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Volume 4 - Triggerfish Twist
Main & Recurring Characters
The E-Team
First appearance; next seen in Atomic Lobster as the “G-Unit.” This fun-loving quartet of elderly women includes: Edith Grabowski, the eighty-one year old de facto leader of the group; Edna, who is Presbyterian; Eunice; and Ethel, who is Jewish.
Jim Davenport
First appearance; next seen in Atomic Lobster. Devoted husband and father working in a thankless job, Jim is in many ways the epitome of the ‘everyman.’ He possesses an even-tempered, logical, optimistic and calm personality. Jim avoids confrontation at all cost. He is married to Martha, and the two are currently raising their three children: Debbie, Melvin and Nicole. For the past eleven years, Jim has been employed as a workplace expert at Apollo Consulting. Prior to the beginning of Triggerfish Twist, Jim and his family lived in Logansport, Indiana. By the conclusion of this novel, Jim and Martha become successful real estate speculators. He is forty-one years old, five feet ten inches tall; has a narrow frame and wide shoulders; dark curly hair; and has eyes that are reminiscent of actor Tom Hanks’. It is revealed in Atomic Lobster that Jim was raised in Indiana.
Martha Davenport, née Zuckerman
First literary appearance; last chronological appearance is in the flashback scenes of Atomic Lobster; next seen in Atomic Lobster. A devoted wife and mother, Martha is very protective of her family. Whereas her husband Jim is even-tempered and non-confrontational, Martha is in many ways his direct opposite. She is reactionary, emotional and quick to anger. Martha is currently forty-two years old; is five feet six inches tall; wide-hipped, but with a perfect figure and proportional weight; freckled; full-lipped; and has flowing red hair.
Melvin Davenport
First appearance; next seen in Atomic Lobster as a freshman at the University of Florida. As Jim and Martha’s middle child, Melvin is good-natured friendly boy. He appears to have benefited from his parents’ loving and nurturing household. He is currently eight years old.
Debbie Davenport (A.K.A. Drusilla)
First appearance; next seen in Atomic Lobster. She is the eldest of Jim and Martha’s three children. Although benefitting from Jim and Martha’s loving and nurturing parenting, the teenaged Debbie is currently in a rebellious phase. At the beginning of Triggerfish Twist, she is fifteen years old. Her sixteenth birthday occurs sometime over the summer of 1997, which indicates that she was born in the summer of 1981. She has stringy black hair; however, she may have dyed it that color to further the Goth image she is striving to achieve.
Nicole Davenport
First appearance; next seen in When Elves Attack. She is the youngest of Jim and Martha’s three children. She is currently a one-year-old infant.
Sharon Rhodes
Appears in this novel during the summertime gap between Florida Roadkill’s Chapters 6 and 9.
Seymour “Coleman” Bunsen
Appears in this novel during the summertime gap between Florida Roadkill’s Chapters 6 and 9.
Gladys Plant
First appearance; next seen in Atomic Lobster. As the neighborhood gossip, Gladys is keenly aware of the coming and goings, as well as the personal secrets of the residents of Triggerfish Lane. Although she claims to be the great-great granddaughter of the legendary developer and railroad magnate, Henry Bradly Plant, this claim is most likely a falsehood on Gladys’ part. Henry Plant’s only grandson (also named Henry Bradley Plant) sired two daughters (Mary Ellen and Amy Capron Plant), both of whom married and took their husbands’ names. Aside from her obvious loquaciousness, Gladys is overweight; but she persistently attempts to lose weight by jogging.
Jack Russell Terrier
The Davenports’ neighbor from across the street, at 887 Triggerfish Lane. Terrier is an intimidating bully, thoughtless, and inconsiderate. As the head coach of his son, Jason’s, Little League team, Terrier also exhibits an aggressiveness to win and poor sportsmanship. Aside from his desire to be a winning coach, he cherishes his well-kept lawn and his prized pit bull, Rasputin.
Serge Alexander Storms
Appears in this novel during the summertime gap between Florida Roadkill Chapters 6 and 9; then appears (via a phone call) in Triggerfish Twist’s Epilogue between Florida Roadkill Chapters 9 and 11.
