Chapter_NN1 33_CRD 
White_NP0 Rock_NP0 Lake_NP0 
Tuesday_NP0 ,_PUN September_NP0 23_CRD ,_PUN 2014_CRD 
I_PNP run_VVB ._SENT 
Passing_VVG the_AT0 grand_AJ0 houses_NN2 in_PRP Lakewood_NP0 ,_PUN their_DPS windows_NN2 frosted_VVN with_PRP golden_AJ0 light_NN1 and_CJC gauzy_AJ0 curtains_NN2 ,_PUN passing_VVG the_AT0 old-growth_AJ0 trees_NN2 on_PRP half-acre_NN1 lots_PNI that_CJT have_VHB withstood_VVN the_AT0 strain_NN1 of_PRF their_DPS own_DT0 weighty_AJ0 limbs_NN2 for_PRP nearly_AV0 a_AT0 century_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP extend_VVB the_AT0 length_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS stride_NN1 as_PRP I_PNP near_PRP the_AT0 lake_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 streets_NN2 gently_AV0 rising_VVG and_CJC falling_VVG over_AVP what_DTQ was_VBD once_AV0 an_AT0 ancient_AJ0 seabed_NN1 ._SENT “_NP0 It’s_NP0 layers_NN2 of_PRF Austin_NP0 Chalk_NP0 ,_PUN ”_NP0 Jackie_NP0 had_VHD informed_VVN me_PNP when_CJS I_PNP first_ORD described_VVD my_DPS delight_NN1 at_PRP finding_VVG a_AT0 part_NN1 of_PRF Dallas_NP0 that_DT0 wasn’t_NN1 as_CJS flat_AJ0 as_CJS a_AT0 pane_NN1 of_PRF glass_NN1 ._SENT 
“_NN1 Like_PRP the_AT0 White_AJ0 Cliffs_NN2 of_PRF Dover_NP0 ,_PUN ”_NP0 she_PNP had_VHD added_VVN ,_PUN astonishing_VVG me_PNP once_AV0 again_AV0 with_PRP her_DPS seemingly_AV0 endless_AJ0 knowledge_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 natural_AJ0 world_NN1 ._SENT 
The_AT0 night_NN1 she_PNP talked_VVD about_PRP the_AT0 chalky_AJ0 hills_NN2 was_VBD one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 first_ORD we’d_NN1 spent_VVD in_PRP our_DPS new_AJ0 home_NN1 ._SENT Entangled_VVN in_PRP the_AT0 sheets_NN2 of_PRF our_DPS bed_NN1 ,_PUN our_DPS bodies_NN2 molded_VVD into_PRP a_AT0 landscape_NN1 of_PRF momentary_AJ0 quiet_NN1 ,_PUN Jackie_NP0 had_VHD whispered_VVN ,_PUN “_NP0 Did_VDD you_PNP know_VVI that_CJT rocks_NN2 come_VVB from_PRP a_AT0 source_NN1 called_VVD a_AT0 Mother_NN1 Rock_NN1 ?_SENT But_CJC chalk_NN1 is_VBZ made_VVN up_AVP of_PRF all_DT0 the_AT0 tiny_AJ0 shells_NN2 of_PRF sea_NN1 creatures_NN2 that_CJT died_VVD a_AT0 hundred_CRD million_CRD years_NN2 ago_AV0 ._SENT ”_NP0 
“_NP0 Does_VDZ that_DT0 mean_VVI my_DPS Mother_NN1 Rock_NN1 was_VBD a_AT0 crustacean_NN1 ?_SENT ”_NP0 I’d_NP0 asked_VVD ,_PUN holding_VVG her_PNP closer_AJC ._SENT 
She’d_NP0 smiled_VVD at_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN cupping_VVG her_DPS palm_NN1 along_PRP my_DPS cheek_NN1 ._SENT “_NP0 It_PNP means_VVZ the_AT0 harder_AJC the_AT0 shell_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 sweeter_AJC the_AT0 insides_NN2 ._SENT ”_NP0 
*_PUN 
