A Pair of Shoes by Carol Pahl
New AU
Time period: Late 50's, early 60's
Place: Large city, multiple ethnic neighborhoods
Characters:
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Chris Larabee, police officer, night shift partner to Buck Wilmington, patrol
in Black and White car
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Buck Wilmington, police officer, night shift partner to Chris Larabee, patrol
in Black and White car, lives in boardinghouse near The Tavern
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Josiah Sanchez, WWII veteran, doesn't like to talk about past, works as handyman,
repairs old white church building between paying jobs
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Nathan Jackson, Medical healer, offers clinic for poor in back room of old
church
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Ezra Standish, lawyer, friend of Chris and Buck, meets others at The Tavern
to unwind and sharpen his poker skills
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Vin Tanner, teenager, high school drop out, knows of Nathan's skill, loner
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JD Dunne, 12 year old, son of a maid
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Inez Recillos, owner of The Tavern
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Gloria Potter, 6th grade teacher at Abraham Lincoln Elementary
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Mr. Conklin, Principal at Abraham Lincoln Elementary
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Mary Travis, Reporter for the Global Gazette, a progressive publication
- Judge Travis, Mary's father-in-law, District Court magistrate
This is an open AU with lots of plot possibilities and can be a chance for Baby Boomers ( I do not like that term) to remember a simpler time. I hope you enjoy the story! Carol