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Chapter 5“We’re going to have a talk, Ed.”Mavers slammed him into a chair. It almost tipped over, but Maverscaught the armrests and jammed the legs back on the carpet. Thetrayalso held a glass of ice water. It splashed in Ed’s face. Hecoughed and shook as water droplets flew through the air. “Who are the two men who paid me avisit last night?” Mavers demanded. Ed’s eyes slowly focused again.“Jimmy, you almost killed me.” His voice was weak. Syllables justmanaged to escape from the mouth. “Don’t think it hasn’t crossed mymind. Although killing me probably crossed your mind. So who arethey?” The hurt man panted again. A handrubbed his chest. “Ed, I know how you think. Youthought I might go to deacon Terk. It’s what you would do. So yousent two men to make sure I was staying silent. They