“I came as soon as I could. I was in the middle of surgery when central called.”
“I see.”
“[Phone rings.] Hold on! I’ve got to take this. [Picks up the cellphone.] “Yes. Yes. Let me know if the patient’s state changes, and remember the hydration. [Hangs up.]”
“How’s the patient?”
“As dead as when I left him.”
“Dead? Why do you need him hydrated?”
“Oh, I don’t need him hydrated. I was reminding the nurse to drink water. I don’t want to go back home to a dead patient and a dead nurse.”
“Home? Your home is equipped for surgery?”
“Yes, my home is complete with solarium, jacuzzi, batcave, and an OR.”
“I also did not know you were a doctor besides being a police officer.”
“I’m just an amateur. I learned my craft by reading the back of cereal boxes.”
“But there is no medical information on the back of cereal boxes.”
“Indeed, that’s why I call myself an amateur. Anyhow, what happened here?”
“An armed robbery, but the perpetrator was killed.”
“Is that the perpetrator on the floor bleeding from a gunshot would to the head, and not breathing?”
“Yes.”
“Look at that attire!”
“You know what they say?”
“What do they say?”
“Dress for the job you are seeking.”
“Well, by the looks of it, this criminal wanted a job as a clown circus.”
“True. Though he has a serious case of accountant face.”
“Yeah, the attire of a clown, and the face of an accountant. That’s a deadly combination if I’ve ever seen one.”
“How do you figure? We’re still alive.”
“Yes, but our victim is dead.”
“I see.”
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