when he spoke again , his voice was ragged but controlled . she looked forward and i got the sense she was avoiding my eyes when she went on . terror made me scrabble upright and move until i found a corner , hand on my neck to hide my blood from her . he wore his gun and badge on a brown leather belt . `` now tell me about nancy home wrecker . '' if you need office space you can have the whole top floor . `` think you 're heading upstairs again ? '' 