The Hilliker Curse, Part Iii

September, 2009

The Hilliker Curse, Part IIIHe finds her at last. The one. American tabloid hits big-time. L.A. Confidential fills theaters. Cracks develop. Ghosts rush back in.PURSUIT Of UJ0IDOPARTf he women's faces evap­orated. The march of Them stopped at Her. She was suigeneris. I took immediate note.She slid into a booth at the Pacific Dining Car. Her jour­nalist ex-boyfriend was inter­viewing me. I was jet-lagged and raw. My L.A. trips always scared me and confirmed my retreat. Helen said she felt sur­rea...