Chapter 7Everyone went back to work or school on the Monday after New Year’s. Stuart Blount and Frank Cummings, as well as Louis and Judd, were beginning a new semester at Stafford High. At Sunrise we had to prepare for new exhibits, upcoming concerts, and our annual black-tie gala to be held on Valentine’s Day.
I had some unfinished business with Chave MacPherson. I had not as yet asked him to serve on the Board of the Arts Alliance, and I needed to deliver the large oval platter I’d made at his request. I call it a platter because that’s what it looked like, though I hoped he’d merely display it instead of using it for serving ham and eggs.
I called the offices of Gates, Brownlee, and Estes about 9:30 that Monday morning. When I got through the phone menu to Chave’s secretary, receptio
