The_AT Reversal_NN1 Tuesday_NPD1 ,_, February_NPM1 9_MC ,_, 1:43_MC P.M._RA The_AT last_MD time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 'd_VHD eaten_VVN at_II the_AT Water_NN1 Grill_NN1 I_PPIS1 sat_VVD across_II the_AT table_NN1 from_II a_AT1 client_NN1 who_PNQS had_VHD coldly_RR and_CC calculatedly_RR murdered_VVD his_APPGE wife_NN1 and_CC her_APPGE lover_NN1 ,_, shooting_VVG both_DB2 of_IO them_PPHO2 in_II the_AT face_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD engaged_VVN my_APPGE services_NN2 to_II not_XX only_RR defend_VV0 him_PPHO1 at_II trial_NN1 but_CCB fully_RR exonerate_VV0 him_PPHO1 and_CC restore_VV0 his_APPGE good_JJ name_NN1 in_II the_AT public_NN1 eye_NN1 ._. 
This_DD1 time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ sitting_VVG with_IW someone_PN1 with_IW whom_PNQO I_PPIS1 needed_VVD to_TO be_VBI even_RR more_RGR careful_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ dining_VVG with_IW Gabriel_NP1 Williams_NP1 ,_, the_AT district_NN1 attorney_NN1 of_IO Los_NP1 Angeles_NP1 County_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 crisp_JJ afternoon_NNT1 in_II midwinter_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 sat_VVD with_IW Williams_NP1 and_CC his_APPGE trusted_JJ chief_NN1 of_IO staff_NN --_NN1 read_VVD political_JJ advisor_NN1 --_NN1 Joe_NP1 Ridell_NP1 ._. 
The_AT meal_NN1 had_VHD been_VBN set_VVN for_IF 1:30_MC P.M._RA ,_, when_CS most_DAT courthouse_NN1 lawyers_NN2 would_VM be_VBI safely_RR back_RP in_II the_AT CCB_NP1 ,_, and_CC the_AT DA_NN1 would_VM not_XX be_VBI advertising_VVG his_APPGE dalliance_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 member_NN1 of_IO the_AT dark_JJ side_NN1 ._. 
Meaning_VVG me_PPIO1 ,_, Mickey_NP1 Haller_NP1 ,_, defender_NN1 of_IO the_AT damned_JJ ._. 
The_AT Water_NN1 Grill_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 nice_JJ place_NN1 for_IF a_AT1 downtown_JJ lunch_NN1 ._. 
Good_JJ food_NN1 and_CC atmosphere_NN1 ,_, good_JJ separation_NN1 between_II tables_NN2 for_IF private_JJ conversation_NN1 ,_, and_CC a_AT1 wine_NN1 list_NN1 hard_RR to_TO top_VVI in_II all_DB of_IO downtown_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ the_AT kind_NN1 of_IO place_NN1 where_RRQ you_PPY kept_VVD your_APPGE suit_NN1 jacket_NN1 on_II and_CC the_AT waiter_NN1 put_VVD a_AT1 black_JJ napkin_NN1 across_II your_APPGE lap_NN1 so_CS you_PPY need_VM n't_XX be_VBI bothered_VVN with_IW doing_VDG it_PPH1 yourself_PPX1 ._. 
The_AT prosecution_NN1 team_NN1 ordered_VVD martinis_NN2 at_II the_AT county_NN1 taxpayers_NN2 '_GE expense_NN1 and_CC I_PPIS1 stuck_VVD with_IW the_AT free_JJ water_NN1 the_AT restaurant_NN1 was_VBDZ pouring_VVG ._. 
It_PPH1 took_VVD Williams_NP1 two_MC gulps_NN2 of_IO gin_NN1 and_CC one_MC1 olive_NN1 before_CS he_PPHS1 got_VVD to_II the_AT reason_NN1 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR hiding_VVG in_II plain_JJ sight_NN1 ._. 
