You couldn’t see the sun yet from Coleman Avenue, but sleepy pink
and orange clouds told you it was on its way. Private dick Hamilton
Beach tiptoed into his brown corduroy flares, careful not to wake the
woman he’d met at the Velveteen Club last night. After the long, late
evening they’d spent together, he sure could use a cup of coffee before
he headed over to break up that drug drop on the East Side. No man
wanted to tangle with the Rabbit’s goons with cotton on the brain.
Stepping
lightly, Beach moved into the kitchen and peered inside his Hamilton
Beach 47535 Brewstation. He couldn’t remember if he’d gotten it ready
last night, but he saw now that the coffee was already loaded in a
crisp new filter. All he had to do was put his mug under the spout and
hit a couple of buttons. Good thing, too – state he was in, that was
about all he could manage. The Brewstation took it from there, brewing
up a whole pot of coffee that it stored inside its own tank and
dispensed one mug at a time, at Beach’s pleasure. He grabbed the
newspaper from the front porch, sat at the kitchen table, and unfolded
the sports page, enjoying this moment of peace before another uptight
day.
But the first sip of coffee killed all that. It was
foul, bitter, acrid. Had the Hamilton Beach Brewmaster had somehow
screwed up? Must have, he shrugged – then remembered. He definitely
hadn’t loaded the coffee into the Brewmaster the night before. Which
left only one possibility: his new friend from last night. And judging
by the taste, coffee hadn’t been all she’d poured in there.
Yanking
his .38 from his boxer shorts, Beach bolted into the bedroom to
confront his sweet assassin. The door swung open before him to reveal
an empty bed. The window was open. Curtains blew. She was gone. And he
was still alive, alive to see the pink clouds turning white.
Warranty: 1 Year Hamilton Beach
Features:
- One-hand dispensing means no carafe, no pouring, no spills
- Coffee stays fresh longer
- Two-hour auto shutoff
- Gentle warming heater
- Enclosed brewing system with thermal insulation
- Never break another glass carafe
In the box:
- Filter Basket
- Coffee Tank
- Two-Piece removable drip tray
- Coffee Scoop
- Cleaner and Descaler
- Coffee Filter
- User Manual
- Coffee Maker