Rocco Silvertone
As top salesman at Tampa Bay Motors, Silvertone positions himself above the rest of the salesman as leader of the pack. He intimates them into stepping aside and letting him have first pick of the wealthiest customers that walk on the lot. He is narcissistic and dishonest.
Lance Boyle
A successful and conniving Tampa area property investor and rental-property manager. He has a scheme to transform Triggerfish Lane into an upscale neighborhood. He is forty-nine years old; vainly dyes his ponytail and beard; and conceals his beer gut with untucked shirts.
College students at 857 Triggerfish Lane
The six University of South Florida students who live across the street from the Davenports consist of: Bernie, a freckled-faced young man with a large, red afro; Frankie “Slowhand” Pagnetti, the aspiring rock star of the group; Chip “Memory Chip” Perkins, the resident computer genius; Jeb “Siddhartha” Youngblood, a once-devout Baptist who has turned to narcotics for salvation; William “Bill the Elder” Moss, who, at forty-two years of age, is the senior member of the group; and Manny “Waste-oid” Wasserman, currently on academic suspension.
The McGraw Brothers
A five-man criminal gang of siblings. Skag McGraw: the youngest of the brothers. Rufus McGraw (A.K.A. The B.O. Bandit; A.K.A. The Rank Robber): the oldest and meanest of the quintet. He has earned his nicknames as a result of his poor hygiene. He specializes in bank robberies, and has the letters H-A-T-E tattooed on the knuckles of both hands. Sly McGraw (A.K.A. The Gentleman Bandit; A.K.A. The Courteous Crook; A.K.A. The Mannered Malefactor): earned his nickname by being the politest of the brothers. He specializes in gas station robberies. Willie McGraw (A.K.A. The Dapper Bandit; A.K.A. The Sartorial Swindler): the home invasion specialist of the bunch. He earned his nickname after using his ill-gotten profits to buy himself a wardrobe of expensive suits. Ed McGraw: the second youngest and probably the least intelligent of the brothers. It is revealed in Atomic Lobster that they have a cousin named Tex McGraw.
Blaine Crease
First chronological appearance; next seen in Florida Roadkill’s Chapter 28; then Hammerhead Ranch Motel. Currently the host of Florida Cable News’ Florida’s Most Wanted.
Scorpion
Debbie Davenport’s twenty-two year old boyfriend and local hoodlum. So he can show off his numerous tattoos, Scorpion is usually seen shirtless.
Agent Mahoney
First chronological appearance; next seen in Orange Crush. Mahoney is a seasoned criminal profiler in the Florida Department of Law Enforcement. He is obsessed with bringing Serge to justice. However, his obsession is so all-consuming that his superiors have forbidden him from hunting for Serge. Mahoney suffers from a form of schizophrenia that, in its mildest forms causes him to speak like a pulp detective. In its worst stages, his schizophrenia causes him to lose touch with reality altogether, causing him to believe he is living decades ago in a film noir fantasy world. He leaves the FDLE sometime after Triggerfish Twist’s Chapter 48 and becomes a homicide detective with the Miami-Dade Metro Police by Triggerfish Twist’s Epilogue.
Lieutenant Ingersol
Mahoney’s superior officer at the Florida Department of Law Enforcement who is constantly haggard by Mahoney’s obsession with Serge. Ingersol, a middle-aged African-American man, looks and sounds like actor James Earl Jones.
John Milton
An unlucky loner who, through a string of employment misfortunes that lead to his near destitution, suffers a mental breakdown. He is almost fifty years old, trimly built, and has a full head of slightly oily, brown hair.
H. Ambrose Tarrington III
A self-made millionaire who spent his entire fortune years ago in a desperate and vain attempt to cure his wife Sylvia’s rare lymphoma. Aside from his past successes with his chain of duty-free shops, he also served as secretary of Tampa’s Chamber of Commerce in the late 1970s. Currently on a fixed income, Ambrose lives at 918 Triggerfish Lane and spends his days pretending to still be wealthy. He marries Edith Grabowski sometime during the late summer gap between Triggerfish Twist’s Chapter 48 and Epilogue. Ambrose is in his mid-seventies; sophisticated and distinguished-looking; and possesses the fine jawline and firm thin mouth that is associated with good eastern-establishment bloodlines.
