C.: “Well, d.c. is working late, so he wanted me to write our blog today by myself. However, d.c. sent me the manuscript for his fourth book in the Magruder Mysteries series because I’m his number one beta reader. I can’t put this book down because It answers all the questions about this series. I’m on chapter fifty-four of THE MAGRUDER MYSTERIES A FULL PARDON: THE GRAYING OF THE LAW. This, I think, is the crux of the whole story. Here’s the introduction.
CHAPTER FIFTY-FOUR: THE “COLOR” GRAY
The “color” gray is made up of two hues that don’t actually classify as colors. Gray is the combination of the black hue, which is the absence of all light and the presence of all color; and the white hue, that is, inversely, the absence of all color and the presence of all light. The two hues are comprehensive opposites.
If the two hues are combined on a canvas, the resulting hue of that canvas is gray. If more of the black hue is added to the canvas than white, the canvas tends to be a “dark gray.” Inversely, if more of the white hue is added to the canvas than black, the canvas tends to be a lighter shade of gray. There are an unlimited number of possibilities for the hue that the gray canvas may take on.
Many law enforcement officers view the law as being either completely black (the wrong choice, according to that person); or completely white (the right choice, in that person’s opinion). There are no gray areas according to some.
Jay Magruder saw his situation in a different light. He now had a choice to make. He could choose to use the information that he had gathered on Taylor, the potential leader of the free world, to upend that ambition for this very dangerous man; or he could use the information to free his compadre, José Leal: his friend whom he had convinced to turn himself in to law enforcement and admit to committing murder. This had been a choice that had resulted in a death sentence for someone that Magruder felt was not deserving of such a fate. It was a choice that most people wouldn’t be eager to make. Jay Magruder was no exception, but he needed a plan. He decided on it and left his office for his destination.
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