Grave Promise by David R Lewis

Author:David R Lewis
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: crime, murder, mystery, paranormal, drugs, detective, ghost, metaphysical, spirit, mob, series, police procedure, excop
Publisher: David R Lewis

It took them a few moments to settle down. By the time the silver encrusted waiter returned, Crockett had decided on ham and eggs. Ruby, declining his suggestion of fresh melons and haggis, ordered a Belgian waffle. He took a sip of coffee, leaned back, and grinned at her.

“So,” Ruby said, “learn anything on your trip?”

He told her about Marcel, the first evening with Ellie, and his visit to see Marcia Bennett.

“Christ,” Ruby said. “That poor woman.”

“It was very strange, Ruby. She’s almost a cartoon. A pathetic, x-rated, elderly, desperate, cartoon.”

“In that environment, her type is probably a lot more common than we might think. Ellie may be the exception.”

“And now,” he said, shifting the subject, “we have another lost child thrown into the mix. Vonda Gold’s daughter is out there somewhere, and we have no idea who or where she is. Vonda Gold’s granddaughter is out there, and we know even less about her. Jesus Christ, what a convoluted mess!”

“Our lives are based on patterns, Crockett,” Ruby said. “Programming that is sometimes very difficult to delete. That’s by far the largest portion of my job. Simply attempting to get people to realize the negative patterns and programming in their lives and work to make changes. Patterns are what make us who we are. That’s why accomplishing real change is so hard. We have to give up a portion of our identity, tear down part of who we believe we are, and reconstruct ourselves into what we need to be. You, me, damn near everybody. It’s the toughest thing any of us will ever have to do.”

She waived her fork in the air.

“Unlike many of my peers, I believe this pattern reinforcement syndrome does not work only within a given individual. I believe that it can, and does, manifest itself across generational gaps. That tendencies toward certain behaviors are passed on from parent to child, independent of environment. Whether it happens from a cellular standpoint, a spiritual standpoint, a karmic standpoint, or something else entirely, is anybody’s guess. I haven’t the faintest idea. But I am convinced that it does happen. I have seen too much evidence of sons repeating the behaviors of their fathers, even when they had never met. The same is true for mothers and daughters. The sins of the parents are often visited upon their children.”

“So what you’re saying is–”

“What I’m saying is, LaVonne got into show business, became involved with a bad guy, and had a daughter that she, willingly or not, abandoned. That daughter, Leona, got into the movies, became involved with a bad guy, and had a daughter that she abandoned. Based on the history of her mother and grandmother, what type of conduct might we expect from little miss ‘X’?”

“A young woman who is probably twenty to twenty-five years old by this time,” Crockett said.

“Just the right age to start the whole thing all over again,” Ruby said. “Just the right age that, if something isn’t done soon to break the pattern, it could be too late.

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