For the curious, my editors and I had a vigorous discussion on suppressors, as seen towards the end of this chapter. The consensus was that the suppressor mentioned will work, but only for 2-3 shots. After that, it is worthless. Still, in the right circumstance, that may be all that is necessary.
The trophy used to kill Bulkely was something I saw a lot of back when I was in sales. We would get these gigantic trophies and call them ‘unidentified blunt objects’, just like on the police shows. I used to see carved slabs of granite or Corian that could break a foot if you dropped them, giant bronze eagles that could kill if they fell off the wall, and oversized paperweights with razor sharp edges and needle points. Dangerous objects!
We also got a lot of sales plaques. Personally, I could live without the plaques. Some of my fellow salespeople loved them, covering their walls with them. Me, I preferred something more tangible, like vacations. Over the years I earned a couple of cruises, as well as a trip to Vegas and another to Hawaii. My plaques I stuffed into a box in the closet.
We are coming to an end. The next post will be Chapter 18 and an Epilogue.
In any case, it’s time for some more murder and mayhem. Enjoy!