49 episodes
Stories from a HARD PLACE R A Jacobson
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- Fiction
In the dark where two dusty back roads cross a black car sits waiting. The man inside will make a deal he has many times before and will again. He is known in these parts as The Judge.
Folk go to him when they have a powerful need, a want that can’t be satisfied any other way. Some are to young to know better, others are desperate and still others just pain stupid. His price is high and many never believe they will have to pay it but the bill comes due eventually. There is no escape. No lead pill that can free you. Once struck the deal is all that remains.
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Chapters 76 and 77 Season 3
“You can’t beat me. You can’t win. You don’t have what it takes,” The Judge said as he looked down at Jacob.
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Chapters 72, 73, 74 and 75 Season 3
An hour past the Ol’ Scratch tavern on 11, Jacob, Brian and Clyde turned off the main road onto a two-wheel trail that threaded itself through the trees opening onto a farmyard.
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Chapters 66, 67, 68, 69, 70 and 71 Season 3
It was quiet but filled with hope.
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Chapters 60, 61, 62, 63, 64 and 65 Season 3
By 6 p.m. John had worked himself into a frantic state. He was shaking and sweating.
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Chapters 55, 56, 57, 58 and 59 Season 3
Mary Lou watched as she shook The Judge’s hand.
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Chapter 50, 51, 52, 53 and 54 Season 3
Wincing again, he thought of the song that had forced its way out of him yesterday. He tried to play it, but it would not come.