Owls Don't Blink
Client
Carl Talcot
Case Narrative & Plot Summary
Bertha Cool and Donald Lam head to New Orleans to track down a missing witness who holds the key to an inheritance dispute, crossing paths with Southern river gamblers and corrupt police.
Donald Lam's Legal Gambit
Donald uses Mississippi riverboat ferry schedules and counterfeit notary seals to dismantle the witness timeline.
Bertha Cool Dictum
"New Orleans is too hot for corsets and too humid for arguments. Just get the fee!"