English 28
Introduction to College
Composition
Instructor: Tom
Amano-Tompkins Winter 2016
Section #4001: MTWTh
6:30-9:00 pm Location:
SSEC-209
Office hours: 5:30—6:30
Mon.-Tues.
Class Website: http://english28w16.blogspot.com
Email: eng28a@earthlink.net (best way to communicate with me outside of
class!). ]
Prerequisite: Satisfactory completion of the English
Placement Exam or English 21 with a grade of CREDIT, “C,” or higher.
Course Description:
English 28 is a
course designed to prepare your reading and writing skills for English 101. In this course, you will be required to read
professional essays and respond to them in journals, think critically,
synthesize material, write coherent expository essays with strong thesis
statements, give and receive feedback, edit and revise writing, and expand on
ideas. You will also engage in all
stages of the writing process including prewriting, drafting, and revising.
Course Objectives:
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Employ
the writing process in order to understand and complete the writing task
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Write an
essay that has a specific purpose, in response to specific writing prompts and
course assignments
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Write a
multi-paragraph essay with specific details, examples, and illustrations to
fulfill a purpose
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Demonstrate
critical engagement with outside sources
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Write in
prose style characterized by clarity, complexity, and variety
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Adhere
to the conventions of standard written English
Student
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of
the course, you will be able to:
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Employ the Writing Process in order to
understand and
complete the writing task
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Write paragraphs and short essays that have a
specific purpose,
in response to specific writing prompts and course assignments
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Write paragraphs using specific details,
examples, and
illustrations to fulfill a purpose
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Demonstrate appropriate critical thinking and
strategies in
writing
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Write in prose style characterized by clarity
and variety
·
Adhere to the conventions of standard written
English
Required texts: (available at the campus bookstore)
Say The Word: An Anthology of LASC
Student Writing, Volume 5/6, by The Students of Los Angeles Southwest
College
Little Scarlet by Walter Mosley (used copies available through
Amazon.com)
You will need all of the
above books to pass this class!
Bring your books, a
notebook (or notebook paper), and a pen to every class meeting. You will also
need to purchase two blue books for the two in-class essays.
Students who
succeed in English 28 usually choose to **Read
carefully!**
- Make a serious commitment to succeeding in this class.
- Come to class on time and prepared.
- Get the required texts as soon as possible.
- Do all the assignments, including readings, and keep up with the
class schedule.
- Participate in class discussions and activities.
- Refrain from using their cell phones during class.
- Let me know immediately if they experience a problem with the
class or if other areas of their lives seriously interfere with their
ability to do their class work.
- Seek out all legitimate help with their course work, if you need
it, including campus resources, campus librarians, your textbook, and me.
· Maintain academic integrity by doing their own work. They
do not plagiarize; they do not cheat. (See box on plagiarism below.)
- Treat classmates and instructor with respect and consideration.
- Recognize that real learning is difficult – it involves making
mistakes and taking risks.
- Use the internet constructively to get assignments, handouts, and to
participate in discussions
If you are not willing to make these choices, you are not likely to
pass this class!
Plagiarism can mean copying, word for word, all or part of
something someone else has written and turning it in with your name on it.
Plagiarism also includes using your own words to express someone else’s ideas
without crediting the source of those ideas and reusing your own papers written
for another class.
Plagiarism is a very serious form of academic misconduct. It’s both
lying and stealing, and it’s a waste of time for students and teachers. College
and departmental policy on plagiarism will be strictly enforced: Any student
caught plagiarizing will automatically receive a zero for that assignment, with
no possibility of making it up, and may be subject to up to a formal reprimand
and/or suspension.
Cite your sources! Please retain all notes and drafts of your papers
until grading for the course is completed.
You must submit all papers to turnitin.com IN ADDITION to submitting
them to me. Instructions concerning the use of this website will be discussed
in class.
Attendance/Tardiness
Attendance in class
is mandatory. This is the college policy. If a student is absent during the add
period OR for more than 10% of the total class hours (three classes), the
instructor has sufficient cause to drop that student from the class. Arriving
late or leaving early will count as one half of an absence.
Grading: Your final grade in this
class will be computed as follows.
Essays (2) 24%
240 points (120 points each, including draft + outline)
Journal 10% 100
Research Project 15%
150 (including source list, outline, & draft)
Midterm Exam 10%
100 A = 90%
900-1000 points
Final Exam 10%
100 B = 80%
800-899
Homework &
in-class work 13%
130 C = 70%
700-799
Quizzes 4%
40 D = 60%
600-699
Reading Analysis
Presentation 5% 50 F = 50%
0-599
Participation 9% _90 points
Total 100% 1000
points
All assignments are required. In-class essays, quizzes, and in-class
work cannot be made up. Missing assignments can significantly impact your grade
and prevent you from passing the course.
Late assignments will
be accepted for one week after due date (with a drop of one full grade), unless
an extension has been arranged with the instructor in advance. Papers may not be submitted by email except
by special permission, and when permitted, it is the student’s responsibility
to make sure that the paper is received and readable.
Multicultural
Statement
This course teaches students to read and write
critically about a myriad of subjects, which represent and reflect culturally
diverse issues and problems. Further, writing assignments are designed to help
students understand and respect diverse cultural perspectives and to show how
these perspectives contribute to the development and growth of society. In
addition, instructional methods are used to accommodate the various learning
styles of students, thus promoting self-confidence and student success.
Disabled Students
Programs and Services
Students with
limitations due to a disability may receive support services and instruction
from Disabled Student Programs and Services. Those students with mobility,
visual, hearing, speech, psychological and other health impairments as well as
learning and developmental disabilities are served. For
information or an appointment call (562) 860-2451, extension 2335; (562)
274-7164 (VP) or (562) 467-5006 (FAX).
Contact information for a few reliable classmates
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Schedule of Topics and Assignments (subject to change)
Date
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Lesson Topic(s)
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Quizzes,
exams, and major assignments
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Week
1
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Mon. 1/4
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Introduction
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For
tomorrow: written homework: One paragraph summary + thesis of the Los Angeles Times editorial (http://ideas.time.com/2013/04/22/the-boston-bombing-should-cameras-now-be-everywhere/#ixzz2VtGTxKPV)
(handout)
Watch first part of Devil In A Blue Dress if possible
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Diagnostic writings
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Tues. 1/5
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Reading
Critically
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Read links down to “Critically Reading” at this website: writing.colostate.edu/guides/page.cfm?pageid=603&guideid=31
Discuss Los Angeles Times editorial
Watch
end pt. of Devil if possible.
You
must post a one-paragraph summation of each chapter of Little Scarlet at the class website
What
is “character analysis”
For
tomorrow: Read Little Scarlet, chapters 1-4 (post)
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Diagnostic grammar
test
Student
essay
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Wed. 1/6
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Writing
Process and Essay Structure
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https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/section/1/1/
Read: Principles of Outlining (handout)
-starting
-prewrite
-thesis statement
For
tomorrow: Read Little Scarlet, chapters 5-8 (post)
*** Last day to drop class and get a full refund is Jan.
6
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prewrite Essay 1
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Thurs. 1/7
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Read “Principles of Outlining” (handout)
-creating a useful outline (handout)
Introduce Peer Review
Introduce Reading Analysis Exercise
How to write a good thesis statement
(handout)
For tomorrow: Read Little Scarlet, chapters 9-12 (post)
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Outline
Essay 1
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Week 2
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Mon. 1/11
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Description
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Read: Principles of Outlining (handout)
Peer review Essay #1 (handout)
For
tomorrow: Read Little Scarlet, chapters 13-16 (post)
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(Reading Analysis Presentation – if you’re
signed up)
Rough Draft
Essay 1
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Tues. 1/12
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Compare
and contrast
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Read: http://chompchomp.com/terms/verb.htm
-What is a
rhetorical essay?
Discuss character development in LS.
Written
homework: TBA
For tomorrow: Read Little Scarlet, chapters 17-20 (post)
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(Reading Analysis
Presentation – if you’re signed up)
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Wed. 1/13
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Grammar Review for
Mid-term
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Read: “Darkness at Noon” by Harold Krents (handout) post
Essay 1 is due today (postponed one day because of cancelled classes on 1/7)
Introduce misperception essay
Discuss prompt Essay #2
Read for tomorrow: Read Little Scarlet, chapters 21-25 (post)
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Essay 1 is due today
Free write Essay #2
(Reading
Analysis Presentation – if you’re signed up)
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Thurs. 1/14
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Division
or Analysis
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MID-TERM
For tomorrow: Read Little Scarlet, chapters 25-28 (post)
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(Reading Analysis
Presentation – if you’re signed up)
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Week 3
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Mon. 1/18
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NO CLASS – MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR. HOLIDAY
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Tues. 1/19
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Watch video: How To Organize an Essay https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8X5WoCHhtCM
Midterm outline essay #2
For tomorrow: Read Little Scarlet, chapters 29-36 (post)
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Outline Essay #2
MID-TERM
(Reading Analysis Presentation
– if you’re signed up)
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Wed. 1/20
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Comparison & Contrast
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Read: Comma Worksheet and Basic Rules (both
handouts)
Complete
exercises 1-2
Peer review rough drafts Assignment 2
For tomorrow: Read Little Scarlet, chapters 38-45 (post)
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Rough Draft
Essay
2
(Reading Analysis
Presentation – if you’re signed up)
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Thurs. 1/21
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Review the prompt for assignment 3
For tomorrow: Read Little Scarlet, chapters 46-finish (post)
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Final Draft Essay #2 due
Free write essay 3
(Reading Analysis
Presentation – if you’re signed up)
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Week
4
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Mon. 1/25
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Cause
& Effect
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Discuss critical essay about Little
Scarlet
chomp chomp.com
commas apostrophe handout read comma handout |
Outline Essay #3
(Reading Analysis
Presentation – if you’re signed up)
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Tues. 1/26
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Numbers, Italics, Capital
Letters
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Rough Draft Essay 3
(Reading Analysis
Presentation – if you’re signed up)
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Wed. 1/27
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Introduce Our Research
Project: watch video - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GoGx2uxHWD4&list=PLC2AA07517E7F81BC
Video 2: h?v=kA91ND6mVi0
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Research Project
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Thurs. 1/28
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Essay 3 due
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Week
5
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Mon. 2/1
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Literary
Analysis
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Grammar Review for final exam
apostrophe's comma's run-ons Numbers, Italics, Capital Letters (handout) workshop (handouts in class)
Written homework: make paper 3 perfect
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(Reading Analysis
Presentation – if you’re signed up)
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Tues. 2/2
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Library: how to use the LASC databases?