I_PNP had_VHD finally_AV0 called_VVN Jackie_NP0 a_AT0 few_DT0 hours_NN2 after_PRP the_AT0 unsuccessful_AJ0 search_NN1 of_PRF Estella_NP0 Cruz’s_NP0 apartment_NN1 ._SENT She_PNP had_VHD begged_VVN me_PNP to_TO0 come_VVI and_CJC stay_VVI with_PRP her_PNP tonight_AV0 at_PRP her_DPS mother’s_AJ0 house_NN1 ._SENT When_CJS I_PNP told_VVD her_PNP I_PNP couldn’t_VVB ,_PUN that_CJT I_PNP would_VM0 be_VBI staying_VVG in_PRP our_DPS own_DT0 home_NN1 ,_PUN she_PNP heard_VVD not_XX0 only_AV0 the_AT0 steel-tipped_AJ0 defiance_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS voice_NN1 but_CJC also_AV0 the_AT0 pain_NN1 and_CJC desperation_NN1 ._SENT My_DPS lame_AJ0 excuses_NN2 of_PRF not_XX0 wanting_VVG to_TO0 keep_VVI her_PNP up_AVP all_DT0 night_NN1 with_PRP my_DPS anxious_AJ0 tossing_NN1 and_CJC turning_NN1 were_VBD met_VVN with_PRP a_AT0 lengthy_AJ0 silence_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC then_AV0 a_AT0 resigned_AJ0 acceptance_NN1 ._SENT What_DTQ I_PNP didn’t_VVB say_VVB ,_PUN but_CJC what_DTQ I_PNP suspected_VVD she_PNP understood_VVD ,_PUN was_VBD that_CJT I_PNP was_VBD hoping_VVG Evangeline_NP0 ,_PUN or_CJC one_CRD of_PRF her_DPS minions_NN2 ,_PUN would_VM0 try_VVI to_TO0 break_VVI into_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 again_AV0 ._SENT I_PNP wanted_VVD a_AT0 chance_NN1 to_TO0 end_VVI it_PNP early_AJ0 by_PRP discharging_VVG every_AT0 round_NN1 from_PRP my_DPS SIG_NN1 Sauer_NN1 into_PRP the_AT0 invader’s_NP0 face_NN1 ._SENT 
*_PUN 
I_PNP pick_VVB up_AVP my_DPS pace_NN1 once_AV0 more_AV0 ,_PUN trying_VVG and_CJC not_XX0 succeeding_VVG to_TO0 banish_VVI the_AT0 fear_NN1 that_CJT this_DT0 time_NN1 I’ve_NN1 pushed_VVD Jackie_NP0 to_PRP her_DPS limit_NN1 ._SENT 
A_AT0 troubling_AJ0 mantra_NN1 takes_VVZ its_DPS place_NN1 ._SENT Two_CRD more_DT0 days_NN2 ,_PUN two_CRD more_DT0 days_NN2 ,_PUN two_CRD more_DT0 days_NN2 ..._PUN It’s_NP0 Tuesday_NP0 night_NN1 ._SENT Thursday_NP0 is_VBZ the_AT0 deadline_NN1 that_CJT El_NP0 Cuchillo_NP0 has_VHZ given_VVN me_PNP to_TO0 find_VVI Evangeline_NP0 ._SENT 
Once_AV0 I_PNP hit_VVD the_AT0 trail_NN1 circling_VVG the_AT0 lake_NN1 ,_PUN there_EX0 are_VBB very_AV0 few_DT0 other_AJ0 runners_NN2 or_CJC cyclists_NN2 ._SENT Those_DT0 on_PRP the_AT0 trail_NN1 give_VVI me_PNP a_AT0 wide_AJ0 berth_NN1 —_PUN as_CJS though_CJS sensing_VVG the_AT0 emotional_AJ0 storm_NN1 emanating_VVG from_PRP me_PNP like_PRP a_AT0 tsunami_NN2 ._SENT 
The_AT0 evening_NN1 is_VBZ warm_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC it_PNP may_VM0 rain_VVI later_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC clouds_NN2 are_VBB already_AV0 dimming_VVG the_AT0 advancing_AJ0 twilight_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP press_VVB on_AVP ,_PUN trying_VVG to_TO0 make_VVI my_DPS mind_NN1 ,_PUN at_PRP least_AV0 for_PRP a_AT0 brief_AJ0 while_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 vast_AJ0 ,_PUN blank_AJ0 wasteland_NN1 ._SENT But_CJC despite_PRP all_DT0 my_DPS best_AJS efforts_NN2 ,_PUN I_PNP see_VVB in_PRP every_AT0 