"_" Mickey_NP1 ,_, I_PPIS1 have_VH0 a_AT1 proposition_NN1 for_IF you_PPY ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 nodded_VVD ._. 
Ridell_NP1 had_VHD already_RR said_VVN as_RG much_DA1 when_CS he_PPHS1 had_VHD called_VVN that_DD1 morning_NNT1 to_TO set_VVI up_RP the_AT lunch_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 had_VHD agreed_VVN to_II the_AT meet_NN1 and_CC then_RT had_VHD gone_VVN to_TO work_VVI on_II the_AT phone_NN1 myself_PPX1 ,_, trying_VVG to_TO gather_VVI any_DD inside_JJ information_NN1 I_PPIS1 could_VM on_II what_DDQ the_AT proposition_NN1 would_VM be_VBI ._. 
Not_XX even_RR my_APPGE first_MD ex-wife_NN1 ,_, who_PNQS worked_VVD in_II the_AT district_NN1 attorney_NN1 's_GE employ_VV0 ,_, knew_VVD what_DDQ was_VBDZ up_RP ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM all_RR ears_NN2 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ not_XX every_AT1 day_NNT1 that_CST the_AT DA_NN1 himself_PPX1 wants_VVZ to_TO give_VVI you_PPY a_AT1 proposition_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 know_VV0 it_PPH1 ca_VM n't_XX be_VBI in_II31 regard_II32 to_II33 any_DD of_IO my_APPGE clients_NN2 --_NN1 they_PPHS2 would_VM n't_XX merit_VVI much_DA1 attention_NN1 from_II the_AT guy_NN1 at_II the_AT top_NN1 ._. 
And_CC at_II the_AT moment_NN1 I_PPIS1 'm_VBM only_RR carrying_VVG a_AT1 few_DA2 cases_NN2 anyway_RR ._. 
Times_NNT2 are_VBR slow_JJ ._. "_" 
"_" Well_RR ,_, you_PPY 're_VBR right_JJ ,_, "_" Williams_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" This_DD1 is_VBZ not_XX about_II any_DD of_IO your_APPGE clients_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 have_VH0 a_AT1 case_NN1 I_PPIS1 would_VM like_VVI you_PPY to_TO take_VVI on_RP ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 nodded_VVD again_RT ._. 
I_PPIS1 understood_VVD now_RT ._. 
They_PPHS2 all_DB hate_VV0 the_AT defense_NN1 attorney_NN1 until_CS they_PPHS2 need_VV0 the_AT defense_NN1 attorney_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX know_VVI if_CSW Williams_NP1 had_VHD any_DD children_NN2 but_CCB he_PPHS1 would_VM have_VHI known_VVN through_II due_JJ diligence_NN1 that_CST I_PPIS1 did_VDD n't_XX do_VDI juvy_JJ work_NN1 ._. 
So_RR I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ guessing_VVG it_PPH1 had_VHD to_TO be_VBI his_APPGE wife_NN1 ._. 
Probably_RR a_AT1 shoplifting_NN1 grab_NN1 or_CC a_AT1 DUI_NN1 he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ trying_VVG to_TO keep_VVI under_II wraps_NN2 ._. 
"_" Who_PNQS got_VVD popped_VVN ?_? "_" 
I_PPIS1 asked_VVD ._. 
Williams_NP1 looked_VVD at_II Ridell_NP1 and_CC they_PPHS2 shared_VVD a_AT1 smile_NN1 ._. 
"_" No_UH ,_, nothing_PN1 like_II that_DD1 ,_, "_" Williams_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" My_APPGE proposition_NN1 is_VBZ this_DD1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 would_VM like_VVI to_TO hire_VVI you_PPY ,_, Mickey_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 want_VV0 you_PPY to_TO come_VVI work_NN1 at_II the_AT DA_NN1 's_GE office_NN1 ._. "_" 
Of_IO all_DB the_AT ideas_NN2 that_CST had_VHD been_VBN rattling_VVG around_RP in_II my_APPGE head_NN1 since_CS I_PPIS1 had_VHD taken_VVN Ridell_NP1 's_GE call_NN1 ,_, being_VBG hired_VVN as_II a_AT1 prosecutor_NN1 was_VBDZ n't_XX one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 'd_VHD been_VBN a_AT1 card-carrying_JJ member_NN1 of_IO the_AT criminal_JJ defense_NN1 bar_NN1 for_IF more_DAR than_CSN twenty_MC years_NNT2 ._. 
