By 8 a.m. Frank is rushing to leave the motel, taking time only to leave a business card under Mr. Tanks' windshield wiper. Inside the truck, he notices a yellow cat staring up at him, and it hits Frank what a lonely life Tanks must have. He hits the road in a hurry, stopping for coffee 45 minutes later in Hawleyville. He plans his route and stops once again at a payphone. He calls Sally first, but her phone just rings and rings, causing his gut to wrench painfully. He calls Karl Bemish next, at his home, and gets him on the second ring. Karl assures him his call had been a false alarm and that the Mexicans had not been back. Karl reassures him that he's got his "alley-sweeper" - a sawed-off.....
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