form_NN1 that_CJT walks_VVZ or_CJC runs_VVZ or_CJC lurches_VVZ around_PRP the_AT0 lake_NN1 startling_AJ0 facsimiles_NN2 of_PRF those_DT0 who_PNQ would_VM0 stalk_VVI me_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC worse_AJC ._SENT Ahead_AV0 of_PRF me_PNP is_VBZ a_AT0 woman_NN1 rapidly_AV0 pushing_VVG a_AT0 runner’s_NN2 baby_NN1 carriage_NN1 ,_PUN eager_AJ0 to_TO0 leave_VVI the_AT0 lakefront_NN1 before_CJS it_PNP gets_VVZ too_AV0 dark_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 baby’s_NN1 face_NN1 is_VBZ upturned_AJ0 ,_PUN rapturous_AJ0 ,_PUN open_AJ0 mouth_NN1 catching_VVG the_AT0 wind_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP pass_VVB an_AT0 older_AJC woman_NN1 ,_PUN one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 homeless_AJ0 who_PNQ camp_VVB out_AVP in_PRP the_AT0 open-air_AJ0 pavilions_NN2 ,_PUN her_DPS long_AJ0 ,_PUN wispy_AJ0 hair_NN1 tied_VVD back_AVP with_PRP a_AT0 bandanna_NN1 into_PRP a_AT0 wild_AJ0 gray_AJ0 mane_NN1 ._SENT 
“_VVB Whatever_DTQ it_PNP is_VBZ ,_PUN ”_VVB she_PNP shouts_VVZ at_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN “_VVB you_PNP can’t_NN1 outrun_VVB it_PNP ._SENT ”_NP0 
In_PRP an_AT0 eerie_AJ0 echo_NN1 I_PNP see_VVB my_DPS mother’s_AJ0 face_NN1 ,_PUN her_DPS own_DT0 hair_NN1 gone_VVN gray_AJ0 within_PRP a_AT0 year_NN1 of_PRF her_DPS cancer_NN1 diagnosis_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP can_VM0 remember_VVI sitting_VVG by_PRP her_DPS hospital_NN1 bed_NN1 ,_PUN holding_VVG her_DPS hand_NN1 —_PUN grown_VVN bony_AJ0 and_CJC insubstantial_AJ0 ._SENT And_CJC yet_AV0 ,_PUN some_DT0 essential_AJ0 part_NN1 of_PRF her_PNP had_VHD grown_VVN more_AV0 resilient_AJ0 ,_PUN even_AV0 as_CJS the_AT0 disease_NN1 ravaged_VVD her_DPS body_NN1 ._SENT The_AT0 only_AJ0 people_NN0 she_PNP would_VM0 allow_VVI into_PRP her_DPS hospital_NN1 room_NN1 were_VBD me_PNP and_CJC Uncle_NP0 Benny_NP0 ._SENT My_DPS father_NN1 was_VBD not_XX0 allowed_VVN ._SENT 
She_PNP had_VHD looked_VVN at_PRP me_PNP with_PRP concern_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS though_CJS I_PNP were_VBD the_AT0 one_PNI who_PNQ was_VBD desperately_AV0 ill._NN0 Following_VVG the_AT0 suicide_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS brother_NN1 ,_PUN I’d_NN1 begun_VVN running_VVG six_CRD miles_NN2 a_AT0 day_NN1 ._SENT Following_VVG my_DPS mother’s_AJ0 diagnosis_NN1 ,_PUN seven_CRD or_CJC eight_CRD ._SENT I_PNP was_VBD gaunt_AJ0 ,_PUN knotted_VVN with_PRP worry_NN1 ,_PUN a_AT0 high-tension_AJ0 wire_NN1 that_CJT could_VM0 spark_VVI into_PRP flames_NN2 at_PRP any_DT0 moment_NN1 ._SENT 
“_NP0 Betty_NP0 ,_PUN you_PNP punishing_VVG yourself_PNX will_VM0 not_XX0 change_VVI anything_PNI ,_PUN ”_VVB she_PNP had_VHD said_VVN ._SENT “_NP0 Promise_VVB me_PNP you’ll_NN1 look_VVB after_PRP yourself_PNX ,_PUN and_CJC your_DPS uncle_NN1 Benny_NP0 ._SENT Promise_VVB me_PNP ._SENT ”_NP0 