During_II that_DD1 time_NNT1 I_PPIS1 'd_VHD grown_VVN a_AT1 suspicion_NN1 and_CC distrust_NN1 of_IO prosecutors_NN2 and_CC police_NN2 that_CST might_VM not_XX have_VHI equaled_VVN that_DD1 of_IO the_AT gangbangers_NN2 down_RP in_II Nickerson_NP1 Gardens_NN2 but_CCB was_VBDZ at_RR21 least_RR22 at_II a_AT1 level_NN1 that_CST would_VM seem_VVI to_TO exclude_VVI me_PPIO1 from_II ever_RR joining_VVG their_APPGE ranks_NN2 ._. 
Plain_NN1 and_CC simple_JJ ,_, they_PPHS2 would_VM n't_XX want_VVI me_PPIO1 and_CC I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX want_VVI them_PPHO2 ._. 
Except_II21 for_II22 that_DD1 ex-wife_NN1 I_PPIS1 mentioned_VVD and_CC a_AT1 half_NN1 brother_NN1 who_PNQS was_VBDZ an_AT1 LAPD_NN1 detective_NN1 ,_, I_PPIS1 would_VM n't_XX turn_VVI my_APPGE back_NN1 on_II any_DD of_IO them_PPHO2 ._. 
Especially_RR Williams_NP1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 politician_NN1 first_MD and_CC a_AT1 prosecutor_NN1 second_NNT1 ._. 
That_DD1 made_VVD him_PPHO1 even_RR more_RGR dangerous_JJ ._. 
Though_CS briefly_RR a_AT1 prosecutor_NN1 early_RR in_II his_APPGE legal_JJ career_NN1 ,_, he_PPHS1 spent_VVD two_MC decades_NNT2 as_II a_AT1 civil_JJ rights_NN2 attorney_NN1 before_II running_VVG for_IF the_AT DA_NN1 post_NN1 as_II an_AT1 outsider_NN1 and_CC riding_VVG into_II office_NN1 on_II a_AT1 tide_NN1 of_IO anti-police_NN2 and_CC -prosecutor_JJ sentiment_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ employing_VVG full_JJ caution_NN1 at_II the_AT fancy_JJ lunch_NN1 from_II the_AT moment_NN1 the_AT napkin_NN1 went_VVD across_II my_APPGE lap_NN1 ._. 
Monday_NPD1 ,_, April_NPM1 5_MC ,_, 4:45P.M_FO ._. 
Bosch_NP1 knocked_VVD on_II the_AT door_NN1 of_IO room_NN1 804_MC and_CC looked_VVD directly_RR at_II the_AT peephole_NN1 ._. 
The_AT door_NN1 was_VBDZ quickly_RR opened_VVN by_II McPherson_NP1 ,_, who_PNQS was_VBDZ checking_VVG her_APPGE watch_NN1 as_CSA she_PPHS1 stood_VVD back_RP to_TO let_VVI him_PPHO1 enter_VVI ._. 
"_" Why_RRQ are_VBR n't_XX you_PPY in_II court_NN1 with_IW Mickey_NP1 ?_? "_" she_PPHS1 asked_VVD ._. 
Bosch_NP1 entered_VVD ._. 
The_AT room_NN1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 suite_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 decent_JJ view_NN1 of_IO Grand_NP1 Avenue_NNL1 and_CC the_AT back_NN1 of_IO the_AT Biltmore_NP1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 couch_NN1 and_CC two_MC chairs_NN2 ,_, one_MC1 of_IO them_PPHO2 occupied_VVN by_II Sarah_NP1 Ann_NP1 Gleason_NP1 ._. 
