Always a pleasure when - frequently in the course of a walk - a plot-point will click into focus: specifically, the small detail or incident unrelated to the mystery that causes the sleuth (Benjamin, in this case) to go: "So THAT'S what happened..."
It's particularly pleasing when it's related to the sub-theme that's been going on behind or beside the mystery all along.
The TV Show "House" did this beautifully in the first two seasons, when House would get bludgeoned into doing clinic-duty, and it would be some little detail of the case in the clinic that would trigger the association with the major puzzle.
Just wish I had more time, to shape this story now that it's coming together AND do the teaching-prep that needs to be done AND do the self-care stuff, like washing the dishes and getting enough sleep.
Published on March 12, 2012 07:44