THE TOW YARD

Synopsis

Rusnak Recovery is nine acres of gravel, one chain-link fence and a trailer with a space heater in it. Cal has run it alone for six years and has never once released a vehicle without a title in his hand. The sedan comes off the shoulder of the state road at eleven at night with nobody in it. The trunk is not locked. Cal wishes very much that it had been. The first man arrives before midnight. The second arrives at four in the morning with better paperwork and a worse manner. The auction is Thursday.

Who this is about

Cal Rusnak runs a one-truck impound yard on a state highway and follows the release rules to the letter, because his license is the only thing he owns outright.

What goes wrong

A car comes in off a wreck with something in the trunk, and two different men turn up the same night, each with paperwork saying the car is theirs.

What's at stake

Releasing it to the wrong man ends his license and probably more than that. Calling it in means explaining why he opened the trunk.

Why it keeps going

The yard holds a vehicle seventy-two hours before it goes to auction, and both men know that clock as well as he does.

Takeaway

Following the rules only protects you while somebody else is still pretending to follow them too.

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