Category: PART OF A SERIES
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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, Chapter 3: Frosty the Snowman
This is the third chapter of a holiday series that started Monday, November 27th. When Stan arrived home from work the contrast of his black ’61 Oldsmobile Dynamic 88 Holiday Coupe against against the backdrop of the fresh snow still laying on the lawn could have been a metaphor for Stan’s mood against the backdrop of…
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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, Chapter 2: Oh Come All Ye Faithful
This is the second chapter of a holiday series that started Monday, November 27th. Dana had spent the better part of three days packing everything she thought the family would need for the trip to Michigan, attempting to cover all the bases. The result was a mountain of luggage, ice chests, boxes of Christmas gifts,…
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HOME FOR THE HOLIDAYS, Chapter 1: Deck the Halls
This is the first chapter of a holiday series that starts Monday, November 27th and will run all week, concluding on Sunday. “Don’t go downstairs,” Kristen warned her brother while sitting at the top of the stairs. “Doug and Dana are at the kitchen table talking. Doug’s smoking so you know it’s serious. Dana has a glass of…
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PICTURE PERFECT, PART VII: Full Aperture
This is final installment of a seven part story. The difference between a criminal trial and a civil trial, well one of them anyway, is that a civil trial can be settled out of court. Or not. Angela Crane and her stepson / lover, Thomas Crane, had no cards to play, and not even an attorney…
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PICTURE PERFECT, Part VI: Photo Finish
This is Part VI of a seven part series that will conclude on Sunday. Danbury asked Sophie to make the call to his secretary to come pick him up at the Crane estate. Near the conclusion of the meeting with his client, everything came into focus. He’d driven Angela Crane’s Dual-Ghia out to the estate for…
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PICTURE PERFECT, Part V: Double Exposure
This is Part V of a seven part series that will conclude on Sunday. “You look good. It’s been too long.” Perry Silverman looked his friend upon and down and tried to contain the shock of seeing just how many pounds he’d put on since the last time they got together. “I look fat. No two…
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PICTURE PERFECT, PART IV: Auto Focus
This is Part IV of a seven part series that will conclude on Sunday. Franklin Danbury was about to ease into some of the more difficult questions he had for his client. The loud rumble of distant engine noise derailed his line of thought. The rumble didn’t remain distant for long. Someone, whom Danbury could only assume…
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PICTURE PERFECT, PART III: Framing the Shot
This is Part III of a seven part series that will conclude on Sunday. Proving the adage that “the rich are different”, Angela Crane didn’t spend the night in jail. Her attorney, Franklin Danbury, made arrangements with Chief Martin that his client be released into his custody with a $100,000 bond posted. Angela was tucked…
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PICTURE PERFECT, Part II: Black & White
This is Part II of a seven part series that will conclude on Sunday. Angela Crane’s revelation in Franklin Danbury’s office that she’d murdered her husband immediately shifted his focus from admiring her physical beauty to building a defense for her actions. “Before you say another word, I’ll need you to sign a retainer making me responsible…
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PICTURE PERFECT, PART 1: Angle of View
This is Part I of a seven part series that will conclude on Sunday. Franklin Danbury hadn’t taken on a new client in several years. There were newer attorneys in the firm who handled those cases. Franklin had made his name and money meeting the legal needs of Fort Stockton’s blue bloods. Settling the land…