“Don’t you see what he’s doing? He’s announcing his presence here, letting people like Bobby Soames know that he’s taking a professional interest in what happened to Ruth Winter, and by extension Bruno Perlman, and the Tedescos down in Florida. Whoever ordered their deaths is going to hear about it, and is going to know that Charlie Parker isn’t like the cops, or even the feds. He’s single-minded, he follows things through to their conclusion, and he won’t give up. I don’t think he ever gives up.” Preston still looked confused. “He’s staking himself out, Mary,” Stynes explained. “He’s going to
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