Reruns

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Ed McBain has been chronicling the exploits of the cops of the fictional 87th Precinct since 1956. Forty-five novels later, Detectives Carella, Meyer, and the rest of the squad are still going strong, both in a new NBC movie, Heatwave, and in this short story written exclusively for TV Guide.

Reruns by Ed McBain.

The place was a shambles.

Apartment burglaries always leave the victims with a sense of violation, but this one seemed designed to devastate the occupant. His name was David Haskins, and he told the detectives he was an actor.

"Oh?" Meyer said. "Have I seen you in anything?"

"Well, I did an automobile commercial a year or so ago," Haskins said. "In fact, the spot is still running. I'm the guy who walks in the showroom, kicks the tires? Maybe you saw it."

"I must have missed it," Meyer said.

"I still get resids," Haskins said.

"Resids?" Carella said.

"Residuals. You do a commercial, you get paid for every 13-week run. Last check I got was in October. I catch the spot every now and then, but I have no idea when the next check's coming, or for how much it'll be."

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