MLA (handouts) getting ready for eng 101 research project Last chance to workshop your paper #3 For tomorrow: we will meet to discuss the final exam, review grades etc. |
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Wed. 2/3
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Review for final, individual discussion, review grades etc | ||
Thurs. 2/4
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Literary Analysis
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Final Exam!
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CHAPTER 13 Little Scarlet
ReplyDeleteGinny Wright is introduced in this chapter, she is described as an old chubby woman who thinks has a special place in the heart of Mouse. Rawlins is on the hunt for "loverboy" whose real name is Nate Shelby. Ginny knows where Nate stays at but lets Rawlins know he is dangerous. Rawlins decides to wait to visit Nate until he can make sure of his surroundings. Before the chapter ends Rawlins visits Miss Landry but is yet again confronted by an angry white male patient in the hospital. The white man gets frustrated with nurse Plump because he thinks Rawlins is being helped before him. Rawlins tells the white man, "You don't want to go where I'm going. Believe that," but the white man ignores him. Rawlins puts him in his place and walks away.
CHAPTER 14 Little Scarlet
ReplyDeleteOnce Rawlins gets to the room where Miss Landry is located he notices she is staring at a wall. He starts a conversation with her about Payne, but she tells him she already responded the same questions to Suggs. Miss Landry tells Rawlins, Pete is the name of the white man who killed Payne. My question is finally answered about who Little Scarlet is. Nola Payne was called Little Scarlet by her father because she had red hair. Rawlins also finds out how Payne’s address book looks like, and how lonely and vulnerable Miss Landry is. He decides to stop asking Miss Landry questions and steps out to speak to Suggs. Suggs seems to not believe Miss Landry and on top of that doesn’t really seem to care about her or what she is going through.
CHAPTER 15 Little Scarlet
ReplyDeleteRawlins gets home to find himself alone with Feathers dog, a dog who hates him. Feather comes home after school and after that Bonnie from work. After they are done with putting Feather to bed Rawlins gets a call from Mouse. At first Mouse tells Rawlins he can’t help him with what he is doing, but he gives in after Rawlins explains about Miss Landry and Nola Payne. Bonnie and Rawlins have a little moment to themselves before saying their goodbyes to one another. Rawlins remembers again about Bonnie’s affair. It seems he will never get over thinking Bonnie could have loved another man. Mouse picks Rawlins up in a big delivery truck which makes both him and Bonnie laugh. He compares himself to one of Feather’s fairy-tale books but his own way.
CHAPTER 16 Little Scarlet
ReplyDeleteRandolph Hauser is introduced in this chapter, Hauser is Mouse’s friend. Both Mouse and Hauser picked up Rawlins to help him with the investigation, but before they help him they have a ‘’delivery’’ to make. Both men are running a dirty business, picking up stolen merchandise like televisions and washing machines. When Hauser realizes Mouse is not dividing the profits equally both start arguing so Rawlins tries to change the conversation. While they are talking they get pulled over and even though Mouse has a weapon on him he listens to Rawlins and leaves it in the truck before stepping out. An officer named Billing pistol whips Rawlins but he keeps calm and tries to show him the letter Gerald Jordan gave him. A different officer takes and reads the letter and lets them go without hesitation. The officer also offered any type of assistance so Rawlins takes it and ask to please not get bothered the next few nights since they will be working together. Rawlins realizes how powerful Gerald Jordan really is.
Chapter 1 Little Scarlet
ReplyDeleteThe book starts off with a description of what Rawlins sees of the after math destruction of the community that he works in. How the local business were burned down and looted.Rawlins also encounter his first incident with a man for the neighbor and the owner of the shoe store. Emotions were still high between the races. The black man was demanding that he gets his shoes from the store owner even after he clearly sees that isn't possible. The customer was just angry at the injustices that he has carried with him. Mr. Rawlins step in to protect his friend even though he himself was in a emotional state from the events over the past week. The store owner a Payment to try and ease the tension that began to build up between the two men. That's why Rawlins meet Detective Suggs.
Chapter 13: Rawlins headed to the Cox Bar where he finds Ginny drinking a beer. Then a young woman comes up to him and asks him if he’s seen Mouse. She tells him to let him know that she’s worried. Then Rawlins asks gunny if she knows where he can find Mouse. She tells him that the best she can do is contacting him to tell him to call Rawlins. Rawlins explains that he needs his help. He then asks her about a guy named “loverboy.” She tells him that he lives in Menlo and Hoover and to be careful. He later goes back to the clinic to see miss Landry.
ReplyDeleteChapter 14: Rawlins goes in and talks to Miss Landry. She’s out of the straitjacket and just sitting in a chair staring at a blank wall. He begins to ask her about Nola Payne. She hesitates to tell him anything about her because she thinks he might be the law. Rawlins assures her that he is just there to help find out what happened to Nola. He asks her if she has any other family member she can stay with, she says no. He suggests she stays there till she gets better. He then goes outside where he meets Suggs. Suggs seems to have no sympathy for the women.
Chapter 15: Easy gets home but no ones there yet. He sits down and reads the newspaper. Police raided a Muslim mosque but no one was shot. As he continued to read he noticed the importance of Nola’s case. Later Feather gets home followed by Bonnie. Feather and Easy sit down and read for a while and then after watch T.V in the living room. While they watch T.V. as a family the phone rings, its Mouse. Easy tells him he’s looking into this thing and he needs his help. He tells him about Nola, her aunt and the white man. He agrees to help him out.
Chapter 16: Mouse picks up Rawlins in a truck. He meets Randolph Hauser, a white man with red hair. They head to a warehouse where Mouse conducts business. He buys stolen merchandise that people got during the riots. In the car Mouse and Hauser argue about the profit they’re making and who gets what. As they’re arguing they see red lights and panic. They get out of the car and Rawlins puts his hands in the air. As he holds the folded paper in his hand he sees four officers getting out of the car. One approaches him and hits him with the gun for no reason. Another cop swung at him and told him to give him the letter. They asked for the keys to the back of the truck but Mouse and Hauser said they didn’t have it. Another officer cops and tells the other cop to uncuff them. The cop looks at him odd. He asks Rawlins if he could be of any assistance. He tells him to let Jordan know that he’ll have two other people working with him and not to bother them.
CHAPTER 17 Little Scarlet
ReplyDeleteAfter being able to get the police off their shoulders Mouse, Hauser, and Rawlins get to another warehouse where they unload all the stolen goods. Mouse and Hauser handle their business with one another and Mouse tells Rawlins he is ready to go visit Nate. Once they get there Mouse makes a call, and about five minutes later Nate comes out with the car that was stolen from Pete. Rawlins goes through it but does not find anything. On the way back home Rawlins and Mouse catch up on new news about people they know. Once he gets home, Rawlins decides to drive off somewhere else.
CHAPTER 18 Little Scarlet
Rawlins went to visit Miss Landry. He got questioned by a white security guard but was able to get in the hospital. The security guard checked his I.D. and started to ask questions but Rawlins ignored him and walked towards Miss Landry’s room. Both the security guard and a white nurse were trying to give him a hard time. Tina Monroe, a black nurse sat next to Miss Landry. Tina said to the white nurse that Rawlins had permission to be there by Dr. Dommer. Both the security and the nurse walk away but still hesitated about having to. After a little chat and reassurance of Pete going to get what he deserves, Miss Landry falls asleep. Tina comes back from her rounds and agrees to get a coffee with Rawlins.
CHAPTER 19 Little Scarlet
Rawlins and Tina go to a nearby coffee shop. The chef from the shop takes their order because the waitress is afraid of Rawlins and Tina. Even though she serves them their coffee, she does not seem to want to do it. Rawlins and Tina start their conversation about Miss Landry. Tina finally tells Rawlins the reason why Miss Landry gets so upset when she speaks about white people. Come to find out, Miss Landry used to get raped from the age of twelve by the white boss her father had. The white man used to threaten her with her father’s life if she ever spoke about it so she kept quiet. Rawlins also made a good observation which I did not notice. He said, “If he brought a gun with him, then why didn’t he open fire on the mob that beat him?” that leaded me to wonder, what really happened and how did Payne’s death occurred.
