Let me reiterate a brilliant idea that I put forth some time
ago. Here it is: Parker should have Hawk cheat on him with
Susan, so that Spenser comes out of his yuppie stupor and has
a showdown with his sidekick. Now the idea trifurcates:
a) Spenser and Hawk calm down like the real buddies they are,
talk it over and decide to get rid of Susan (jointly in
spirit, but Hawk does the actual work) and have a happy life
together ever after (they redecorate Spenser's apartment,
they take cooking classes, have intimate evenings by the
fireside, and so forth) or
b) Hawk kills Spenser and becomes the hero (with Susan as
sidekick). The exchanges between Hawk and Susan *have got* to
be more interesting than those between Spenser and Susan.
Also, the food they eat may change a bit and the dog may get
kicked a few times. All to the good.
c) Spenser kills Hawk (but does not get caught), Susan leaves
him because he is no longer *nice*, he starts drinking
heavily, eating junk food, whoring, and loses all his
clients. He moves to New York, where he becomes a morose
semi-bum who, by chance, runs into Scudder at a seedy bar.
Scudder gives him some advice on how to do it and they
partner as unlicensed detectives. In the course of work, they
travel to New Orleans, where they meet Clete Purcel, to whom
they take an instant liking. The Scudder, Purcel &
Spenser Detective Agency becomes a reality and a legend in
New Orleans. At the end, they all end up shooting one another
over the quality of the takeout jambalaya. It had to
happen.
Regards,
MrT
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