Pierre Principal
The Consolidated Bank vice-president in charge of staff development. He is in constant fear of losing his lofty position. Principal possesses the rare ability to mimic others’ behavior and uses this talent to create a common bond with his superiors. He is tall, thin, and balding.
Ernie (A.K.A. Christ)
A Tampa area homeless man with a Jesus complex resulting from late-stage alcoholism and schizophrenia. Ernie is engaged in an ongoing battle with fellow vagrant, Bert. Ernie has a grey beard and wears a pinwheel hat, sandals, a white smock and a ‘crown of thorns’ which is made out of pipe cleaners and plastic six-pack rings.
Bert (A.K.A. The Antichrist)
A Tampa area homeless man with an Antichrist complex. He becomes nasty and mean when drunk. Bert is engaged in an ongoing battle against fellow street denizen, Ernie. Bert is bald-headed and has satanic symbols on his forehead that he carved with a rusty razorblade.
Mrs. Zuckerman
First appearance; next seen in Atomic Lobster. Martha’s mother and resident of Sarasota.
Mr. Zuckerman
First appearance; no further appearances to date. Martha Davenport’s father.
Overview of the Timeline
NOTE - The novel's hardcover edition was used for the (Chapter : Page) notations
One hand, the chronology for Triggerfish Twist is quite easy to place based on the fact that it takes place during the May to October 1997 gap between Florida Roadkill’s Chapters 6 and 9. On the other hand, it contains a couple of conflicting statements, some of which ultimately have to be ignored. Chiefly among them is the fact that Serge declares that it is the “summer solstice” (8: 56) shortly after he, Colman and Sharon move to Triggerfish Lane. It would mean that all of the events between Serge’s statement and the Davenports’ Fourth of July neighborhood costume party would have to be crammed into just thirteen days, between Saturday, June 21 and Friday, July 4, 1997.
Even the most casual reading of the novel proves that this simply cannot be the case. The fact that Ambrose spends “two weeks” (43: 261) hanging out with Serge in and of itself shows that Serge’s “summer solstice” declaration is incorrect. For the sake of the timeline, it is assumed that Serge, perhaps a bit too eager to celebrate the arrival of summer, is off by about a month and actually makes the statement on Saturday, May 17, 1997.
A second problem exists regarding John Milton’s termination from Tampa Bay Motors and the E-Team getting trapped in their car in a retention pond. It is established that John is fired from the car dealership on the “third Friday in June” (19: 117), which would be Friday, June 20, 1997. Based on the narration, the E-Team becomes trapped inside their Buick the following day, Saturday, June 21st. But, If the date of June 21st is used, the fact they are not rescued until the night of Friday, July 4, 1997 means they are trapped without food or water for an unrealistic thirteen days. At one point in the novel, the E-Team mentions that they’ve been trapped for “five days” (36: 224). In an effort to keep this statement accurate, but to also mitigate the amount time they are trapped, the date of Saturday, June 28, 1997 has been chosen for the day of their crash.
Triggerfish Twist Timeline
“I usually hate it when some show-off wrecks a perfectly good linear story by jumbling the chronology.” – Serge A. Storms, The Big Bamboo (2: 38)
NOTE - The novel's hardcover edition was used for the (Chapter : Page) notations
MONDAY, MAY 31, 1993
Mahoney goes undercover to bust a gang of armed robbers that has been targeting galas and charity events at historic places across Florida. Tracking the gang to the Clewiston Inn, Mahoney makes friends with Serge and is invited to join the gang. (26: 158-159)
- Mahoney was a “rookie” with the FDLE back in 1993. (26: 158)
- According to Mahoney, he met Serge “four” years ago, on a “Monday”. For the purposes of the timeline, it is assumed he met Serge exactly four years from the day he tells Lt. Ingersol this story. (26: 157 & 158)
WEDNEDAY, JUNE 2, 1993
Mahoney arranges for FDLE agents to be waiting for the gang at their next target - a lavish masquerade charity ball at Ca’ d’Zan. Although the rest of the gang is arrested, Serge manages to escape. (26: 159-162)