I_PNP had_VHD promised_VVN without_PRP revealing_VVG that_CJT I_PNP had_VHD overheard_VVN her_PNP extracting_VVG the_AT0 same_DT0 promise_NN1 from_PRP Uncle_NP0 Benny_NP0 too_AV0 ._SENT 
The_AT0 last_ORD words_NN2 she_PNP spoke_VVD to_PRP me_PNP were_VBD in_PRP Polish_AJ0 ._SENT Wole_NP0 walczyć_NN1 trzy_NN1 ,_PUN niż_NP0 raz_NP0 rodzic_AJ0 ._SENT 
I’d_NP0 rather_AV0 do_VDB battle_VVI three_CRD times_NN2 than_CJS give_VVB birth_NN1 once_AV0 ..._PUN 
*_PUN 
Once_AV0 I_PNP return_VVB to_PRP the_AT0 house_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP wander_VVB the_AT0 silent_AJ0 rooms_NN2 ,_PUN checking_VVG the_AT0 locks_NN2 on_PRP windows_NN2 and_CJC doors_NN2 ,_PUN every_AT0 room_NN1 except_PRP the_AT0 nursery_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP place_VVB the_AT0 palm_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS hand_NN1 over_PRP the_AT0 closed_AJ0 door_NN1 as_CJS though_CJS feeling_VVG for_PRP directional_AJ0 vibrations_NN2 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP don’t_VVB go_VVB in_AVP ._SENT Before_CJS I_PNP crawl_VVB into_PRP bed_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP look_VVB at_PRP my_DPS naked_AJ0 body_NN1 in_PRP the_AT0 full-length_AJ0 mirror_NN1 ,_PUN examining_VVG the_AT0 damage_NN1 of_PRF justice_NN1 served_VVN ,_PUN and_CJC justice_NN1 delayed_VVN :_PUN the_AT0 large_AJ0 tattoo_NN1 of_PRF Saint_NP0 Michael_NP0 covering_NN1 ,_PUN but_CJC not_XX0 quite_AV0 obscuring_VVG ,_PUN the_AT0 long_AJ0 scar_NN1 over_PRP my_DPS Achilles_NN1 tendon_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 still-red_AJ0 wound_NN1 where_AVQ El_NP0 Cuchillo’s_NP0 skinning_AJ0 knife_NN1 punctured_VVD the_AT0 hollow_NN1 at_PRP the_AT0 base_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS throat_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 scars_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 back_NN1 of_PRF both_DT0 hands_NN2 from_PRP the_AT0 fire_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC I_PNP would_VM0 rather_AV0 face_VVI all_DT0 of_PRF those_DT0 things_NN2 again_AV0 than_CJS have_VHB to_TO0 feel_VVI just_AV0 one_CRD time_NN1 the_AT0 pain_NN1 of_PRF losing_VVG the_AT0 child_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS care_NN1 ._SENT 
I_PNP have_VHB every_AT0 intention_NN1 of_PRF staying_VVG alert_AJ0 ,_PUN but_CJC I_PNP soon_AV0 fall_VVB into_PRP a_AT0 twilight_NN1 state_NN1 —_PUN not_XX0 completely_AV0 asleep_AJ0 and_CJC yet_AV0 not_XX0 fully_AV0 awake_AJ0 —_PUN my_DPS gun_NN1 by_PRP my_DPS side_NN1 ._SENT 
*_PUN 