Bosch_NP1 nodded_VVD his_APPGE hello_NN1 ._. 
"_" Because_CS he_PPHS1 does_VDZ n't_XX need_VVI me_PPIO1 there_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 'm_VBM needed_VVN here_RL ._. "_" 
"_" What_DDQ 's_VBZ going_VVG on_RP ?_? "_" 
"_" Royce_NP1 tipped_VVD his_APPGE hand_NN1 on_II the_AT defense_NN1 's_GE case_NN1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 need_VV0 to_TO talk_VVI to_II Sarah_NP1 about_II it_PPH1 ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 started_VVD toward_II the_AT couch_NN1 but_CCB McPherson_NP1 put_VVD her_APPGE hand_NN1 on_II his_APPGE arm_NN1 and_CC stopped_VVD him_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" Wait_VV0 a_AT1 minute_NNT1 ._. 
Before_CS you_PPY talk_VV0 to_II Sarah_NP1 you_PPY talk_VV0 to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
What_DDQ 's_VBZ going_VVG on_RP ?_? "_" 
Bosch_NP1 nodded_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ right_JJ ._. 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD around_RP but_CCB there_EX was_VBDZ no_AT place_NN1 for_IF private_JJ conversation_NN1 in_II the_AT suite_NN1 ._. 
"_" Let_VM21 's_VM22 take_VVI a_AT1 walk_NN1 ._. "_" 
McPherson_NP1 went_VVD to_II the_AT coffee_NN1 table_NN1 and_CC grabbed_VVD a_AT1 key_JJ card_NN1 ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 'll_VM be_VBI right_JJ back_NN1 ,_, Sarah_NP1 ._. 
Do_VD0 you_PPY need_VVI anything_PN1 ?_? "_" 
"_" No_UH ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM fine_JJ ._. 
I_PPIS1 'll_VM be_VBI here_RL ._. "_" 
She_PPHS1 held_VVD up_RP a_AT1 sketchpad_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM keep_VVI her_APPGE company_NN1 ._. 
Bosch_NP1 and_CC McPherson_NP1 left_VVD the_AT room_NN1 and_CC took_VVD the_AT elevator_NN1 down_RP to_II the_AT lobby_NN1 ._. 
There_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 bar_NN1 crowded_VVN with_IW pre_II -_- happy_JJ hour_NNT1 drinkers_NN2 but_CCB they_PPHS2 found_VVD a_AT1 private_JJ spot_NN1 in_II a_AT1 sitting_NN1 area_NN1 by_II the_AT front_JJ door_NN1 ._. 
"_" Okay_RR ,_, how_RRQ did_VDD Royce_NP1 tip_VVI his_APPGE hand_NN1 ?_? "_" 
McPherson_NP1 asked_VVD ._. 
"_" When_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ cross-examining_JJ Eisenbach_NP1 ,_, he_PPHS1 riffed_VVD off_II21 of_II22 Mickey_NP1 's_GE question_NN1 about_II the_AT killer_NN1 using_VVG only_RR his_APPGE right_JJ hand_NN1 to_TO choke_VVI her_PPHO1 ._. "_" 
"_" Right_RR ,_, while_CS he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ driving_VVG ._. 
He_PPHS1 panicked_VVD when_RRQ he_PPHS1 heard_VVD the_AT call_NN1 on_II the_AT police_NN2 radio_NN1 and_CC killed_VVD her_PPHO1 ._. "_" 
"_" Right_RR ,_, that_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT prosecution_NN1 theory_NN1 ._. 
Well_RR ,_, Royce_NP1 is_VBZ already_RR setting_VVG up_RP a_AT1 defense_NN1 theory_NN1 ._. 
On_II cross_NN1 he_PPHS1 asked_VVD whether_CSW it_PPH1 was_VBDZ possible_JJ that_CST the_AT killer_NN1 was_VBDZ choking_VVG her_PPHO1 with_IW one_MC1 hand_NN1 while_CS masturbating_VVG with_IW the_AT other_JJ ._. "_" 
She_PPHS1 was_VBDZ silent_JJ as_CSA she_PPHS1 computed_VVD this_DD1 ._. 