- “Two days” after meeting Serge, Mahoney joins the gang in robbing the masquerade ball at Ca’ d’Zan. (26: 159)
- As Serge makes his escape, “moonlight” is reflected off the waters of Sarasota Bay. On the night of Wednesday, June 2, 1993, the moon was in its waxing gibbous phase. (26: 162)
WEDNESDAY, APRIL 2, 1997
John Milton is hired as a bank teller at Consolidated Bank. (15: 92-94)
THURSDAY, APRIL 3, 1997
John starts his first day at Consolidated Bank. (15: 94)
- After losing his job at Tampa High School, John begins working at Consolidated Bank “the next morning”. (15: 94)
TUESDAY, MAY 6, 1997
Serge wanders into a University of South Florida lecture hall and gives an impromptu speech about Florida’s history to a group of students. (12: 73-76)
- On a “warm spring evening,” Serge achieves “absolute clarity” on the reasons for society’s breakdown, and the “collapse of courtesy and community.” The narrative would seem to indicate this occurs shortly before he begins lecturing at USF. (12: 74)
Thinking that he is a wealthy widower, the E-Team chases after Ambrose Tarrington III as he leaves the bank. (15: 94-97)
From his office overlooking Consolidated Bank’s lobby, Pierre Principal watches the E-Team chase after Ambrose. (17: 104-108)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 7, 1997
Serge gives another lecture at USF. (12: 76)
SATURDAY, MAY 10, 1997
The Davenports arrive in Tampa and, since their new home not available until the next day, decide to spend the night at a Motel 9. (1: 4-9)
- The Davenports leave Logansport, IN for their drive to Tampa on a “typical spring morning in 1997”. (1: 4)
- The Davenports arrive in Florida on the “second day” of their trip from Logansport. (1: 5)
- The Davenports arrive in Florida on a “Saturday”. (1: 5)
- The Davenports reach Tampa “an hour before sunset”. (1: 9)
- The Davenports’ moving van is not due to arrive until the “morning”. (1: 9)
SUNDAY, MAY 11, 1997
Jim and Martha are awoken by a shotgun blast from the neighboring Breakers motel. (1: 9)
- Jim and Martha are woken up “shortly after midnight”. Therefore, it is now Sunday, May 11, 1997. (1: 9)
Sharon accidentally kills Honest Al inside a room at the Breakers. Serge takes the corpse to an all-night laundromat, and tips a vending machine onto it, making Honest Al’s death appear to be an accident. (1: 9-14)
Jim and his family arrive at their new home on Triggerfish Lane. While unpacking, they are welcomed to the neighborhood by Gladys Plant, the local gossip. They also meet Jack Terrier, who gives them a far less friendly welcome to Triggerfish Lane. (2: 15-25)
- The “sun went down” while Gladys Plant is visiting with the Davenports. (2: 19)
MONDAY, MAY 12, 1997
Sharon gets into fight with her crack dealer and kills him. As she and Coleman flee the man’s house, Sharon inadvertently leaves behind Serge’s 1969 Orange Bowl Zippo lighter. After dropping Sharon off at Serge’s house, Coleman heads back out for a beer run. He takes a detour down Triggerfish Lane, and drunkenly swerves onto Terrier’s prized lawn. (3: 26-32)
- Sharon picks up her latest robbery victim at the Tiny Tap Tavern at “Two A.M.”. (3: 26)
- A “crescent moon” is in the sky. On Monday, May 12, 1997, the moon was in its waxing crescent phase. (3: 28)
- Coleman makes a beer run at “3:10 A.M.”. (3: 31)
Sharon accidentally sets fire to Serge’s house. (3: 32-34)
Serge returns home to find that his house has burned down. (4: 35-36)
Jim and Martha are awoken by the fire engines speeding towards Serge’s house. Looking outside their window, they see Terrier crying over his destroyed lawn. They witness the police arresting Old Man Ortega at his home across the street. (4: 36-38)
- Old Man Ortega is arrested at “four o’clock”. (4: 37)
Unaware that Serge is not a faculty member, the dean invites him to deliver the commencement speech at USF’s upcoming summer graduation ceremony. (12: 76-79)
- On the “fifth” day of giving lectures, Serge is invited by the dean to deliver the commencement speech. (12: 76)