In_PRP the_AT0 curious_AJ0 way_NN1 of_PRF dreams_NN2 ,_PUN blackness_NN1 gives_VVZ way_NN1 to_PRP light_NN1 ,_PUN immediate_AJ0 and_CJC revelatory_AJ0 ._SENT I’m_NN2 standing_VVG under_PRP the_AT0 magnificent_AJ0 vaulted_AJ0 ceiling_NN1 of_PRF Saint_NP0 Stanislaus_NP0 Catholic_AJ0 Church_NN1 in_PRP Greenpoint_NP0 ,_PUN Brooklyn_NP0 ._SENT The_AT0 church_NN1 where_AVQ my_DPS mother’s_AJ0 funeral_NN1 service_NN1 was_VBD held_VVN ._SENT To_PRP the_AT0 right_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 altar_NN1 is_VBZ a_AT0 larger-than-life_AJ0 statue_NN1 of_PRF Saint_NP0 Michael_NP0 standing_VVG upon_PRP a_AT0 rocky_AJ0 ledge_NN1 ,_PUN his_DPS wings_NN2 spread_VVD ,_PUN holding_VVG a_AT0 sword_NN1 aloft_AV0 ,_PUN one_CRD sandaled_AJ0 foot_NN1 firmly_AV0 fixed_VVN over_PRP the_AT0 head_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 Evil_AJ0 Serpent_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC standing_VVG with_PRP his_DPS back_NN1 to_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN observing_VVG the_AT0 statue_NN1 ,_PUN is_VBZ Uncle_NP0 Benny_NP0 wearing_VVG his_DPS full-dress_NN1 uniform_NN1 ,_PUN the_AT0 uniform_NN1 he_PNP wore_VVD to_TO0 pay_VVI his_DPS final_AJ0 respects_NN2 to_PRP his_DPS brother’s_NN2 wife_NN1 ._SENT 
“_VVB You_PNP know_VVB ,_PUN if_CJS you_PNP had_VHD been_VBN born_VVN a_AT0 boy_NN1 ,_PUN your_DPS mother_NN1 was_VBD going_VVG to_TO0 name_VVI you_PNP Michael_NP0 ._SENT ”_NP0 He_PNP says_VVZ it_PNP over_PRP his_DPS shoulder_NN1 without_PRP turning_VVG around_AVP ._SENT He_PNP senses_VVZ it’s_VVZ me_PNP standing_VVG behind_PRP him_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 nave_NN1 ._SENT “_NP0 I_PNP think_VVB she_PNP knew_VVD that_CJT he_PNP would_VM0 forever_AV0 be_VBI your_DPS guardian_NN1 angel_NN1 ._SENT ”_NP0 
“_NP0 You_PNP loved_VVD her_PNP ,_PUN didn’t_VVB you_PNP ?_SENT ”_VVB I_PNP ask_VVI ._SENT 
He_PNP nods_VVZ ._SENT “_NP0 Always_AV0 have_VHB ._SENT Always_AV0 will_VM0 ._SENT But_CJC I_PNP think_VVB you_PNP knew_VVD that_DT0 ._SENT ”_NP0 
I_PNP take_VVB a_AT0 few_DT0 steps_NN2 toward_PRP him_PNP ._SENT He_PNP points_VVZ to_PRP something_PNI on_PRP the_AT0 plinth_NN1 below_PRP Saint_NP0 Michael_NP0 and_CJC motions_NN2 me_PNP closer_AV0 ._SENT Four_CRD ones_NN2 —_PUN “_NN1 1111_CRD ”_NN1 —_PUN are_VBB chiseled_AJ0 into_PRP the_AT0 granite_NN1 ._SENT 
“_NP0 Do_VDB you_PNP know_VVI why_AVQ this_DT0 number_NN1 is_VBZ important_AJ0 ?_SENT ”_NP0 he_PNP asks_VVZ ._SENT He_PNP looks_VVZ at_PRP me_PNP briefly_AV0 and_CJC smiles_NN2 ,_PUN and_CJC I’m_NP0 made_VVD breathless_AJ0 once_AV0 more_AV0 with_PRP pride_NN1 and_CJC admiration_NN1 ,_PUN just_AV0 as_CJS I_PNP was_VBD as_PRP a_AT0 child_NN1 ._SENT “_VVB Your_DPS grandmother_NN1 would_VM0 have_VHI said_VVN it_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 time_NN1 when_CJS your_DPS guardian_NN1 angel_NN1 was_VBD opening_VVG up_AVP a_AT0 celestial_AJ0 portal_NN1 ._SENT Your_DPS father_NN1 would_VM0 have_VHI insisted_VVN it_PNP had_VHD something_PNI to_TO0 do_VDI with_PRP medieval_AJ0 Polish_AJ0 history_NN1 ._SENT ”_NP0 
