Episode 10: A Neat Little Package
Previous: Episode Nine: The Flame and the Pussycat Next: Episode Eleven: A Stitch in Crime The marque outside the cheap hotel advertises special weekly rates. Nothing jumps out from the sign about hourly rates, but when Honey walks into the lobby, she is challenged by the desk man (Gilchrest “Gil” Stuart) who seems to be suspicious of who Honey is and why she is there. Maybe it has something to do with the way that Honey sashays in. She happens to have a long silky kerchief hanging from her right hip, swinging in synch with her dress as she moves—that is, when the kerchief doesn’t move in counterpoint to her sway, maybe because she gives it a little push forward with her hand. “Sister, where do you think you’re going?” the desk man demands. “My husband’s room,” she replies. “Third finger, left hand and all.” She flashes her fake wedding ring for him. “Yeah? Room what?” This place is low, but the desk man seems to be determined to keep it from getting any lower. Honey