"Marc Laidlaw - The Diane Arbus Suicide Portfolio" - читать интересную книгу автора (Laidlaw Marc)

тАЬGood evening, Inspector Brovnik. I understand you took some photographs
of Diane Arbus in her bath.тАЭ A womanтАЩs voice, small, raspy and hoarse. тАЬI wonder
if youтАЩd be interested in a trade.тАЭ
тАЬWho is this?тАЭ
тАЬJust a friend.тАЭ
тАЬWhose friend?тАЭ
тАЬI took the other set.тАЭ
Brovnik didnтАЩt speak for a moment.
тАЬAre you still there, Inspector? Or getting this call traced?тАЭ
 тАЬThat was your 120 wrapper?тАЭ
тАЬI photographed DianeтАЩs suicide. Twelve frames. The whole thing. Everything
except the aftermath, really, and you took those. IтАЩd like good copies if I can get
them, to make my set complete.тАЭ
тАЬAnd what about your set? Do I get a look at those?тАЭ
тАЬAs I said, we could arrange a trade.тАЭ
тАЬYou know, the investigation on a suicide is fairly straightforward. You telling
me that someone else was involved, suddenly things start to look more complicated.
YouтАЩre asking for trouble.тАЭ
тАЬShe killed herself, inspector Brovnik. She didnтАЩt have an accomplice.тАЭ
тАЬWhat about you? You stood back and snapped off a dozen shots while your
so-called friend bled to death?тАЭ
тАЬUnderstand, she didnтАЩt want her death to be for nothing. She wanted those
pictures taken.тАЭ
тАЬAnd whatтАЩd she think she would do
with them?тАЭ
тАЬI canтАЩt answer that.тАЭ
тАЬLook, I canтАЩt make this kind of deal, Miss--тАЭ
тАЬYou donтАЩt need my name. And if you involve anyone else, then you wonтАЩt
hear from me again. I got in touch with you because youтАЩre a photographer. I
thought there might be some understanding between us.тАЭ
тАЬUnderstanding?тАЭ
тАЬConsider that IтАЩm DianeтАЩs agent in this matter, Inspector. There has to be an
element of trust. As an artist, you should be able to make the necessary intuitive
leap.тАЭ
тАЬWho said I was an artist?тАЭ
тАЬYou photographed Diane in death. Your eye has been changed . . . touched.
IтАЩm very interested in seeing your work.тАЭ
тАЬThis is crazy.тАЭ
тАЬAll right, so you need to think about it. IтАЩll get back to you soon. I donтАЩt care
who knows about the pictures once weтАЩve made our trade, but until then, you must
act alone or itтАЩs all off. IтАЩm eager for those pictures but I wonтАЩt risk exposure. Diane
wouldnтАЩt want that.тАЭ
 тАЬHow can you be so sure what sheтАЩd want? I mean, look what she wanted for
herself.тАЭ
тАЬShe was very hard on herself. Goodbye,
Inspector.тАЭ
тАЬWait--тАЭ
But she didnтАЩt wait. After that, he had to live with his impatience for another
week.
He didnтАЩt mention the call to anyone, contrary to his plans. He printed a