I’m_NN1 standing_VVG next_ORD to_PRP him_PNP ,_PUN inhaling_VVG the_AT0 comforting_AJ0 scent_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS Old_AJ0 Spice_NN1 cologne_NN1 ._SENT “_NP0 What_DTQ happened_VVD in_PRP Poland_NP0 in_PRP 1111_CRD ?_SENT ”_NN1 
He_PNP turns_VVZ to_PRP me_PNP and_CJC laughs_VVZ ._SENT “_NP0 Not_XX0 a_AT0 goddam_AJ0 thing_NN1 ,_PUN as_CJS far_AV0 as_CJS I_PNP know_VVB ._SENT ”_NP0 
As_CJS he_PNP looks_VVZ at_PRP me_PNP ,_PUN his_DPS face_NN1 turns_VVZ grave_AJ0 and_CJC he_PNP leans_VVZ closer_AJC ,_PUN his_DPS breath_NN1 in_PRP my_DPS face_NN1 ._SENT “_NP0 What_DTQ does_VDZ a_AT0 religious_AJ0 leader_NN1 always_AV0 look_VVB for_PRP ?_SENT ”_NP0 
“_VVB A_AT0 congregation_NN1 ,_PUN ”_VVB I_PNP say_VVI ._SENT 
“_NN1 And_CJC where_AVQ will_VM0 she_PNP house_VVI that_DT0 congregation_NN1 ?_SENT ”_NP0 
“_NN1 In_PRP a_AT0 church_NN1 ._SENT ”_NP0 
He_PNP looks_VVZ once_AV0 more_AV0 at_PRP the_AT0 statue_NN1 of_PRF Saint_NP0 Michael_NP0 ._SENT “_NP0 And_CJC upon_PRP what_DTQ rock_NN1 will_VM0 she_PNP build_VVI this_DT0 church_NN1 ?_SENT ”_NP0 
I_PNP remember_VVB full_AJ0 well_AV0 the_AT0 Roy_NP0 matriarch_NN1 telling_VVG me_PNP of_PRF her_DPS fevered_AJ0 visions_NN2 of_PRF Saint_NP0 Michael_NP0 ,_PUN and_CJC of_PRF her_DPS belief_NN1 that_CJT he_PNP had_VHD chosen_VVN her_PNP to_TO0 dominate_VVI the_AT0 earth_NN1 with_PRP her_DPS redheaded_AJ0 followers_NN2 ._SENT 
“_VVB The_AT0 Archangel_NN1 ,_PUN ”_VVB I_PNP whisper_VVI ._SENT 
He_PNP holds_VVZ me_PNP in_PRP the_AT0 warmth_NN1 of_PRF his_DPS gaze_NN1 ._SENT “_NN1 And_CJC what_DTQ happened_VVD at_PRP eleven_CRD eleven_CRD o’clock_NN1 ?_SENT ”_NP0 
“_VVB I_PNP don’t_NN1 know_VVB ._SENT ”_NP0 
“_NP0 It’s_NP0 the_AT0 time_NN1 you_PNP were_VBD born_VVN ._SENT ”_NP0 He_PNP puts_VVZ his_DPS finger_NN1 against_PRP my_DPS forehead_NN1 and_CJC pushes_VVZ ._SENT “_NN1 Time_NN1 for_PRP the_AT0 awakening_NN1 ,_PUN Betty_NP0 ._SENT ”_NP0 
*_PUN 
As_CJS soon_AV0 as_CJS my_DPS eyes_NN2 open_VVB to_PRP the_AT0 murky_AJ0 shadows_NN2 in_PRP my_DPS bedroom_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP know_VVB ,_PUN even_AV0 before_CJS looking_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 digital_AJ0 clock_NN1 ,_PUN that_CJT the_AT0 time_NN1 is_VBZ 11_CRD :_PUN 11_CRD p.m._AV0 I_PNP rub_VVB the_AT0 middle_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS forehead_NN1 where_CJS Uncle_NP0 Benny’s_NP0 finger_NN1 pressed_VVD into_PRP my_DPS flesh_NN1 ._SENT And_CJC I_PNP smile_VVB ,_PUN certain_AJ0 that_CJT I’ll_NP0 sleep_VVB the_AT0 rest_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 night_NN1 undisturbed_AJ0 ._SENT 
I_PNP now_AV0 know_VVB where_AVQ to_TO0 start_VVI looking_VVG for_PRP Evangeline_NP0 Roy_NP0 ._SENT 
Chapter_NN1 34_CRD 
Dallas_NP0 Police_NN2 Department_NN1 ,_PUN North_NP0 Central_AJ0 Division_NN1 
