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Authors: Per Hampton

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The End

Acknowledgements

Thanks to the wonderful essence of my sisters and brothers and my extended family. “I’m just lucky I guess.”

To my cheerleaders in life, Anna Harmon and Lillis Settles in memoriam.

For the endless support of my close friends: Evan/Ro, Meg, Nancy, Genni, Stefania, Tony, Tim, Rick, Brittny.

And to my superhero godsons, Jake Evan, Connor Sean, Luke Hampton

And my editor and advisor Adam Robinson. All of my incredible design team.

My readers.

The magic of Hollywood.

About the Author

Per Hampton is a passionate storyteller whose roots are in show business and Hollywood. An avid world adventurer, sailor of top secret submarines and sailboats of any kind. Worshiper of science, music and the arts. Believer in the impossible. He’s called Rome, London and New York home. Educated in history and communications. Per currently resides in West Hollywood and Costa Smeralda, Italy. At least, until his next adventure.

Look for S & V: Vol. II, in December 2016

Contents

1 Chapter One

Stormy Weather

5 Chapter Two

Bitter Fight

17 Chapter Three

Dreaming

22 Chapter Four

The road to greed

29 Chapter Five

Schwab’s

32 Chapter Six

Team Schwab’s

36 Chapter Seven

Sherman Oaks

40 Chapter Eight

The house

43 Chapter Nine

The Hendersons

46 Chapter Ten

Life at Schwab’s

52 Chapter Eleven

Tripartite/Victoria

68 Chapter Twelve

Michael/Mae

74 Chapter Thirteen

Vic/Cino

78 Chapter Fourteen

Suspicious Minds

83 Chapter Fifteen

Discovery

86 Chapter Sixteen

Detective Goldman

90 Chapter Seventeen

Dotty’s Proposition

92 Chapter Eighteen

Blackmail

97 Chapter Nineteen

Investigation continued

101 Chapter Twenty

The Truth Comes Out

105 Chapter Twenty-One

Follow up Cino/VIC

110 Chapter Twenty-Two

Woodwork

114 Chapter Twenty-Three

Family

118 Chapter Twenty-Four

Stranger

132 Chapter Twenty-Five

Detective Goldman vs. Aunt Marjorie

139 Chapter Twenty-Six

The Stanfords

155 Chapter Twenty-Seven

Stranger Identified

166 Chapter Twenty-Eight

Emerald Ball

185 Chapter Twenty-Nine

Everybody finds out

197 Chapter Thirty

The rise of Brit!

202 Chapter Thirty-One

Battle with Clay

216 Chapter Thirty-Two

New leaf

225 Chapter Thirty-Three

Fishy delight

234 Chapter Thirty-Four

New World

Acknowledgements

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