An old Parker friend

[Bill Murphy]

For decades, I lived across a mile of corn from Jerry. Even though I was as interested in Damascus as much as he was, Jerry and I never did any serious business, mostly because I was raising five kids and didn't have any money. I also thought he was doing a lot of buying and very little selling. Jerry and I lived in a little Maryland town named "Damascus" until both of us relocated fairly recently. We are still located very close to each other, but I try to avoid his dangerous gun room. A few years ago, I did find a gem of a custom rifle in his rack and bit the bullet. I still live just a few miles across the corn from Tom Flanigan. This is one hotbed of activity in the Parker world.