Hanes VA Hospital Muddy Water
Miller house
At
Street Level. Street was chiefing with his friend Shorty & Steve while they
listened to Muddy Waters, Robert Johnson, & B.B. King & bullshitting
back & forth. “You got the blues, or the blues got you Street?” Shorty
would always tell me. Steve was a vet who was partially blind who lit the match.
“What you’re working on, Street?” He started. “Mayor Pabey “Was my response. “I
know,” Steve tells me. "What you know boss?" Street worked him. "Mr.
Smith, who drives us to Hines, told us he came home one day on the 4th
of July & found a couple of vehicles with blue plates parked in front of
his driveway.“ Steve started to break it
down. “No shit?" Street interjected. "He used to tell me Mr. Smith
his name was just George. Never said he was Mayor Pabey of East Chicago.
“Street took mental notes as he listened. My nature got harder than Chinese
Algebra as Steve turned into a source. Street was working on this case because
he was looking to try & garner some political capital with the 3 Letter
Boyz. And just maybe Street could get them to take a look @ The Gilbert Bonilla
Cold case.
At
Street Level. Street wanted to go & get a photo of this house in Miller for
the archives. Once in the general area, it took me about 40 minutes of driving
around before I found the house. Climbing out of the car, I walked over to the
front of the house to take the picture when unbeknownst to me a black man from
next door was walking towards me. (Little did I know it was Mr. Smith’s Shuttle
Bus Driver). "Boy that must be an awfully important house for you to be
taking a picture of," Mr. Smith tells me. "Don't know yet Mr. Smith
it's kind of early to tell," Street tells him. “How do you know my
name?" He cut to the chase as my mind searched for an answer. "I went
to the assessor's office in Crown Point to look it up & your name came up”.
Street fired back Mr. Smith bought it as he scratched his head. Walking back to
the car, I felt his eyes watching me walk away inside the car looking into the
viewfinder to see what kind of picture came out. Street drives away and looks @
rear view mirror, & there is Mr. Smith standing outside watching me drive
away. Threw in a Robert Johnson C.D.& drove away with my tail wagging like
a dog does when he noticed his owner. Taking mental notes because I knew this
scene would be in my story before it was all over. P.S. Mr. Smith is the name I
used to protect my source. And that's a Big 10-4.