"_" This_DD1 is_VBZ the_AT old_JJ prosecution_NN1 theory_NN1 ,_, "_" she_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" From_II the_AT first_MD trial_NN1 ._. 
That_CST it_PPH1 was_VBDZ murder_NN1 in_II the_AT commission_NN1 of_IO a_AT1 sex_NN1 act_NN1 ._. 
Mickey_NP1 and_CC I_PPIS1 sort_RR21 of_RR22 figured_VVN that_CST once_CS Royce_NP1 got_VVD all_DB the_AT discovery_NN1 material_NN1 and_CC learned_VVD that_CST the_AT DNA_NN1 came_VVD from_II the_AT stepfather_NN1 ,_, the_AT defense_NN1 would_VM play_VVI it_PPH1 this_DD1 way_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR setting_VVG up_RP the_AT stepfather_NN1 as_II the_AT straw_NN1 man_NN1 ._. 
They_PPHS2 'll_VM say_VVI he_PPHS1 killed_VVD her_PPHO1 and_CC the_AT DNA_NN1 proves_VVZ it_PPH1 ._. "_" 
McPherson_NP1 folded_VVD her_APPGE arms_NN2 as_CSA she_PPHS1 worked_VVD it_PPH1 out_RP further_RRR ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ good_JJ but_CCB there_EX are_VBR two_MC things_NN2 wrong_JJ with_IW it_PPH1 ._. 
Sarah_NP1 and_CC the_AT hair_NN1 evidence_NN1 ._. 
So_RR we_PPIS2 're_VBR missing_VVG something_PN1 ._. 
Royce_NN1 has_VHZ got_VVN to_TO have_VHI something_PN1 or_CC someone_PN1 who_PNQS discredits_VVZ Sarah_NP1 's_GE ID_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" That_DD1 's_VBZ why_RRQ I_PPIS1 'm_VBM here_RL ._. 
I_PPIS1 brought_VVD Royce_NP1 's_GE witness_NN1 list_NN1 ._. 
These_DD2 people_NN have_VH0 been_VBN playing_VVG hide-and-seek_NN1 with_IW me_PPIO1 and_CC I_PPIS1 have_VH0 n't_XX run_VVN them_PPHO2 all_DB down_RP ._. 
Sarah_NP1 's_VHZ got_VVN to_TO look_VVI at_II this_DD1 list_NN1 and_CC tell_VVI me_PPIO1 which_DDQ one_PN1 I_PPIS1 need_VV0 to_TO focus_VVI on_RP ._. "_" 
"_" How_RRQ the_AT hell_NN1 will_VM she_PPHS1 know_VVI ?_? "_" 
"_" She_PPHS1 's_VHZ got_VVN to_TO ._. 
These_DD2 are_VBR her_APPGE people_NN ._. 
Boyfriends_NN2 ,_, husbands_NN2 ,_, fellow_JJ tweakers_NN2 ._. 
All_DB of_IO them_PPHO2 have_VH0 records_NN2 ._. 
They_PPHS2 're_VBR the_AT people_NN she_PPHS1 hung_VVD out_RP with_IW before_CS she_PPHS1 got_VVD straight_RR ._. 
Every_AT1 address_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT1 last-known_NN1 and_CC worthless_JJ ._. 
Royce_NN1 has_VHZ got_VVN to_TO be_VBI hiding_VVG them_PPHO2 ._. "_" 
McPherson_NP1 nodded_VVD ._. 
"_" That_DD1 's_VBZ why_RRQ they_PPHS2 call_VV0 him_PPHO1 Clever_JJ Clive_NP1 ._. 
Okay_RR ,_, let_VM21 's_VM22 talk_VVI to_II her_PPHO1 ._. 