CHAPTER 20 Little Scarlet
Rawlins heads to Peter’s house, gets lost for a while but he is finally able to find it. Pete’s wife answers the door and tells Rawlins who introduced himself as John Lancer, Pete is not feeling good. After being able to speak to Pete for a couple minutes Pete and Rawlins go to a nearby park to speak in private. Before getting there Rawlins let’s Pete know about Payne’s death. Pete’s reaction lets Rawlins know Pete has nothing to do with Payne’s death. Rawlins lets him know he is not really Lancer, and introduces himself as Easy Rawlins after Pete opens up about having a relationship with Payne. Pete lets Rawlins know he does own a gun, a twenty-five-caliber pistol. Pete also says that he was going to leave his wife for Nola Payne. Leads me to believe that maybe the murderer is Pete’s wife Theda Rhone.
Chapter 2 Little Scarlet
ReplyDeleteDetective Sugg introduced himself to Rawlings. while emotions still running on high Rawlins wasn't interested in anything that Sugg had to say to him. Sugg needed to get Rawlins assistance in a new case that he was incase to solve. Rawlins wasn't entirely open to helping a white policeman. Rawlins fulled with the emotional dislike for the injustice that he and his people have encountered choose to be rebellious toward Suggs forcing him to tell him what he wanted. This is the first we heard of Nola Payne murder. Reliantly Rawlins left with Sugg to learn more about this woman's murder.
Chapter 3 Little Scarlet
Sugg took Rawlins to a medical center. Once they got there they had a delay in going to where they needed to be. The nurse was under strict order not only allow passage for the proper authorities to the room they were trying to access. Once they reach the room they found Nola body with the police chief and commissioner. There that when Rawlins and the police captain Fleck began their power struggle.
Chapter 4 Little Scarlet
The three policemen and Rawlins left the room where Nola laid and converse in Dr. Turners office on why exactly Rawlins was there. The Commissioner Jordan explained that Rawlins was there to help them find out what happen to Nola. Because of the riots with emotions still running high they need a black man to search for the answer in Watts. They were folded that Nola had helped a white man out that was pulled from his car and badly beaten by blacks. Nola help saved him and then he beat and killed her is what Nola aunt told the authorizes.
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ReplyDeleteCHAPTER 21 Little Scarlet
ReplyDeleteIn this chapter, Rawlins and Pete Rhone speak about how Rhone ended up in Payne’s apartment. He explains how he and Payne started their relationship and how their feelings grew for one another in their work place. Both Payne and Rhone worked together at Trevor Enterprises. Rhone claims to have fallen for her brains. Explains that Payne didn’t show up for work one day so Rhone worried about her. After finding out Payne didn’t show up for work because she was afraid of the snipers. That is how Rhone ended up between the riots. He also explains why his wife believed where he was. Rawlins tells Payne to stay away from the police for right now. Rawlins believes Rhone isn’t the killer, but he also makes sure to let him know if he turns out guilty he would kill him himself.
CHAPTER 22 Little Scarlet
Rawlins gives Juanda a call and tells her he is going to pick her up. Juanda agrees. Rawlins showers, shaves, and puts cologne on. When he picks Juanda up she finds out she also dressed up for him. Rawlins takes Juanda to a restaurant where he dines in for free because he helped prove Albert, the brother of the restaurant owner, was in San Diego when his wife’s mother’s house was robbed. Juanda flirts her way into a kiss from Rawlins, and she doesn’t seem to care when he tells her he has a woman at home and two children. Juanda tells him a little more about a man named Piedmont who helped Rhone get out the riots. After dinner he drops her off at her place and heads to Piedmont’s place.
CHAPTER 23 Little Scarlet
Rawlins knocks the door and is welcomed by Reverend Lister. The Reverent offers him a seat and Vica, a sister from church, gives him a glass of lemonade. Reverent Lister starts asking questions, so Rawlins tells him a couple white lies. Both men have a little conversation about religion, soon after that Piedmont comes in and takes Rawlins outside for a chat.
CHAPTER 24 Little Scarlet
Rawlins speaks with Piedmont to try to collect everything that happened between the times Piedmont dropped Rhone off, to the time after the ride. In the beginning Piedmont starts giving Rawlins an attitude and also gives him the impression that he does not approve Payne dating a white man. Rawlins believes Piedmont has something to do with Payne’s murder. The story takes a twist after Piedmont lets Rawlins know he saw this old bum that night. After the argument gets a little intense, Piedmont lets Rawlins know where the bum is located at. Rawlins gets to the old bum’s place, doesn’t find anyone, and starts looking around. He finds a poem, reads it, and finds the square green tin Miss Landry told him Payne keeps her numbers on. When Rawlins opens it her finds three .22 caliber shells. He remembers a different case where this boyfriend was arrested for a murder he did not commit. He remembered the police not believing him on finding evidence this bum Harold had so Harold got away. He could see the same thing happening all over again. Newell finds Rawlins who is accompanied by other men but Rawlins is able to scare them off when he hits Newell again. Rawlins reconfirms Harold is the bum living in the place.
Chapter 17: Mouse and Hauser ask Easy how he got the cops to leave him alone and respect him. He didn’t tell them. They went to another warehouse where Mouse and Hauser were going to make business as well. After Mouse finished making business they headed to the Menlo Junkyard. Mouse made a call but Rawlins had some doubts. It was around one in the morning and a red Galaxie 500 parked in front of them, it was Loverboy. Rawlins asked Loverboy if there were papers in the car, he didn’t answer him at first but later did. Rawlins took some papers from the glove compartment and then let Loverboy go. Mouse drives him home but instead of Rawlins going inside he took his car and headed to the clinic.
ReplyDeleteChapter 18: Rawlins gets to the clinic but a security guard stops him. The security guard prevents him from going into Miss Landry’s room. In the room, he see’s Miss Landry and Tina sitting down. Another nurse and the security guard come in and ask him to leave before they call the police. They leave him alone after Tina tells them its ok and that he has Dr. Dommers permission. He tells Miss Landry that he found some information on the white man. Tina leave them alone to go do her rounds. She insists that she should’ve told Nola about white men. She begins to cry and Rawlins caresses her. Easy asks Tina to go get coffee with him to discuss about what she knows.
Chapter 19: Rawlins and Tina go to Nip’s Coffee Shop. The chef comes to their table and takes their order since the waitress is afraid to. They begin to talk about Miss Landry and Nola. Tina later confesses to Rawlins the things Miss Landry has told her about her past with white men. Miss Landry was raped when she was about twelve by her father’s boss. She never told anyone because the white man threatened to kill her father if she did. Miss Landry blames herself for not telling Nola about what white men are capable of doing. Easy was still curious about how Nola got shot with a gun.
Chapter 20: Easy drives Tina to the bus stop and then heads to the address he found on the document from the vehicle. After forty-five minutes he find Rhone’s house. He lived in a coral pink house. He goes to the door and knocks and women, which is Rhone’s wife, answers. Easy tells her he needs to take with her husband. He then tells Rhone’s he has something important to tell her about Nola. They walk to a park around the neighborhood to sit and talk. Easy tells him about Nola’s murder and Rhone’s confesses his love for her. Easy was convinced that he didn’t kill Nola Payne.
Chapter 21: Peter asks Rawlins if he’s with the police department or a detective. Rawlins answers that he isn’t, he is just a person trying to solve a murder for justice. He tells her she was strangled and shot. Easy asked him if he killed her, his answer was no. he asked him if he had sex with her, peter said yeas, she was willing to. Peter and Nola met at Trevor Enterprises. He was a broker for advertising ads and she was the operator. They started by bringing coffee to each other every other day. Nola didn’t go to work the day the riots began. Peter when to go get her from her place but got caught and beaten up by the people rioting. Nola took him in and saved him. He after went home and tried contacting her again but never got a hold of her. Peter wants to call the police to be able to help. Rawlins tells him not to, to wait twenty-four hours to find the actual killer.
ReplyDeleteChapter 22: Easy calls Juanda and tells her he needs her help. He tells her hell pivk her up around noon. He then calls Bonnie and tells him he doesn’t belive the white man killed Nola. He gets her blessing and then goes to the high school he works at to get cleaned up. He goes to Juanda’s house and picks her up. As theyre driving she talks about her cousin Byford that came from Texas. Easy drives to a hotel called The Oxford. Him and Juanda go to the restraint under the hotel named Pepe’s. Albert, the manager, gives them a table in a secluded corner of the restraint. Easy then asks Juanda about Piedmont. He then asked her where he lived. She told him to give her a kiss and shed promise to tell him. He kissed her and she smiled. She told him he lived in a red house with an orange door around where he met her.
Chapter 23: Easy goes and knocks on the orange door. A man in a suit opens the door, his name is Lister. Rawlins asks for Piedmont but Lister said he isn’t home at the moment. Easy says that he is looking for him cause a guy he gave a ride to is in trouble and he’s the only one that can help. Lister lets him in, in which seems like a church. Lister offers him a seat and then a young woman comes in and offers them lemonade. Lister then starts to talk about the house. There are twenty-three people living there. There’s a school in the basement for the kids. The women are dedicated to taking care of the kids while the men work. Piedmont comes in from behind and has a seat with Rawlins. Piedmont asks if he knows him, and Rawlins replies with the words “Nola Payne and Peter Rhone.”