Wednesday_NP0 ,_PUN September_NP0 24_CRD ,_PUN 2014_CRD 
Arriving_VVG early_AV0 at_PRP the_AT0 station_NN1 ,_PUN I’m_NP0 surprised_VVD to_TO0 see_VVI Seth_NP0 already_AV0 at_PRP his_DPS desk_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP looks_VVZ like_PRP he_PNP didn’t_AJ0 sleep_NN1 at_PRP all_DT0 last_ORD night_NN1 ._SENT I_PNP stride_VVB past_PRP him_PNP on_PRP my_DPS way_NN1 to_PRP my_DPS office_NN1 and_CJC gesture_NN1 for_PRP him_PNP to_TO0 follow_VVI me_PNP ._SENT 
Sitting_VVG at_PRP my_DPS desk_NN1 ,_PUN I_PNP start_VVB a_AT0 search_NN1 of_PRF all_DT0 the_AT0 churches_NN2 in_PRP the_AT0 Dallas_NP0 area_NN1 named_VVD Saint_NP0 Michael’s_NP0 ._SENT Or_CJC any_DT0 that_CJT make_VVB reference_NN1 to_PRP the_AT0 Archangel_NN1 ._SENT 
Seth_NP0 is_VBZ lingering_VVG in_PRP the_AT0 doorway_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP beckon_VVB him_PNP in_AVP ._SENT “_NP0 I_PNP know_VVB where_AVQ to_TO0 start_VVI looking_VVG for_PRP Evangeline_NP0 Roy_NP0 ,_PUN ”_NP0 I_PNP say_VVB ,_PUN tapping_VVG at_PRP the_AT0 keyboard_NN1 ._SENT “_NP0 I_PNP had_VHD a_AT0 spark_NN1 of_PRF inspiration_NN1 last_ORD night_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC now_AV0 —_PUN ”_NP0 
I_PNP look_VVB up_AVP at_PRP my_DPS partner_NN1 ,_PUN who’s_NN2 still_AV0 standing_VVG in_PRP front_NN1 of_PRF my_DPS desk_NN1 ._SENT He_PNP looks_VVZ haggard_AJ0 ,_PUN almost_AV0 ill._NN0 
“_NP0 Are_VBB you_PNP not_XX0 feeling_VVG well_AV0 ?_SENT ”_VVB I_PNP ask_VVI ._SENT 
He_PNP turns_VVZ and_CJC closes_VVZ the_AT0 door_NN1 before_PRP sitting_VVG in_PRP one_CRD of_PRF the_AT0 visitor’s_NP0 chairs_NN2 ._SENT He_PNP stares_VVZ down_AVP at_PRP his_DPS hands_NN2 and_CJC then_AV0 looks_VVZ up_AVP at_PRP me_PNP ._SENT “_NP0 Riz_NP0 ,_PUN ”_NP0 he_PNP says_VVZ ,_PUN his_DPS voice_NN1 ragged_AJ0 ._SENT “_NP0 Something’s_NP0 happened_VVD ._SENT ”_NP0 
I’d_AJ0 stand_NN1 but_CJC my_DPS legs_NN2 wouldn’t_NN1 hold_VVB me_PNP ._SENT His_DPS eyes_NN2 are_VBB red_AJ0 and_CJC swollen_AJ0 ._SENT Whatever_DTQ it_PNP is_VBZ ,_PUN it’s_NN2 bad_AJ0 ._SENT I_PNP grab_VVB the_AT0 edge_NN1 of_PRF the_AT0 desk_NN1 ._SENT 
“_NN1 Is_VBZ it_PNP ..._PUN is_VBZ there_EX0 news_NN1 about_PRP Elizabeth_NP0 ?_SENT ”_NP0 
He_PNP shakes_VVZ his_DPS head_NN1 and_CJC clears_VVZ his_DPS throat_NN1 ._SENT “_NP0 It’s_NP0 Kevin_NP0 ._SENT ”_NP0 
I_PNP sit_VVB back_AVP in_PRP my_DPS chair_NN1 ._SENT “_NP0 Kevin_NP0 ?_SENT Our_DPS Kevin_NP0 ?_SENT ”_NP0 
“_NN1 He’s_NN2 gone_VVN ._SENT ”_NN1 
My_DPS partner’s_NN2 not_XX0 making_VVG any_DT0 sense_NN1 ._SENT “_NN1 Gone_VVN ?_SENT What_DTQ do_VDB you_PNP mean_VVI ?_SENT Gone_VVN where_AVQ ?_SENT ”_NP0 
“_NP0 Riz_NP0 ,_PUN he’s_NP0 dead_AJ0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD shot_VVN ._SENT ”_NN1 
