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

“I guess we hoof it,” Shorty said when Mick explained the problem.


Mick rolled his eyes, muttering “Five miles?” as he went into the office and turned on the computer. A couple of minutes later he knew which busses they could take, with the stop for one of them only three blocks from the house.


They washed the breakfast dishes, Mick changed from the jeans he was wearing into slacks and a better shirt.


When Shorty pointed out that it might be a good idea if he didn’t wear the same shirt he had on yesterday, Mick found him another short-sleeved one. Then, they were ready to leave. At the last minute, Mick decided to open a basement window a couple of inches, telling Shorty, “I’d rather not come home to find out he broke one to get in.”


“You sure he won’t smell a set-up?”


“It’s next to the dryer, so with luck he’ll think it was left open by mistake or to let out the heat.”


Shorty snorted, but didn’t pursue it any further.


Chapter 32