Chapter 24: Piedmont and Rawlins go outside and Piedmont confronts him. He asks him what he really wants. He tells him that Miss Landry hired him to find of what happened to Nola. Piedmont had a guilty look and asked what happened to Nola. Piedmont starts to get defensive and tells Rawlins that he doesn’t know what happened to Nola after that night he dropped of Peter. Easy suspects that he is lying and that he pocketed the fifty dollars Peter gave him for giving him a ride. Piedmont mentions seeing a bum when he picked Peter up. He asked him where exactly where this bum was and headed that way. He gets off the car with a crowbar and head to a cardboard house. He started to remember about a woman named Jackie and a bum named Harold. The bum killed Jackie because he thought her boyfriend Musa was a white men and he be damned to let a black women marry a white man. Newell and four other men call his name. A man shouts out saying he wasn’t scared of the crowbar. He kicked him and swung the crow bar. He kneeled and asked him who the hobo was. His name was Harold.
Chapter 25: Rawlins quickly headed to the Seventy-seventh police station. The only thing on his mind was killing Harold. He ran inside the station and asks for Detective Suggs. The desk sergeant asks him why and he replies telling him that it’s about a murder. He commands him to sit down but he just stands beside the bench. Another uniform officer addresses him and tells him to sit down. Rawlins angrily disobeys the officer and then Suggs comes in telling the officer to stand down. He cusses at the officer again and before Coreless could get to him, Suggs punches him and he goes down. Suggs takes Easy into his office and asks him what the matter is. He tells him that he know who killed Nola. He tells him about Harold and about Jackie Jay and Musa Tanous. Detective Snuggs believes him. He pulls out files he’s done research on unsolved homicides. He asks him details on Harold. He writes up the information and says to Easy to be on the look out.
ReplyDeleteChapter 26: Suggs escorts Rawlins out of the police department. He takes him all the way to his car because the other officers were bond to beat him up if he was alone. He wanted to go out and search for Harold but instead made his way home. He finds Jackson Blue. He describes him to be a liar and someone you couldn’t trust. Jackson asks Easy for help. He mentions that he got a couple of hiring’s but he needs him to pose as one of his clients. He has a girlfriend named Jewelle, which he wanted to bring along to live with him. Easy agrees but tells him he has a favor he wants done too.
Chapter 27: They all have dinner and then head out. Jackson asks what the problem is and he tells him the story about Jackie and Musa. Rawlins tells him he has to find Harold to get justice. They go to Easy’s office and set up the machine to receive calls. They then talk about the riots and how different they’re treated. Jackson tells him about a flophouse ran by some white man. He tells him that he takes people in that need help. He also mentions that Bill, the man that runs the place, might know about Harold. Rawlins asks him if he’s really going to work. Jackson says that he is, that he’s a changed man and that he plans to take care of Jewelle.
Chapter 28: Jackson left him in front of his house. Easy goes in the house and finds Bonnie laying down naked. She says mama and then papa. She’s still half asleep so easy tells her to go to sleep. She then wakes up and mentions that she loves her dad. He would take her fishing when she was younger but then stopped because he didn’t want to make her into a boy. They go to the living room and talk about Nola and Jackie over tea. They sit and talk awhile longer. She mentions that she use to swim naked.
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In this chapter Rawlins meet Nola's aunt who is under heavy sedation. while under the sedation she told Rawlins that a white man that Nola helped out doing the riots was the man that killed her. After that encounter Rawlins went back to find the police men to see if they made a decision to get him what he needed to go anywhere for this search for the killer. On his way he ran into the policemen and there the Commissioner Jordan handed him a signed letter stating that he is working with the police department and the commissioner on a special case. After that conversation Rawlins spoke with the doctor of Nola's aunt and informed him that she is to be removed from the straight jacket by the time he returns in the morning.
Chapter 6
Rawlins was leaving the medical facility when the nurse Marianne stopped him to apologize for the not speaking to him directly because of the color of his skin. She explained that lack of respect because of how she was raised and where she was born in Memphis where racism was still a part of daily life. Marianne also told him about another nurse that named Tina who was on duty when that brought in Nola and her aunt earlier that morning. Rawlins gave Marianne his number to past to the other nurse so he could speak with her about what she knew. Rawlins began to walk home for the medical facility where he encounter his first run in with two anger policemen. within this contact Rawlins handed one officer the letter that he had just received from Jordan. That officer went to verify the letter and once he did he reluctantly released him. Then Rawlins held a brief conversation with a white man about the cops being ignorant and telling him to come into his store.
Chapter 7
Once Rawlins got home he found that his son was there sanding down his boat in the driveway. His son was a adopted teenage son who he allowed to drop out of school to follow his passion for the sea. Rawlins also has an adopted 10 year old daughter that was also at home waiting for him. His girlfriend was also there. She and Feather had prepared dinner while Jesus and Rawlins discuss the current event.
Chapter 8
The children were in bed by eight o'clock. That's when Rawlins and Bonnie started talking about the riots and how the police asked him to find Nola's killer.
Chapter 9 Little Scarlet
ReplyDeleteRawlins began his investigation early in the morning. His first stop was a coffee shop. Where he spoke to Trini about seeing a white man getting pulled out of his car and beaten. Trini unknowingly pointed Rawlins in the right direct to search for a Bobby Grant. Rawlins parked near Nola's home. Rawlins came across some people hanging out on the corner. Where he meet Newell, he and Newell and Juanda. After Rawlins and Newell fight, Juanda told him where he could find Bobby Grant.
Chapter 10
Rawlins went to Bobby Grants house. There he found that he had a lot of stole items so that told Rawlins that he was one of the ones who were out looting. Rawlins asked Bobby what he knew about the white man that had gotten beat up. Bobby first try to deny anything about it. Rawlins eventually found out that he was one of the ones that hurt the white man. Bobby told Rawlins that a guy by the name of lover boy stole the car.
Chapter 11
Rawlins went to Nola's home. When he got there he look around to see if he could have found any signs that she was raped in her own home, Rawlins noticed how clean and tidy Nola was. He also was searching for her address book which he could not find. Once leaving Nola home he ran into Juanda in the hall ways telling him that Newell went to get some friends and was looking for him. Juanda told him how he could avoid Newell. She also asked Rawlins for a ride. ON the way to her aunts house she told him that lover boy was a popular car theft around the neighborhood.
Chapter 12
After Rawlins left Juanda he ran into a store owner by the name of Paris. Paris was on guard of protecting his store. Paris told Rawlins that he and his friends were out there the entire time of the rioting making sure his store did not burn down. After talking to Paris about his onion on the situation Rawlins then went to the high school where he works. When Rawlins arrive to the school he was stopped by a national guardsman. He wouldn't allow Easy to past because he had strict orders to not let anyone into the school. Then the principal inform the guard that he was an employee and to let him pass. that's when Rawlins talk to Ada and explained to her why the riots happen.
Chapter 13 Little Scarlet
ReplyDeleteOnce Rawlins left the school he went to Cox Bar in search for Mouse. There he spoke to the owner of the bar. She told Rawlins that Mouse was busy working and didn't have time to help him with anything. But she would give the message to Mouse that he was liking for him. Ginny also told Rawlins lover boy's real name and where to find him. Then Rawlins left and headed to the Sanatorium so visit Miss Landry.
Chapter 14
Rawlins found Miss Landry standing and staring at the wall in silence. When he walked in she asked him why did they have her in there. Once she began to remember the events on what lead to her being there. Rawlins introduced himself and told her that is was there to help the police find Nola's killer. He asked once again what happen to Nola and if she knew who killed her niece. She told him the same story that it was the white man that she had saved. She also told him that Nola didn't keep an address book and that she didn't own a gun either. When he Left Ms. Landry Suggs was waiting for him in the hall way. That's when Rawlins told Suggs what he had found out so far and asked if he could be put on a special visiting list for Landry.
Chapter 15
Rawlins go home to an empty house except for his daughters dog. Shortly after being home his daughter arrives and the Bonnie. When at home Mouse calls him to see why he was looking for him. He told Mouse all about Nola and that he was looking for Nate to ask him some questions about the car he had stole. Mouse told him that he had some pick ups to do and wait at his house for him to come and get him. Mouse comes to get him in a big supermarket delivery truck with his partner.
Chapter 16
Mouse introduce is partner Hauser to Rawlins. The three of them headed to the pickup location to where Mouse was doing his business for the evening. Mouse and Hauser were purchasing stolen goods from the looters in Watts. Mouse and Hauser had a little tension between the two because of mistrust. Mouse was the broker and felt it was his right to keep whatever it is that he wanted and then to split the rest with Hauser 50/50. While Hauser and Mouse were arguing they got pulled over by the police. During that incident Rawlins was stuck by one and the officer before he could hand then the latter he received from the commissioner. When the officer told the letter he immediately went to verify it. Once he did then told his fellow officers to stand down and then offer his services to assist them in any way. That completely shocked Mouse and he was then left speechless.
Chapter 17 Little Scarlet
ReplyDeleteHauser and Mouse were so amazed at how Rawlins were able to get the police to back off and leave them alone. With that new found respect for Rawlins it also changed how Hauser look at Mouse for having a friend like Rawlins around with that kind of pull. The three of them headed to Hauser warehouse when they would unload the truck and the split the profits. While Mouse and Hauser concluded their business Rawlins excused himself. Once Mouse was done then Rawlins and him headed to Nate's for the information that Rawlins needed. Once they got in front of Nate's place Mouse went to use a pay phone. After that they just waited for Nate to come out with the car that Rawlins had been looking for. Nate cam out with the car and Rawlins asked him about what happen the night he got the car. Nate said some punks pulled the white man out the car and beat him up but the ran way. He didn't see where he went because he only was interested in the car. so he took it from them. Rawlins search the car to find it empty. But he found the registration and told Nate that he could keep the car. Then Mouse took Rawlins home. On the way Rawlins told Mouse about Benita and how she was worried about him.
