Chapter 14

Which was why I really shouldn’t have been surprised when he disappeared without a word.

Wrapping the 100thepisode had been bittersweet. It was a huge accomplishment to make it that far, and we were all thrilled. But at the same time, Court was leaving the show to go do whatever it was retired actors did. He’d been with us since the beginning, when only he, Lucas, Mary Alice, and I were principle cast. Allison had been added midway through the first season, and Aaron started guest starring at the end of season two. Now we wouldn’t be working together anymore. And when we came back to film after a couple of days break, we’d be shooting a funeral scene that was going to cause us all to break down. It was going to be hard.

The rumor was that the chief’s chair would be empty for a few episodes, eventually to be filled by a new actor. There were a rumblings and rumors as to who the producers were going to sign, each guess more outlandish than the last. I wasn’t going to speculate.