Chapter 1 The doctor
I met Dr. Jack Daly in August.
It was a Saturday afternoon. I was at a party in Denver at my friend Judy Kaplan’s house. We were in the backyard and it was hot. It’s always hot in the summer in Denver. It was a good party. About fifty people were there and there were drinks and good food.
I walked around the backyard and talked to people. I had a drink and tried some food. And then,
I met Jack Daly.
“Hi,” he said. He had black hair and blue eyes. “My name’s Jack. Jack Daly.”
“Hi,” I said. “I’m Flick. Flick Laine.”
We talked a little. He told me he was a doctor
and that he worked at the University of Colorado
Hospital in Denver.
“What about you?” he asked me.
“I’m a detective,” I said. “Denver Police
Department.”
“Oh, a cop!” he said with a smile. He had very white teeth.
I smiled back at him. “Yeah,” I said, “a cop.”
“So where’s your police car?” he said.


第 1章　醫(yī)生
我是八月份遇見杰克?戴利醫(yī)生的。
那是一個(gè)星期六的下午，我在丹佛市的朋友朱迪?卡普蘭家里參加聚會。我們在后院里，天氣炎熱。丹佛的夏天總是很熱。這個(gè)聚會辦得不錯(cuò)，有五十人左右在場，有飲料和美食。
我在后院里走來走去，與人攀談。我喝了一杯飲料，吃了些東西。然后，我遇見了杰克?戴利。
“嗨，”他說。他黑發(fā)、藍(lán)眼睛�！拔医薪芸恕＝芸�?戴利。”
“嗨，”我說�！拔沂歉ダ�克。弗利克?萊恩�！�
我們聊了一會兒。他告訴我他是個(gè)醫(yī)生，在丹佛的科羅拉多大學(xué)醫(yī)院工作。
“你呢？”他問我。
“我是個(gè)偵探，”我說，“在丹佛警察局工作。”
“哦，警察！”他微笑著說道。他的牙齒很白。
我也對他笑了笑。“是的，”我說，“警察。”
“那你的警車在哪兒呢？”他問。