Chapter 18
Rawlins headed straight to visit Ms. Landry. Rawlins got to the Sanitarium and there was a chain blocking the driveway so he had to walk to the door. inside he was stopped by a white security guard that didn't appear to ve racist but just over serious about his job. He told the guard that he had special visiting hours for a patient and the guard still tried to prevent him from entering the facility. Rawlins walked passed the guard anyway and headed straight to Ms. Landry room. On the way the head nurse came out to find out what was going on and threaten to call the police on Rawlins until Tina told her that her had special rights from Dr. Dormer to visit. That's when he had met Tina the nurse that Marianne told him about. Tina had to go on her rounds so she asked if Rawlins would sit with her. He did and while he was sitting with her he noticed that she was very heavily medicated and extremely sad over the death of her niece.
Chapter 19
Tina and Rawlins went to the Nip's Coffee after her shift was over so they could speak about Ms. Landry. Once seated Rawlins noticed that the waitress was terrified to served them or even that their order. the cook had to come out to take their order. While they ate Tina told Rawlins how Ms. Landry had told her in confidence that she was molested by the white man who's land her and her parents lived on for years stating at the young age of 12. The molester told her not to tell anyone because if she did her father would be killed for trying to kill a white man. That's the reason Landry feels guilty about Nola's death.
Chapter 20
Rawlins dropped off Tina at the bus stop she uses to get home and went to find Peter Phone the white man that Nola had saved. He reached Peter home and his wife answered the door and asked Rawlins what business he had with her husband. He told her it was about what happen to him down in the riots and that it was a personal private matter. Peter came out and said that him and Rawlins can talk at the park not far from his home and away from his wife's ears. On the way Rawlins asked Peter what happen that night and if he was the one that killed Nola. Peter was shocked and hurt to learn that Nola was dead. He then told Rawlins that he knew Nola from work and went down there to get her away for the violence. That he was pulled out of the car and beaten once he got sown there and ran away from his attackers toward Nola house. Nola saw him and covered him and took him into her home. She nursed him until she was able to get him out of there safely. He said that him and Nola had made love and that he only has a gun in his home. He also told Nola that he would leave his wife to be with here because he loved him.
CHAPTER 25 Little Scarlet
ReplyDeleteOnce Rawlins is done with Newell he rushes to the police station. Rawlins is again confronted by the officers in the police station. Rawlins is so upset because officer Corless keeps telling him to sit down knowing he is in a rush to speak to Suggs. Corless then responds to Rawlins if he does not sit down, he will do it for him, so Rawlins replies with, ‘’F&#k YOU.” By then Suggs come in but Rawlins repeats what he said so Corless tries to swing at him. Corless is surprisingly thrown down by a left hook. Rawlins then is taken by Suggs to his office where he tells Suggs, Harold is the one who killed Payne. Suggs tells Rawlins about other similar murders and ask him to keep looking for Harold.
CHAPTER 26 Little Scarlet
Jackson Blue is presented in this chapter. Rawlins specifies how Jackson is a man nobody can trust and adds Jackson’s mother doesn’t even trust him. Jackson is wearing a suit and glasses and explains to Rawlins the reason behind it. After chatting for a bit, Jackson tells Rawlins the motive behind him being in his house and later asked for a favor from him. Since Rawlins already has something in mind as a return for the favor he accepts. Jackson gets a little concern about Rawlins accepting without arguing.
CHAPTER 27 Little Scarlet
Bonnie and Feather made dinner and Jackson joined in. After Jackson eating a good quantity of food Rawlins pulls him out so they can go to his office. Later Rawlins explains to Jackson the situation he is in right now and why he needs him to find Harold. Jackson tells him about this mission a priest named Bill has. This priest helps people in need and Jackson is sure Harold has been there. He also tells him how he doesn’t plan to get his hands dirty so all he can do is point him out to the right direction. As they both drive home from the office, Rawlins he thinks to himself about the riots actually being able to change the way people think and act.
CHAPTER 28 Little Scarlet
Rawlins come home to find Bonnie naked and asleep. Bonnie talks while she sleeps but Rawlins doesn’t realizes it until she wakes up and has no knowing about their conversation. Rawlins decides to go downstairs to the living room and Bonnie follows. She covers herself with a robe which leads him to know Jesus has gotten home. Both have tea with lemons to flavor it. They speak about Payne’s investigation and later about Jesus become a man. After Bonnie speaks to Rawlins about how she used to swim naked as a child. As she falls asleep, Rawlins daydreams about her in the southern oceans around her while he holds her in his arms.
Chapter 29: Easy and Bonnie have breakfast in Santa Monica. He realized that he felt guilty for thinking of Juanda when he was with her. He then dropped her off and headed to the clinic. Dr. Dommer tells him Miss Laundry had fallen into a coma. He wanted to go in her room to see her but he was more interested in finding Harold. He then headed to Bill's shelter to see if he could find Harold. He was dress like a hobo so there would be no type of suspicion. He describes the room as a large room with table. There was about fifteen men of every age and different types of odors. He went to a desk where there was a small man. He told the man behind the desk that Jackson Blue told him he could spend the night there without a cost. While he's talking to the "receptionist" two men are standing behind him looking over him. Easy turns around and yells at them to get away. They then go back to their conversation. Lewis tells easy that he could spend a night or two without paying but he would have to pay eventually because staying there wasn't free.
ReplyDeleteChapter 30: Easy sat on a couch, far away from the desk. He read the news paper and all that seemed to pop out is riot news. A man came up to him and greeted him. He sat down next to him and asked him where he was from. Easy asks the young man if he knows Harold. He begins to describe him but then stops. They go out and have a smoke, then come along two other men. Dinner time comes around and there's men setting up the table. A big white man comes out and is greeted by everyone. He went to meet Easy, Easy was amazed. He admired how big the man was. They sit and have dinner with everyone else. Bill begins to ask him where he's from. He lies and tells him that his name is Willy and that he's from Galveston. He didn't mention Harold because he didn't want anyone giving him the heads up that someone was looking for him.
Chapter 31: He talks about having a dream where he sees Nola, Bonnie, and Juanda in carcasses. He's woken up by Bill's heavy hand. Before that, he had talked to Lewis. Lewis asked him about Jackson Blue, he lied about him. After her went to the cot where he fell asleep for a while and then woke up. He went to the door that was behind Lewis's desk. He started looking for Harold's name in a file cabinet. Just as he was searching, Bill came up from behind him. Bill thought he was looking for money and told him he didn't keep it there. Easy handed him the list where he wrote all the Harold's he found and knew that he wasn't there looking for help. He told Easy he couldn't help him find him because that was personal.
Chapter 32: Rawlins headed to Stud's All Night Holiday. It was a bungalow built to be a school that was owned by Ronette Lee. It was a coffee place and a bar. He went in and asked Ronette for a coffee. He finds himself with Benita. She begins to ask him about Mouse. Easy tells her that he is fine, that he's doing what he always does, "business." She tell him he's in love with him and she misses him. Easy explains to her that he is like a storm, he comes and goes. Ronette comes with the coffee and that's when Easy asks her if she knows a Harold. She says she doesn't and she then carries on with her job. Benita comes back from the restroom and begins to ask Easy about his job and his family. She then asked for a ride back home. She invites Easy in for a coffee. He feels guilty for Mouses actions towards her so he accepts. She asks for a kiss but he suggest she go shower. As he's running her bath, she comes in with just a robe and undresses in front of him. He doesn't react, instead he goes and sits on a table and begins to browse the phone book looking for Harold.
Chapter 21 Little Scarlet
ReplyDeletePeter Rhone was telling Rawlings how he and Nola became lovers. Their relationship. It started out with them just being friendly coworkers saying good morning to each other, then they began by bring each other coffee, and then the began to have regular conversations. He told Rawlins that he was concern for Nola when she didn't show up for work once the riots broke out. He had called her to find out that she was scared. peter told her he would come and pick her up and take her to a friend house. When he got sown in Watts Peter was pulled from his car and beaten. He was able to run away and that's when Nola saw and covered him with a blanket and took him to here house. Over the course of three days Nola and Peter had talked a lot and grew close enough to make love as well as for him to decide to leave his wife for her. Nola was able to arrange for Peter to get out of Watts my a man named Piedmont. Peter had also told Rawlins that he is willing to go to the police to help out anyway that he can to help find Nola's killer.
Chapter 22
After Rawlins left Peter he went to a pay phone to call Juanda. He had convinced himself that the only reason that he called her was because he needed her help again. Rawlins had set up a meeting time with her. As soon as he ended the call with Juanda he called Bonnie out of guilt. Rawlins asked Bonnie if she had ever seen them being married and when she didn't answer that upset Rawlins. Rawlins then head to the school where he worked to get a change of clothes and to shower for his meeting with Juanda. Once he showered he pick up Juanda and took her to a restaurant in downtown. There he asked her about Piedmont and where to find him. She gave him the information after he kissed her and promise to call her again.
