8Shep and Ralph took Scratch to the Wildwood Diner. He didn't eat much. He didn't say much. He had a lot on his mind. Afterwards, they dropped him off at the station to get his car.
He was torn about what to do first. He knew he needed to go back to the room at the Primrose before they cleaned it up, but he'd been ordered to get a hatbox from Horace Hammock's house. Was it the same hatbox? He couldn't remember. Some of what happened in that room was kind of shaky in his memory. Scratch wasn't sure if it was because of wallop on the head or because the nightmares were of Korea were haunting him again.
Scratch started his '48 Dodge and eased out of the parking space. He put the car into drive, rolled down Main Street slowly, then took a quick right on Tulip drive. He was going to Horace Ha
