Theory
“There comes a time,” Bernie said, “when it helps to have a theory of the case, even if it’s premature. Just between us, of course.”
In the Porsche, riding shotgun. We were in a nice part of the Valley, passing a golf course with water spraying everywhere. I stuck my head way way out, sniffed that lovely water. What was Bernie saying? Something interesting, I’m sure. And I always like hearing the sound of his voice.
“Let’s try this on for size,” he said, or something like that. “Martin Ramirez and Ezra Printz were both in the Stockton mental hospital at the same time. This goes far back – kind of like a Ross Macdonald novel, now that I think of it.”
Ross Macdonald? A new one on me. Some perp, no doubt. I’d have him by the pant leg soon enough. That’s the way our cases end.
Tags: Martin Ramirez, Printz, shotgun, water
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4:08 am on May 5th, 2009
You know the case must be going well if Bernie is too engrossed to be mad about sprinkler systems.
6:34 am on May 5th, 2009
I was just about to write that myself. Bernie rants about wasting water.
Ross MacDonald and Ross Thomas: two of Gumpa's favorites…
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