Next Assignment

Pages: 179 - 235 (the end)
Due: Wednesday Sep 26th, Noon.

Part III
pages 120-178

Characters

• Howard Schulz - Meth cook
• Wyatt James - Detective
• Martin - Initial tweaker narc turning informant
• Midget - New narc found at identity theft scene
• Brandy - Howard’s current meth lab host
• Porche - Brandy’s 12 year old daughter
• Joe - Brandy’s 10 year old son
• Suki - Wyatt’s girlfriend
• Mike Lawson - Prosecutor
• June - Mike’s girlfriend
• Cocktail Ted Haller - Howard’s public defender

Compared with the last 60 pages, this next installment brings fewer changes.  Mike becomes aware that Howard Schulz is awaiting trial and notifies Wyatt.  Wyatt in the middle of a deep conversation with Suki answers the call ultimately leading to the end of their relationship.

Meanwhile, Howard convinces Porche to skip school, take off her clothes, and consume meth with him.   The evidence in Howard’s case is suppressed after the judge determines the police officer made a pretextual stop.  Howard, a newly free man, discovers martin has an extended trial date and is most likely operating as an informant.  He then buys an electric chainsaw.

Points:

• How will Howard’s pedophiliac behavior harm him? Or is the author simply using this as a character builder?
• What is Howard doing with the electric chainsaw?

Thoughts?