Let_VV0 me_PPIO1 try_VVI first_MD ,_, okay_RR ?_? "_" 
She_PPHS1 stood_VVD up_RP ._. 
"_" Wait_VV0 a_AT1 minute_NNT1 ,_, "_" Bosch_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
She_PPHS1 looked_VVD at_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" What_DDQ is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? "_" 
"_" What_DDQ if_CS the_AT defense_NN1 theory_NN1 is_VBZ the_AT right_JJ one_PN1 ?_? "_" 
"_" Are_VBR you_PPY kidding_VVG me_PPIO1 ?_? "_" 
He_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX answer_VVI and_CC she_PPHS1 did_VDD n't_XX wait_VVI long_RR ._. 
She_PPHS1 headed_VVD back_RP toward_II the_AT elevator_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 got_VVD up_RP and_CC followed_VVD ._. 
They_PPHS2 went_VVD back_RP to_II the_AT room_NN1 ._. 
Bosch_NP1 noticed_VVD that_CST Gleason_NP1 had_VHD sketched_VVN a_AT1 tulip_NN1 on_II her_APPGE pad_NN1 while_CS they_PPHS2 had_VHD been_VBN gone_VVN ._. 
He_PPHS1 sat_VVD down_RP on_II the_AT couch_NN1 across_RL from_II her_PPHO1 ,_, and_CC McPherson_NP1 took_VVD the_AT chair_NN1 right_NN1 next_II21 to_II22 her_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" Sarah_NP1 ,_, "_" McPherson_NP1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" We_PPIS2 need_VV0 to_TO talk_VVI ._. 
We_PPIS2 think_VV0 that_CST somebody_PN1 you_PPY used_VMK to_TO know_VVI during_II those_DD2 lost_JJ years_NNT2 we_PPIS2 were_VBDR talking_VVG about_II is_VBZ going_VVGK to_TO try_VVI to_TO help_VVI the_AT defense_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 need_VV0 to_TO figure_VVI out_RP who_PNQS it_PPH1 is_VBZ and_CC what_DDQ they_PPHS2 are_VBR going_VVGK to_TO say_VVI ._. "_" 
Bosch_NP1 nodded_VVD because_CS there_EX was_VBDZ nothing_PN1 else_RR to_TO say_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 shook_VVD the_AT bag_NN1 with_IW the_AT charm_NN1 bracelet_NN1 again_RT and_CC worked_VVD it_PPH1 with_IW his_APPGE fingers_NN2 ,_, removing_VVG more_DAR dirt_NN1 from_II its_APPGE surfaces_NN2 ._. 
He_PPHS1 then_RT held_VVD it_PPH1 up_RP to_TO study_VVI closely_RR and_CC I_PPIS1 could_VM tell_VVI he_PPHS1 saw_VVD something_PN1 ._. 
"_" What_DDQ is_VBZ it_PPH1 ?_? "_" 
His_APPGE face_NN1 changed_VVD ._. 
He_PPHS1 was_VBDZ keying_VVG on_II one_MC1 of_IO the_AT charms_NN2 ,_, rubbing_VVG dirt_NN1 off_II it_PPH1 through_II the_AT plastic_NN1 bag_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 then_RT handed_VVD it_PPH1 to_II me_PPIO1 ._. 
"_" Take_VV0 a_AT1 look_NN1 ._. 
What_DDQ is_VBZ that_DD1 ?_? "_" 
The_AT charm_NN1 was_VBDZ still_RR tarnished_VVN and_CC dirty_JJ ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ a_AT1 square_JJ piece_NN1 of_IO silver_NN1 less_RRR than_CSN a_AT1 half_DB inch_NNU1 wide_JJ ._. 
On_II one_MC1 side_NN1 there_EX was_VBDZ a_AT1 tiny_JJ swivel_NN1 at_II center_NN1 and_CC on_II the_AT other_NN1 what_DDQ looked_VVD like_II a_AT1 bowl_NN1 or_CC a_AT1 cup_NN1 ._. 
