl Rose on The BoneI raised my fingers to a spot just over my right eye, where a headache was starting upThere would be no painting for me today, and it was Wireman's faultWireman was to blameFor one moment I wished him blindNot just half-blind but blind blind, and realized I could paint him that wayAt that the anger collapsed Wireman saw my hand go to my head and let up a little"Look, most of the people she's contacted unofficially have already said hell yes, of course, they'd love toYour old line foreman Angel Slobotnik told Pam he'd bring you a jar of pickles