chapter six who shot the sheriff waiting was not bernie tavalerios favorite pastime although waiting and watching was an integral part of all detective work.-even so , he still didnt like it.-it was july 21 ; ten days since they had gotten the phone tap approved.-so far there had been no incriminating phone calls.-actually , there had been no calls of a personal nature for the sheriff at allneither at the office nor at the apartment.-it was bernies turn to sit with the headsets and do the monitoring.-they worked in four hour shifts and from four to eight tonight was his shift.-if the phone rang at either the sheriffs office or apartment , it was their job to decide if the call should be recorded or not so constant vigilance was necessary.- sheriff finkley was a worried man.-he knew if he didnt come up with the identity of the informant , he would be severely punished.-he didnt know that tomorrow was the absolute deadline or the big boss planned for his execution.-he just couldnt figure out any way to get the information the boss needed.-finkley didnt dare call the boss ; he had been warned repeatedly not to do that.-so , when the phone rang , he didnt know whether to be relieved or even more concerned.-if it was the boss , the sheriff would just have to make him understand what a stone wall he was up against and get another extension on his time .