Walco

But the people out on the beach know too many of the cops inside the crime scene tape, and when someone gets a call from his brother-in-law up on the hill, we find out that the dead kids are Walco, Rochie, and Feifer.

Beach Road Patterson, James, 1947- 2006

Then come the parents of Feifer, Walco, and Roche, and their friends, who rush in like volunteer firefighters who have dropped whatever they were doing to answer the alarm.

Beach Road Patterson, James, 1947- 2006

“You know any reason Michael Walker or Dante Halleyville might want to kill Feifer, Walco, or Roche?”

Beach Road Patterson, James, 1947- 2006

Chucky Watkins, a crazy Irish laborer who used to work for Walco now and then, is sitting at a table as I shoulder my way to the bar.

Beach Road Patterson, James, 1947- 2006

But by then my gun is tight against his side, and as he stares at me with the same shocked expression the mortician had to wipe off Feif, Walco, and Rochie, I shoot him.

Beach Road Patterson, James, 1947- 2006

ME, JEFF, FEIF, Walco, and Rochie are stretching and shooting around one basket when a maroon SUV rumbles up the driveway.

Beach Road Patterson, James, 1947- 2006

They murder him with the same weapon used to kill Feifer, Walco, and Roche.

Beach Road Patterson, James, 1947- 2006

“You mean information about Feifer, Walco, and Rochie?” asks Sean.

Beach Road Patterson, James, 1947- 2006

They found his body tonight, along with Rochie and Walco, at the Wilson estate on Beach Road.

Beach Road Patterson, James, 1947- 2006

Feif, Walco, and Rochie hung out at the court all summer and enjoyed the scene as much as anyone.

Beach Road Patterson, James, 1947- 2006