Chapter 23
Rawlins went to the location that Juanda gave him on Piedmont. He stayed at a home that was some kind of mission. When Rawlins first arrived he wasn't home but the minster was and told him he could wait for him to return. Once Piedmont arrive Rawlins told him that he had some questions about Nola and Peter. Piedmont told him lets move the conversation outside.
Chapter 24
When they were away from his home Piedmont stop and got hostile with Rawlins demanding what he wanted with him. When Rawlins explained Piedmont told him that he just gave the white man a ride for the $50 and that he saw a bum walking down the street when they left. Rawlins then went in search for the bum when he came across a tent with a weird poem. then he ran into Newell and his friends. Rawlins scared the name of the bum out of Newell which was Harold.
Chapter 25
ReplyDeleteRawlins went to the seventy-seventh police station to see Detective Suggs. Rawlins walked into a hostile police station. He had an officer try to attack him while he waited for Suggs. When he saw Suggs he told him that he knew who Nola's killer was and that it wasn't the white man that she saved. Rawlins told him that Harold killed Nola and another woman. He told Suggs that he tried to tell the police in that same station a few months ago about him. They didn't believe him but Suggs did. Suggs said that he was going through the cold case files and found a pattern of a serial killer.
Chapter 26
Suggs walk Rawlins to his car to make sure he didn't have anymore problems with the other officers. Rawlins goes home to find his friend Jackson waiting on him. Jackson was a con artist who always crossed the wrong people with his scams. Jackson Wanted Rawlins to install a answering machine in his office so he could have prospect jobs call to verify employment for he can live an honest lifestyle.
Chapter 27
After dinner Rawlins and Jackson head to Rawlins office to hook up the machine. While they were there Rawlins asked Jackson if he knew how he could find a bum named Harold. Jackson told him that he wasn't going to get his hands dirty anymore, so Rawlins asked him to put him in the right direction. Then Rawlins and Jackson heading back to his house to Jackson's car.
Chapter 28
Rawlins went inside his house when Jackson drove away. Inside he found Bonnie asleep on top of the covers and sleep talking. He tried to see if he could get an answer to his question if she loved him and her African prince. She woke up and then they moved into the living to talk about everything that has been going on.
CHAPTER 29 Little Scarlet
ReplyDeleteRawlins and Bonnie have a beautiful morning. They go have breakfast in Santa Monica beach and then walk around the sand. Rawlins can’t figure out why he still has Juanda in his mind when he has a woman like Bonnie. After dropping her off, Rawlins heads to the hospital where Miss Landry is hospitalized. There he finds out by Dr. Dommer, Miss Landry has fallen into a coma. Rawlins decides to go looking for Harold. When he gets to priest Bills mission he notices how many men are there and how much it stinks. Rawlins after being questioned by a man behind a desk feels he has to prove himself as a man down on his luck in order to fit in there. He yells loud enough for everyone to hear to two males who were approaching behind his back and tells them to back away. Rawlins introduces himself as Willy Mofass and after the man tells Rawlins he can stay for free for no more than two days and after that he’ll have to pay. After Rawlins makes a fuss about Jackson telling him the place was free the man tells him Bill will help him find a job in order for him to be able to pay.
CHAPTER 30 Little Scarlet
In this chapter Rawlins meets a lot of men from the mission whom he has conversations with and smokes with, he later meets Bill. Once Bill come in he describes him as a really fat man so fat his eyes were almost shut. He also describes how tall Bill is. Bill approaches Rawlins and introduces himself, Rawlins is so fascinated by his charisma he forgets Bill is a white man. After having a conversation with Rawlins at the dinner table, Bill goes around has a conversation with everyone at the table. Rawlins really loves the food they’ve offered and decides to ask about Harold another day for it to not seem too suspicious.
CHAPTER 31 Little Scarlet
Rawlins falls asleep in the mission and has a bad dream where he sees a lot of women he recognized but does not know their name. In this dream he also sees his girlfriend Bonnie and his lover right after that he wakes up. He leaves the room and even though others witness him leaving but they mind their own business. Rawlins looks for Harold’s name inside a sign-in book Bill has in a desk. He gets caught by Bill and thinks about shooting him if he chooses to fight him. Bill decides to let Rawlins go after Rawlins is able to explain the reason on why he looking for Harold. He is determined to find Harold and knows he will not get away this time.
CHAPTER 32 Little Scarlet
Rawlins goes to a bar/coffeehouse/restaurant, Ronette runs with her daughter Maxine. There he sees Benita again. She asks for Mouse again so Rawlins tries to explain in the nicest way possible Mouse does not want her anymore. Ronette brings Rawlins some coffee and tells Benita she needs to fix herself up because she has make up running down her face from her crying. Rawlins asks Ronette if she knows anybody by the name of Harold but she says no. Benita ask Rawlins for a ride home. Once there she asks him in, he feels bad for her so he comes in. Benita later asks for a kiss but Rawlins tells her to bathe first. He runs the water for her but before he gets out the bathroom she undresses. Rawlins says he now knows why Mouse wanted her before. While he looks for Harold in a phone book he notices Benita has fallen asleep.
Chapter 29
ReplyDeleteRawlins and Bonnie had breakfast together. After that he went to check on Ms. Landry. Dr. Dormer toward him that she had slopped into a coma. Then Rawlins went to Bill's Shelter. There he had signed in and was interrogated by the man behind the desk. He was interested in finding the where about of Jackson/
Chapter 30
When Rawlins was inside the shelter he took up space in the far corner where he was able to get a good look at every one that was there. A young man approach him making small talk. During their conversation Rawlins asked the young man if he knew a Harold that's been there. The young man said no. Then it was dinner time and Bill came out. Bill introduced himself to Rawlins and was asking questions to see where he had came from.
Chapter 31
Rawlins fell asleep after dinner and woke up from a a nightmare. In his dream all of the black women from his past were hung up in a meat locker dead. When he woke up he began his search to see if Harold had ever been to that shelter. Rawlins went into the office and search the files for the sign in sheets containing any Harold. He found a few and wrote down the last names. Just as he finished Bill walk into the office to find out why he ws there. Rawlins told him and handed Bill the paper that he had written with the names. Bill took the paper knowing that Rawlins remembered them and kicked Rawlins out.
Chapter 32
Rawlins went to a school turn into a social bar called Stud's All Night Holiday. It was ran by Rosetta and her daughter. Rawlins found Benita in there still upset over Mouse. After talking to Benita Rawlins took her home. Once in her home Rawlins ran her a bath and then went into the living room to search her phonebook for the last names he got from Bill's shelter.
Chapter 22
ReplyDeleteRawlins had call Suggs to set a meet up for them to go over what he had found. They met at Rawlins office. Suggs told Rawlins that after reviewing the cases in that small storage room he believe that Harold may have killed at least 21 women over the years. Suggs and Rawlins split up the names and decided to see what they could find out in their own.
Chapter 34
Juanda showed up to Easy office unannounced. She said she really wanted to see him. He asked her if she knew the bum that had been hanging around Grape street. She said she seen him around but didn't know where he was. Rawlins told her all about Nola and who he believed have killed her. Juanda was frighten and Rawlins had took her home.
Chapter 35
Back at his office Rawlins got a message from Bonnie. He called her back. She offer to help him He gave her a first and last name to go by. Jackson called and Rawlins told him that he spoke with one of the company that was interested in him. Jackson thank him and told him he found a man by the name of Harold was staying at another shelter.
Chapter 36
Rawlins went to the shelter that Jackson told him to go to.When he got there he started asking around for anyone who knew a Harold Brown. He found a guy that said he knew him and that he could go get him. The man got Harold but it wasn't the right one. He didn't get a chance to tell him that wasn't him he was looking for. Harold just attacked Rawlins and beat him up really bad. Rawlins wes able to get away and escape to his car and drive away.
CHAPTER 33 Little Scarlet
ReplyDeleteIn this chapter Suggs visits Rawlins at his office and lets him know about all the murders he was able to find. Suggs lets Rawlins know there could be as many as twenty-one murders associated with Harold. Rawlins does not take Suggs apology very well, Suggs feels bad about the murders because they could have been stopped if an officer would have actually sat down and cared. Suggs leaves the office when he notices Rawlins is uncomfortable. Rawlins goes through Jackson’s recordings and realizes he has been receiving calls for job offers. Since he agreed to be Jackson’s fake reference he gives one of them a call back.
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Juanda visits Rawlins right after Suggs leaves. Once there she starts throwing herself at him again. He wants her too but tells Juanda he loves the woman he has at home. Juanda replied to him that she doesn’t mind. Rawlins changes the conversation when he starts asking Juanda if she knows a bum who uses cardboard as a shelter. Juanda tells him she does and also tells him his name. Rawlins later tells her Harold killed Nola Payne and many other woman, Juanda doesn’t believe it at first. Rawlins asks her to take care of herself and to be aware. Juanda asks for a ride so he takes her back to her apartment.
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Rawlins returns to his office after dropping Juanda off. He starts making phone calls. He finally remembers Harold had told him his mother’s name from a conversation they have had. Soon after, Juanda calls and offers to help Rawlins he accepts and she gets happy. Jackson calls right after Juanda and informs Rawlins about being able to find where Harold is located at. Rawlins becomes very pleased knowing where Harold is.
