First morning at the Great Northern:

"Diane, 6:18 AM, Room 315, Great Northern Hotel. Slept pretty well. Non smoking room, there's no tobacco smell; that's a nice consideration for the business traveler. A hint of Douglas Fir needles in the air. As Sheriff Truman indicated they would, everything this hotel promised, they've delivered."

"Clean, reasonably priced accommodations. Telephone works, bathroom in really tip-top shape. No drips, plenty of hot water and good, steady pressure-that could be a side benefit of the waterfall outside my window. Mattress firm, but not too firm. And no lumps like that time I told you about down in El Paso. Man, what a nightmare that was! But, of course, you've heard me tell you that story once or twice, haven't you, Diane?"

"Haven't tried the television set yet. Looks like cable, probably no reception problems."

"But, the true test of any hotel, as you well know, Diane, is that morning cup of coffee, which I'll be getting back to you about within a half hour....."

"....Diane, it struck me again earlier this morning. There are two things that continue to trouble me, and I'm speaking not only as an agent of the bureau, but as a human being."

"What really went on between Marilyn Monroe and the Kennedy's and who really pulled the trigger on JFK?"

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