across the room , chalky leaned back against the wall , his eyes wide with shock . `` i see where you 're going with this . *** when the hoof beats faded , mary moved from behind the hallway curtains . * i 'm the last one to wake the following morning . that had to mean that things were getting hot in there . the doorman smiled and nodded in recognition as we walked past . `` you do mean you almost hooked him like , say , with a fishing pole or something ? '' 