"_" Looks_VVZ like_II a_AT1 teacup_NN1 on_II a_AT1 square_JJ plate_NN1 ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 suggested_VVD ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI ._. "_" 
"_" No_UH ,_, turn_VV0 it_PPH1 over_RP ._. 
That_DD1 's_VBZ the_AT bottom_NN1 ._. "_" 
I_PPIS1 did_VDD and_CC I_PPIS1 saw_VVD what_DDQ he_PPHS1 saw_VVD ._. 
"_" It_PPH1 's_VBZ one_MC1 of_IO those_DD2 &hellip;_... a_AT1 mortarboard_NN1 ._. 
A_AT1 graduation_NN1 cap_NN1 and_CC this_DD1 swivel_NN1 on_II the_AT top_NN1 was_VBDZ for_IF the_AT tassel_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Yeah_UH ._. 
The_AT tassel_NN1 's_GE missing_JJ ,_, probably_RR still_RR in_II the_AT dirt_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Okay_RR ,_, so_RR what_DDQ 's_VDZ it_PPH1 mean_VVI ?_? "_" 
Bosch_NP1 sat_VVD back_RP down_RP and_CC quickly_RR started_VVD looking_VVG through_II the_AT files_NN2 ._. 
"_" You_PPY do_VD0 n't_XX remember_VVI ?_? 
The_AT first_MD girl_NN1 I_PPIS1 showed_VVD you_PPY and_CC Maggie_NP1 ._. 
Valerie_NP1 Schlicter_NP1 ._. 
She_PPHS1 disappeared_VVD a_AT1 month_NNT1 after_II graduating_VVG from_II Riverside_NP1 High_JJ ._. "_" 
"_" Okay_RR ,_, so_CS you_PPY think_VV0 &hellip;_... 
"_" Bosch_NP1 found_VVD the_AT file_NN1 and_CC opened_VVD it_PPH1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ thin_JJ ._. 
There_EX were_VBDR three_MC photos_NN2 of_IO Valerie_NP1 Schlicter_NP1 ,_, including_II one_MC1 of_IO her_PPHO1 in_II her_APPGE graduation_NN1 cap_NN1 and_CC gown_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 quickly_RR scanned_VVD the_AT few_DA2 documents_NN2 that_CST were_VBDR in_II the_AT file_NN1 ._. 
"_" Nothing_PN1 here_RL about_II a_AT1 charm_NN1 bracelet_NN1 ,_, "_" he_PPHS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" Because_CS it_PPH1 probably_RR was_VBDZ n't_XX hers_PPGE ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 said_VVD ._. 
"_" This_DD1 is_VBZ a_AT1 long_JJ shot_NN1 ,_, do_VD0 n't_XX you_PPY think_VVI ?_? "_" 
He_PPHS1 acted_VVD as_CS21 though_CS22 I_PPIS1 had_VHD said_VVN nothing_PN1 ,_, his_APPGE mind_NN1 shutting_VVG out_RP any_DD opposing_JJ response_NN1 ._. 
"_" I_PPIS1 'm_VBM going_VVGK to_TO have_VHI to_TO go_VVI out_RP there_RL ._. 
She_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 mother_NN1 and_CC a_AT1 brother_NN1 ._. 
See_VV0 who_PNQS 's_VBZ still_RR around_RP and_CC can_VM look_VVI at_II this_DD1 thing_NN1 ._. "_" 
"_" Harry_NP1 ,_, you_PPY sure_JJ you_PPY --_JJ "_" "_" You_PPY think_VV0 I_PPIS1 have_VH0 a_AT1 choice_NN1 ?_? "_" 
He_PPHS1 stood_VVD back_RP up_RP ,_, took_VVD the_AT evidence_NN1 bag_NN1 back_RP from_II me_PPIO1 and_CC gathered_VVD up_RP the_AT files_NN2 ._. 
I_PPIS1 could_VM almost_RR hear_VVI the_AT adrenaline_NN1 buzzing_VVG through_II his_APPGE veins_NN2 ._. 
