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Yeah, I think I saw him in here before. He’d come in around seven, stay’til closing. Tipped big even though he only drank straight Coke. Swear to God. Not sure how anybody can stay sober in a joint like this. Maybe he slipped his own brand of choice in here. Would make more sense, I guess. I’m kind of surprised, though. I didn’t think he had a daughter. He seemed like a lonely guy with no family.

—Greg Douglas, bartender at the Kat Nip

I know he’s your father and all, but facts are facts. The son of a bitch had it coming.

—Rex O’Dell, former client and business partner

You have it wrong. He had no plans of moving out. Those boxes were there because he was trying to move more of his stuff into storage. That’s a small room, you know.

—Yia Yia

Never seen him before. You’re sure you have the right place?

—Nigel Watkins, owner of the Kat Nip

There will be no obituary. It’s bad enough word might leak out before he’s in the ground.

—Uncle Dimitri

I took nothing from that man. He was the fucking thief. Aren’t most lawyers?

—Rex O’Dell

You best stop duckin’ my calls, motherfucker. Or I’ll come see you personally.

—Unidentified man, left on the voice mail of my father’s cell phone

I could’ve gone to dead. Your father, he saved me. May God rest his soul.

—Bared Garratta, former client

How do you think I feel? My husband’s gone and none of you will even let me come out there to show my respects. Nobody will let me bury him once and for all.

—June Priamos, ex-wife

Why do you keep going back to Gil? Yes, he should’ve done things differently that morning. Don’t make this about what he did to you.

—Uncle Dimitri