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Once Rawlins arrives to the mission where Harold is staying the gatekeeper would not let him speak to Harold. He decided to call Suggs and wait. A small man comes to Rawlins and asks him if he is looking for Harold and offers to bring him out with a lie. Rawlins gives him a $5 bill but rips it in half and tells the small man he can have the other half once Harold gets there. Rawlins gets attacked by this big man named Harold. He realizes he found the wrong Harold but tries to fight for his life. Rawlins is able to get away after being injured really bad.
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ReplyDeleteEasy drove away but couldn’t figure out where he was going. He drove his car into a dead end street and decided to park his car. When Easy opened the door he recognized a woman standing in front of him whom he called Mama Jo. She helps Easy walk to her house and gives him this mixture of powders to drink which eventually makes him fall asleep. He defined Mama Jo as a woman over sixty who is able to tell people their future and some may even call a witch. When Easy wakes up Mama Jo’s son and Mouse are there. Even though Mama Jo asks him to rest he tells her he can’t so she gives him a potion to drink which ends up giving him energy. Mouse and Easy leave her place after telling Dom, Mama Jo’s son Jesus has a boat and they can probably take him to go fishing.
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Mouse starts asking Rawlins questions about Benita. When Easy notices Mouse is giving him some type of attitude he pulls over and starts going off on Mouse. Easy tells Mouse how Benita is heartbroken and how worried he should be about her. Easy knows how dangerous Mouse is but with the potion Mama Jo gave him he feels he can take anybody. Mouse agrees with Easy and doesn’t say a word after that. Easy runs low on gas so stops at a gas station where he is approached by a lot of police officers who take him to city hall. Easy feels very strong from the potion he took he resisted arrest at the gas station and also goes off at Gerald Jordan. Jordan doesn’t believe Suggs and Easy about Harold killing all these women because they have no proof. After Suggs and Easy convince him, Jordan gives them 48 hours to bring Harold in.
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Suggs and Easy make plans to meet each other tomorrow afternoon. They both asks each other to gather whatever information they had. Mama Jo’s energy drink starts fading from Easy’s body making him crash till next day. Suggs calls Easy waking him up and asks what is going on. Both head to the Valley in search for Harold’s mother. Easy went through his messages before he crashed and heard a message Bonnie had left him. On that message she tells him she think she found Harold’s mom, Jocelyn because the lady who answered seemed hesitant when she responded to Bonnie’s questions. Once they got there, a white old lady answers the door and lets them know there has been a misunderstanding.
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Easy refuses to walk away so quick so he tells Suggs he will just walk home. Even though Suggs thinks it’s a bad idea he drives away. Easy starts knocking at every door in the neighborhood but no one answers. A man finally answers his door but already has a negative attitude towards Easy. When Easy notices the white man won’t help he walks away to the next house. An old lady answers the door and lets him in after a few questions. This old lady has a lot of cats and he house smells like cat urine but Easy doesn’t seem to mind because he is not getting bothered by police. They start talking about Jocelyn and Harold. Easy finds out how Harold’s biological mother, Honey may abandoned him when he was five years old. Jocelyn kept him but never embraced having a color child.
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Mouse gives Easy a ride back. Easy calls Jocelyn back and basically black mails her to meet with him. On the drive home Mouse starts a conversation about Benita. He tells Easy he can’t seem to find her and how her mother is beginning to worry. Easy tells him she might have taken his advice and left to San Diego to visit a cousin. There is some tension between Mouse and Easy. Easy starts asking Mouse about his business and about Hauser. Mouse tells him they are still fighting over a couple things. He then brings out an envelope with a lot of money and gives it to Easy as a thank you for helping them get out of trouble. Easy doesn’t not want to reject it since he feels it will bring oddness to their rocky friendship. Once in his office, Easy puts away the money and starts thinking of ways he can utilize it to redeem Mouse’s crimes.
Chapter 33: Easy leaves Benita’s house and goes to a local phone booth to call Detective Suggs. He tells Suggs to meet him in his office. Moments later Detective Suggs comes in with some donuts and coffee. Rawlins was surprised by his gesture. He tells Suggs the whole story how he got to find out about Bill’s Shelter. He explained to Suggs that that would be a place where a person like Harold would go to get off the grid for a while. Food and a shelter in exchange for no questions asked. Suggs also did some research and told Rawlins that there were at least twenty-one women that’s murders where almost the same. Suggs apologized and left. Easy looked over the reports Suggs did about the women. He checked the answering machine, a Conrad Hale called regarding Jackson Blues hiring. Easy lied and told him he was a good employee of his.
ReplyDeleteChapter 34: Another knock came at the door and Rawlins thought it was Suggs again. It was Juanda, she walked in and hugged him. He asked how she found him. She said she found him through the phone book. He thought about having sex with her and being blunt, but for some reason that mad him feel like Harold. He then told her about Harold and how he killed Nola and many other women. She told her how no one cares about black women being killed. She stayed quiet and asked Easy to drive her home. On the ride back to her house, she didn’t say a word.
Chapter 35: He went back to his office after dropping Juanda off. He began to call and see if anyone knew a Harold. He remembered talking to him when he was around Jackie's neighborhood. He mentioned that his mothers name started with a "J". Easy tried to remember the name but it didn't come to mind. He began to call all the "J" phone numbers till a lady reminded him of the women's name, it was Jocelyn. Bonnie then calls him and offers to help him make some calls too. A few moments later Jackson calls. Jackson asked if they called him for any jobs. Easy told him they did and that he hoped he was doing right by it. Jackson then mentions a Harold Brown that's staying at a mission on Imperial Highway. Rawlins asks him where he got the information from. Jackson tells him that he made a few calls and lied about Harold being a good samaritan and that he wanted to reward him for it.
Chapter 36: Easy goes in to the shelter and a young man asks if he needed help. Easy tells him he's looking for Harold Brown. The guy tells him that it isn't a hotel, that it's a place where people can have food and shelter. Easy try's and walks past his desk, two men come out stop him. Easy walks out and thinks about calling Suggs. As he's about to call him, a small man asks if he's looking for Harold. He says he knows him and that he can bring him out if he tells him he has some wine. Easy says he'll give him five dollars if he brings him. The man goes off and s few moments later comes back out. Easy walks toward him and a big man comes out and asks him if he looking for him. They begin to fight and he realizes that he isn't the Harold he's looking for. He gets the strength to walk to his car and drive off.
Chapter 37
ReplyDeleteRawlins was beat up pretty bad my the wrong Harold. He some how manage to drive himself to Mama Jo's house. Mama Jo is a witch doctor that he knew that lived in his old neighborhood when he was a child. Rawlins went to see her to fix him. Mama Jo gave him some kind of medicine. When she was done he felt completely better. It was almost as if he had never been in an deadly fight.
Chapter 38
After leaving Jo's house Rawlins and Mouse talked about Benita. Rawlins told Mouse how messed up she was over him. He drop Mouse off at home. When he drop Mouse off Commissioner Jordan had Rawlins picked up from a gas station by a few police officers. That's when Jordan told him and Suggs that they have 48 hrs fo find the real killer or to bring in Peter Rhone.
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Rawlins had Suggs take him to his office and told him to come by his office in the afternoon. Rawlins woke up in his office around one in the afternoon. Suggs came by to go over what he had found out. Suggs asked Rawlins why didn't he tell him that he had found Peter Rhone. Rawlins told him that he may have a lead on Harold's mother and that they could go to her house.
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Rawlins and Suggs were leaving Harold's mother home when Rawlins decided to stand and ask around the neighborhood about Harold. One man told him to go away. A lady invited him in and told him that she knew Harold and that he use to live across the street after his mother left him. The lady also told him that he Harold's real mother husband had left her.
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Rawlins had called Mrs. Ostenberg and told her that she needs to come to his office to speak to him about Harold or he would tell her new husband that she was a black woman and not white. Then Mouse came by asking him if he heard or knew where Benita was because no one could get a hold of her. Rawlins told him that she may had went to her cousin in San Diego. Mouse also gave Rawlins some money and a ring to say thank you for the other night that he got them out of trouble with the police,
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ReplyDeleteEasy finds out Jocelyn Ostenberg is Harold’s biological mother, even though she had told Suggs and Easy, Harold was Honey Mays son. Easy and Mrs. Ostenberg have a talk in his office. There, Easy realizes Mrs. Ostenberg is trying to pass as a white woman. She tells him she and her first husband met while working for Third Avenue Bank and they weren’t doing anything wrong trying to pass, they were just trying to get ahead. Both looked white so they decided to let others think they were. Mrs. Ostenberg’s first husband left her once she had Harold. Honey May was their maid whom was raising Harold as her own until she decided to leave. Easy couldn’t get Mrs. Ostenberg to tell him where Harold was, so he threaten her to tell her second husband she was not a white woman. She walked away repeating she didn’t know where he was.
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Easy tracks Honey May on the directory so goes to her house to see if she can give him any information about Harold. At first Ms. May refuses to tell Easy where he can find Harold but he lets her know Harold has killed a lot of black women for loving white man. She explains how it is not his fault and the reason why Harold is the way he is. Ms. May gives in after Easy asks her to imagen how horrible it would be if her daughter got murdered for loving a white man. He daughter is married to a black man. She allows him to take a picture she has of Harold when he was in his twenties and lets him know he can find Harold on the north side of Will Rogers Park.