A_AT1 dog_NN1 with_IW a_AT1 bone_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ time_NNT1 for_IF Bosch_NP1 to_TO go_VVI ._. 
He_PPHS1 had_VHD a_AT1 long_JJ shot_NN1 in_II his_APPGE hand_NN1 but_CCB it_PPH1 was_VBDZ better_RRR than_CSN no_AT shot_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 would_VM keep_VVI him_PPHO1 moving_VVG ._. 
I_PPIS1 got_VVD up_RP ,_, too_RR ,_, and_CC followed_VVD him_PPHO1 to_II the_AT excavation_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 told_VVD Kohl_NP1 that_CST he_PPHS1 had_VHD to_TO go_VVI check_VV0 out_RP the_AT bracelet_NN1 ._. 
He_PPHS1 told_VVD her_PPHO1 to_TO call_VVI him_PPHO1 if_CS anything_PN1 else_RR was_VBDZ found_VVN in_II the_AT hole_NN1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 moved_VVD to_II the_AT gravel_NN1 parking_NN1 lot_NN1 ,_, Bosch_NP1 walking_VVG quickly_RR and_CC not_XX looking_VVG back_RP to_TO see_VVI if_CS I_PPIS1 was_VBDZ still_RR with_IW him_PPHO1 ._. 
We_PPIS2 had_VHD driven_VVN separately_RR to_II the_AT dig_NN1 ._. 
"_" Hey_UH ,_, "_" I_PPIS1 called_VVD to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" Wait_VV0 up_RP !_! "_" 
He_PPHS1 stopped_VVD in_II the_AT middle_NN1 of_IO the_AT lot_NN1 ._. 
"_" What_DDQ ?_? "_" 
"_" Technically_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 'm_VBM still_RR the_AT prosecutor_NN1 assigned_VVN to_II Jessup_NP1 ._. 
So_RR before_CS you_PPY go_VV0 rushing_VVG off_RP ,_, tell_VV0 me_PPIO1 what_DDQ the_AT thinking_NN1 is_VBZ here_RL ._. 
He_PPHS1 buried_VVD the_AT bracelet_NN1 here_RL but_CCB not_XX her_PPHO1 ?_? 
Does_VDZ that_DD1 even_RR make_VVI sense_NN1 ?_? "_" 
"_" Nothing_PN1 makes_VVZ sense_NN1 until_CS I_MC1 ID_NN1 the_AT bracelet_NN1 ._. 
If_CS somebody_PN1 tells_VVZ me_PPIO1 it_PPH1 was_VBDZ hers_PPGE ,_, then_RT we_PPIS2 try_VV0 to_TO figure_VVI it_PPH1 out_RP ._. 
Remember_VV0 ,_, when_CS Jessup_NP1 was_VBDZ up_RP here_RL ,_, we_PPIS2 could_VM n't_XX get_VVI close_RR to_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ too_RG risky_JJ ._. 
So_RR we_PPIS2 do_VD0 n't_XX know_VVI exactly_RR what_DDQ he_PPHS1 was_VBDZ doing_VDG ._. 
He_PPHS1 could_VM 've_VHI been_VBN looking_VVG for_IF this_DD1 ._. "_" 
"_" Okay_RR ,_, I_PPIS1 can_VM maybe_RR see_VVI that_DD1 ._. "_" 
"_" I_PPIS1 got_VVN ta_TO go_VVI ._. "_" 
He_PPHS1 continued_VVD on_RP to_II his_APPGE car_NN1 ._. 
It_PPH1 was_VBDZ parked_VVN next_II21 to_II22 my_APPGE Lincoln_NP1 ._. 
I_PPIS1 called_VVD after_II him_PPHO1 ._. 
"_" Let_VV0 me_PPIO1 know_VVI ,_, okay_RR ?_? "_" 
He_PPHS1 looked_VVD back_RP at_II me_PPIO1 when_RRQ he_PPHS1 got_VVD to_II his_APPGE car_NN1 ._. 
