what does this dialogue means " THE CLOUDS ARE HEAVY"

Question

this question is from chaptar 9 this dialogue is said by Mr. Baldwin

Asked by isra m #934509 on 10/1/2019 12:01 PM

Last updated by Shanzay S #931055 on 10/5/2019 9:37 AM

Answered by Aslan on 10/1/2019 2:45 PM

I think this is a prase meant as a password of sorts to say that McGinty is part of lodge 29 Chicago.

Answered by Shanzay S #931055 on 10/5/2019 9:37 AM

this means that the situation was bad then