Now_AV0 I_PNP do_VDB stand_VVI up_AVP ,_PUN my_DPS mouth_NN1 open_AJ0 and_CJC panting_AJ0 ._SENT He’s_NP0 dead_AV0 ._SENT He_PNP was_VBD shot_VVN ._SENT The_AT0 nonsensical_AJ0 sounds_NN2 have_VHB coalesced_VVN around_PRP a_AT0 terrible_AJ0 clarity_NN1 ._SENT A_AT0 crippling_AJ0 pain_NN1 inside_PRP my_DPS ribs_NN2 begins_VVZ to_TO0 swell_VVI ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP mash_VVB a_AT0 hand_NN1 against_PRP my_DPS sternum_NN1 to_TO0 keep_VVI it_PNP from_PRP cracking_VVG open_AJ0 ._SENT 
“_NN1 No._NN1 ”_VVB My_DPS head_NN1 spasms_NN2 back_AVP and_CJC forth_AV0 ._SENT “_NP0 No._NN1 No._NN1 No_ITJ !_SENT ”_NN1 
Seth_NP0 stands_VVZ as_PRP well_AV0 ,_PUN his_DPS hands_NN2 held_VVD palms_NN2 upward_AV0 ,_PUN like_PRP a_AT0 supplicant_AJ0 beseeching_AJ0 pity_NN1 ,_PUN or_CJC understanding_NN1 ._SENT 
“_NP0 It_PNP happened_VVD last_ORD night_NN1 ,_PUN ”_NP0 he_PNP says_VVZ ._SENT 
“_NP0 Evangeline_NP0 ._SENT ”_NP0 
“_NP0 No._NN1 ”_NN1 He_PNP takes_VVZ a_AT0 breath_NN1 ._SENT “_NP0 It_PNP was_VBD the_AT0 kid_NN1 he_PNP was_VBD mentoring_AJ0 ._SENT The_AT0 kid_NN1 tried_VVD to_TO0 rob_VVI a_AT0 convenience_NN1 store_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC a_AT0 bunch_NN1 of_PRF patrol_NN1 cars_NN2 showed_VVD up_AVP ._SENT He_PNP called_VVD Kevin_NP0 ,_PUN saying_VVG he’d_NP0 give_VVI himself_PNX up_AVP if_CJS Kevin_NP0 was_VBD there_AV0 to_TO0 make_VVI sure_AJ0 he_PNP wasn’t_NN1 shot_NN1 ._SENT ”_NP0 
He_PNP grabs_VVZ my_DPS arm_NN1 ,_PUN abruptly_AV0 ,_PUN as_CJS though_CJS to_TO0 steady_VVI me_PNP ,_PUN and_CJC I_PNP sink_VVB back_AVP down_AVP into_PRP my_DPS chair_NN1 ._SENT 
Moving_VVG his_DPS chair_NN1 closer_AV0 to_PRP mine_PNP ,_PUN he_PNP sits_VVZ so_AV0 we’re_AJ0 knee_NN1 to_PRP knee_NN1 ._SENT “_NP0 I_PNP spoke_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 cops_NN2 on_PRP the_AT0 scene_NN1 ._SENT They_PNP said_VVD that_CJT Kevin_NP0 talked_VVD to_PRP the_AT0 kid_NN1 for_PRP some_DT0 time_NN1 ,_PUN and_CJC it_PNP looked_VVD like_PRP he_PNP was_VBD giving_VVG himself_PNX up_AVP ._SENT Kevin_NP0 reached_VVD to_TO0 take_VVI the_AT0 gun_NN1 away_AV0 ,_PUN and_CJC the_AT0 gun_NN1 discharged_VVN ._SENT ”_NP0 He_PNP runs_VVZ a_AT0 hand_NN1 over_PRP his_DPS mouth_NN1 ._SENT 
“_VVB The_AT0 kid_NN1 shot_VVD him_PNP ?_SENT Why_AVQ ?_SENT ”_VVB I_PNP wail_VVI ._SENT Kevin_NP0 Ryan_NP0 ,_PUN the_AT0 baby-faced_AJ0 detective_NN1 who’d_NN1 decided_VVD he_PNP could_VM0 make_VVI a_AT0 difference_NN1 ..._PUN the_AT0 man_NN1 who_PNQ was_VBD finally_AV0 going_VVG to_TO0 be_VBI a_AT0 father_NN1 ._SENT Snuffed_VVN out_AVP by_PRP a_AT0 messed-up_AJ0 teenager_NN1 ?_SENT 
“_VVB I_PNP don’t_NN1 know_VVB ,_PUN ”_NP0 Seth_NP0 says_VVZ ._SENT “_NP0 He’s_NP0 being_VBG interviewed_VVN this_DT0 morning_NN1 ._SENT ”_NP0 
“_NP0 Oh_ITJ my_DPS God_NP0 ,_PUN ”_NP0 I_PNP whisper_VVB ._SENT “_NP0 Where’s_NP0 Craddock_NP0 ?_SENT Who’s_NN2 with_PRP Kevin’s_NP0 wife_NN1 ?_SENT ”_NP0 
