Harry brought Norris a golden knife. Norris had been Harry\u2019s fence for twelve years, and they were, if not friends exactly, something close to it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Norris told him how his kids were doing and when his wife was getting out of the state pen for women and how to hide things from the IRS and how a person actually had to buy a house.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Harry had figured he\u2019d get a good price for that stolen knife. He\u2019d got it when he went into someone\u2019s house with a carpet cleaning crew\u2014which he did mostly so he could steal things. Yes, he figured he\u2019d get a good price because Norris loved gold: he had gold watches, six gold rings, a gold pendant, two gold chains, a gold painted car.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Norris surprised him by offering him a low price for the knife. \u201cThat\u2019s solid gold, man. Fine workmanship, solid gold. I checked it in an antiques register. Solid fourteen karat. Sharp and in mint condition. I want three times that.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Norris refused, but he couldn\u2019t take his eyes off the knife. So Harry, still surprised, shrugged and put the knife back in the gym bag and said, \u201cI\u2019m outta here,\u201d and he was even more surprised when Norris jerked the bag away, took out the knife, and stabbed him in the chest with it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Norris stood over him with tears in his eyes. \u201cI\u2019m sorry, man. I\u2019m sorry. I always liked you. I didn\u2019t want to pay for that knife, though. It\u2019s too good to pay for like that. It\u2019s gold. It\u2019s beautiful. But I had to have it. I wish you\u2019d brought me ten silver spoons worth the same as you wanted. I would\u2019ve bought them. But gold…and a knife perfect for killing, both. I could let the gold go, or the knife, but not both the gold and the knife.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Harry whispered, \u201cI understand, man. I do.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Then he died, but he died understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
I mean, it made complete sense. Totally.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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