Mick Hawk awakens in an alley covered with blood from a head wound, with no memories other than his first name. According to Shorty, the homeless man who found him, he was holding a battered driver's license, so they go in search of the owner with no luck.<br><br>Then a man approaches them on the street. His name is Richard Wolfe, and he claims he and Mick are lovers. After Richard convinces Mick he's telling the truth, the three men set out to discover who wants Mick dead and why. A difficult task, as Mick has yet to regain his memory.<br><br>One suspect is Mick's older brother, Trenton, who manages one of Mick's clubs and resents the fact their father gave them to Mick instead of him. Another is the man on the driver's license, who works for Trenton. Or ...? All they have to do is figure it out, before someone tries again to take Mick out of the picture permanently.

Hawk and Wolfe

“It works,” Mick said after putting it on. “Thanks.”


“No problem.” Shorty got down from the parapet, laying out his blanket. “Tomorrow we hit up one of the shelters that have a supply of used clothes for homeless guys. Get you outfitted and wash the blood off your head.”


“Why are you helping me?” Mick asked as he lay down next to the parapet.


“Why not? You don’t seem all that scary so I think you’re safe enough to hang with for now. We gotta help each other when we can, right? For sure no one else will.”


“Right,” Mick replied, because he had the feeling that was how it was on the streets. Something I may have known already, but can’t remember? No, not the way I’m dressed, I don’t think.


Chapter 3