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Easy drives back to his office and gives Bonnie a call. After talking to Feather for a minute Bonnies gets on the phone and says Ginny Wright called their house to let him know Benita was asking for sleeping pills. Easy feels he has to look over Benita since she is Mouse’s girlfriend. When Easy arrives he knocks the door in after not getting an answer and find Benita laying in her bed foaming from her mouth. He rushes her to the hospital where doctors are able to save her. Once Benita awakens, she thanks Easy for saving her life. She lets him know how bad of a fool she feels like for trying to kill herself over Mouse. Easy then offers her his couch in his house until she can get back on her feet.
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Bonnie is not happy about Benita staying in their house but agrees with Easy anyway. Easy arrives to Will Rogers Park where he expects to find Harold. After waiting for a while he decides to give Suggs a call. Easy lets Suggs know he has a picture of Harold so they agree to meet nearby. Suggs tells Easy he is surprised he is not trying to kill Harold himself, but Easy lets him know he knows too much about Harold to want to kill him. On his way to his office he checks on Theodore’s store and finds him and his wife inside. Theodore lets him know he is closing the shop because their insurance agent told him they don’t cover riots and the city is refusing to help. Easy offers to introduce him to an owner who has a vacant shop around his house. Theodore in return for all his help gives him an ancient riding gear. When Easy finally decides to go home he gets shot on his calf. The shooter is able to escape.
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ReplyDeleteEasy is taken to the hospital by an ambulance. When he awakens, he tries to remember who shot him. He later notices Bonnie and Feather had been in the room. Easy is convinced that Harold was the one who shot him. He gets up and leaves the hospital without getting discharged. He calls collect to Jackson but Jewelle picks up. Jewelle tells Easy, Jackson has to work in the morning so she decides to pick him up instead.
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Jocelyn arrives with coffee and a sandwich and later takes Easy to Mrs. Ostenberg’s house. Easy figured it was Mrs. Ostenberg who let Harold know where to find him. They park a few house down from her house, where they wait for any action. Someone is a Cadillac arrives to her house but it is not Harold. All of a sudden, and ambulance comes to Mrs. Ostenberg’s house and a few seconds later police. Jewelle had brought a gun for Easy. He puts it in the glove compartment and swallows the key. The white man who had given him an attitude when Easy was asking about Harold spotted them and started yelling and pointing at their car. Jewelle and Easy get roughly taken down by some police officers and they are seated in front of Mrs. Ostenberg’s front door. From there, Easy can see Mrs. Ostenberg’s husband is crying.
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Easy starts getting questioned by officers. One of them insults Easy, he feels brave and blames in on Mama Jo’s medicine. Before it gets ugly, Sergeant Pietrich gets a call which releases Easy. Mrs. Ostenberg is dead, sergeant Pietrich asks Easy if he knows who she is and he replies, “She’s a black woman.” The officers around take a second look at Mrs. Ostenberg. They probably thought she was a white woman. Easy and Jewelle are released. Jewelle heads back home while Easy decides to stay at the crime scene to wait for Suggs. When Suggs arrives, he greets Easy with a handshake in front of a dozen cop witnesses. After Suggs speaks to officers they both leave the scene.
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ReplyDeleteOn their way back to Easy’s office, Suggs lets him know that Mrs. Ostenberg’ s car had been found but Harold was nowhere to be seen. He also lets him know Miss. Landry passed away. Miss Landry has to get an autopsy to reveal the reason why she passed. Easy angrily starts blaming Suggs for Miss Landry’s death. When he gets inside his office he notices Mouse has been waiting for him. They catch up on Benita and Easy gives Bonnie a call. After he is done speaking to his whole family he asks Mouse if he has a gun.
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Easy and Mouse head to Honey May’s house because she left a message asking Easy to come by as soon as possible. When they both arrive they go inside and find Harold laying on a couch dead. Easy realizes Honey May had killed Harold by poisoning him. Mouse and Easy try to figure out ways to get rid of Harold’s body. They come to the conclusion of leaving his body on a lot near Honey May’s house. Mouse and Easy throw him out the window late at night and let the police find him.
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In the end of the chapter Gerald Jordan calls Easy. He lets him know the coroner notified him, Harold was poisoned and killed somewhere else from where he was found. Easy acts like he is surprised. Gerald Jordan, after speaking to Easy for a while lets him know he likes Easy so much he has recommended the chief to give him an investigator’s license. Having the license will give Easy the authority to do his job without getting confronted by anybody. Bonnie arranged a service for Nola Payne and Geneva Landry. Peter Rhone was invited by Easy because he knew Peter loved Nola. Peter Rhone had been thrown out by his wife after he confessed his love for a dead black woman. A couple weeks later, Easy meets with Juanda. He offers her the money Mouse had given him so she could to finish school and become the woman she wanted to become. Juanda tells Easy she’ll take the money if he keeps being friends with her. Easy ends the conversation telling her she might end up making him into a happy man.
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ReplyDeleteRawlins was waiting in his office when Mrs. Ostenberg knocked at the door. When she came in Rawlins asked her where was Harold. She told him that she didn't know and that she hadn't seen him for years. She tried to explain that Harold was the only family she had but he just wouldn't go along with her plan in pretending that the maid was his real mother. For that reason she had consider him a bad seed from the beginning on top of the color of his skin. Rawlins told her that he was looking for the women he killed that took her place in his mind.
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After his conversation with Mrs. Ostenberg Rawlins went to find Honey May. It was easy because there was only one Honey May in Los Angeles. When he got to her home he told her that he was looking for Harold because he was wanted by the police for killing black women in the neighborhood. Honey May was shocked and worried about Harold. She try to explain that is wasn't his fault why he was troubled. She said it was because of his up bringing by his mother. She told Rwlins that Harold always knew the truth about who is mother was and didn't understand why she treated him the way that she did. Honey Mae offered Rawlins a place where Harold had been known to stay and a old photo for him to show the police.
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Rawlins went backed to his office at about ten o'clock at night and called home. He spoke to Feather and Bonnie. Bonnie told her that Mouse was looking for Benita and that she wasn't answering his or her mothers calls. Rawlins went to Benita house and knocked on her door and when she didn't answer he kicked it down to find her close to death on her bedroom from a drug overdose. Benita had tried to kill herself. Rawlins took her to the hospital and was told that he got her there just in time. when Benita woke up she realize that she was foolish to try and take her own life and she need to regroup for herself.
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Rawlins called home to tell Bonnie about Benita suicide attempt and that he told her she could stay with them until she feels better. After the phone call Rawlins called Suggs and set up a meeting with him to meet at a diner. Rawlins told Suggs that he had a picture of Harold and that he was told that Harold some times be a Rogers park. After that meeting Rawlins headed back to his office. He stopped by Theodore shop and spoke to him. He told him that he knew an open spot close to his house where he can relocate his business. Theo was happy and to show his appreciation he gave Rawlins a saddle that he always liked. After that Rawlins headed up to his office.As soon as he opened the door he was shot several times by an attacker that he couldn't make out.
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Rawlins woke up in the hospital in pain and not sure where he was. His memory were jumble together with the present and the past. As his head was clearing he looked around the room and found a drawing of his family letting him know that they were there. Rawlins got out of bed to find a phone to make a call. The charge nurse try to tell him to go back to bed. Instead of listening Rawlins went across the street to use the pay phone to call Jackson. Jewelle answer saying Jackson was sleep and that she would come pick him up instead.
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ReplyDeleteJewelle picked up Rawlins with a gun and food. Rawlins told jewelle to take him to Jocelyn home. They parked a block away so he could watch and see if Harold or Jocelyn went in or out of the home. A little after sun up Jocelyn husband came home and then later the police and the paramedic arrived. Then one of Jocelyn's neighbor pointed out Rawlins saying that it was him that committed the crime. Rawlins stored the gun in the glove compartment and swallowed the key. Then they got out and were handcuff and taken into Jocelyn home.
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Once in the house Rawlins was questioned about why was he outside the home. The police was handling him as if he was the murder Jocelyn. The sergeant spoke to commission Jordan and told his officer to release Rawlins. He told Rawlins that he had to wait for Suggs to come get him. Rawlins told the sergeant that the dead woman was Jocelyn and that she was black and she was killed by her son Harold who they been looking for. Rawlins sent Jewelle home and then waited on Suggs.
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Suggs took Rawlins to his office. On his way to his office they talked about Harold and what he did. Rawlins told Suggs that he didn't have any leads. Once in his office Rawlins found Mouse there waiting for him. Mouse in his way thanked Rawlins for saving Benita. Then Rawlins got a call for Honey May and then they went to Honey's to find Harold.
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When Rawlins got to Honey's house he found Harold dead. Honey told him that he came and told her that he killed all of those women and that he killed his mother to. Honey went to the store and to call Jocelyn from a pay phone to see if Harold was telling her the truth. Honey went to the drug store and when drugged Harold. After he died that's when Honey called Rawlins. Rawlins and Mouse tried to figure out what to to do with Harold body. They decided take Harold body to the lot were he was know to be at.
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Commissioner Jordan called Rawlins into his office. Jordan told Rawlins that they found Harold with a gun and his things that belonged to his victims. Jordan also offered Rawlins a private detective license. Rawlins and his family threw a burial for Nola and her aunt. Peter was there for the service. Peter was now staying with Benita because his wife kicked him out the house for admitting that he was in love with Nola. Rawlins gave Juanda the money that he got from Mouse. They agreed to be friends and only friends.