- While giving one of his daily lectures, Serge cannot find his “Orange Bowl lighter”. This indicates this scene occurs on or about the same day Sharon took the lighter. (12: 76)
At Tampa Bay Motors, Rocco Silvertone has a water-damaged Suburban cleaned up and put back on the lot. (5: 39)
- This scene occurs “the next afternoon” after Jim and Martha watch Old Man Ortega’s arrest. However, both scenes occur on the same day. (5: 39)
Rocco sells Jim the water-damaged Suburban. (5: 39-42)
Jim discovers that the Suburban’s electrical system is malfunctioning. (5: 42)
TUESDAY, MAY 13, 1997
Tampa Bay Motors refuses to fix the Suburban for Jim. (6: 43-48)
- Since The Ricki Lake Show is on, Jim’s return visit to Tampa Bay Motors most likely occurs on a weekday. (6: 45)
SATURDAY, MAY 17, 1997
Lance Boyle encourages a group of college students renting 857 Triggerfish Lane to continue their raucous partying. (7: 49-51)
- Lance suggests his tenants throw a keg party “this Tuesday”. This would be Tuesday, May 20, 1997. (7: 51)
Lance rents 867 Triggerfish Lane to Serge, Coleman and Sharon. (8: 52-56)
- Gladys visits Martha during “midmorning”. (8: 52)
- Gladys mentions that Old Man Ortega was arrested “the other night”. (8: 52)
- Serge claims it is “June twenty-first,” and it is the summer “solstice”. Although June 21, 1997 did fall on a Saturday, the date does not work in relationship to the Davenports’ July Fourth costume party at the climax of this novel. There are only thirteen days between June 21st and July 4th, which is not nearly enough time for the events in this novel to unfold. (8: 56)
Jim and baby Nicole are abducted by Skag McGraw, who mistakes Jim’s Suburban for his getaway car. Using the vehicle’s malfunctioning electrical system to his advantage, Jim turns on the stereo, which triggers the passenger airbag. The airbag snaps Skag’s neck, killing him instantly. (9: 57-59)
- Jim kills Skag McGraw on a “Saturday,” at roughly “twelve-thirty” P.M. (9: 57)
Coleman impresses Waist-oid and the other students with his bong-making abilities. (10: 60-63)
Blaine Crease arrives on Triggerfish Lane and tries to interview Jim about the killing of one of the notorious McGraw brothers. Introducing himself to the Davenports, Serge offers to help Melvin practice for his upcoming Little League game. (11: 64-71)
- The fact that Martha tells Debbie, “Do you know what your father’s been through today?” indicates this scene occurs the same day Jim has his run-in with Skag McGraw. (11: 69)
- Melvin’s Little League team plays Terrier’s Raptors “Friday night”. Given the length of time which passes between this scene and the Little League game that Serge and Coleman help coach, Melvin must either be mistaken, or the game was postponed. (11: 70)
THURSDAY, MAY 22, 1997
After escaping from prison, the four remaining McGraw brothers christen their return to Florida by killing a tourist at the I-75 welcome center. (13: 80)
- The newly-freed McGraw brothers kill their victim at the I-75 Florida Welcome Center at “three A.M.” (13: 80)
Lieutenant Ingersol assigns Mahoney with tracking down the McGraw brothers. (13: 80-83)
- Since the McGraw Brothers killed their victim “last night”, it is assumed Lt. Ingersol approaches Mahoney with news about the crime later the same day. (13: 80)
- The McGraw Brothers “got sprung two days ago from Talladega Federal” prison. (13: 82)
- Skag’s death occurred “last week”. (13: 83)
John suffers a severe scalp burn at work from an intense beam of sunlight reflected off the bank’s atrium’s polished dome. (18: 109-111)
- The beam of sunlight hitting John is witnessed by the students of an “elementary school on a field trip”. Therefore, John’s accident must occur during the school year. (18: 111)
FRIDAY, MAY 23, 1997
Pierre recommends to his superiors they should hire an efficiency expert company to address the bank’s falling employee productivity. (18: 111-112)
- Pierre’s employee reassignment plan had been in effect “for about a month” before the employees started to revolt against it. (18: 111)
- The bank employees start to revolt against Pierre’s reassignment program on “Friday”. (18: 111)
MONDAY, MAY 26, 1997
Jim learns his company has been acquired by Damocles Consulting, Inc. (14: 84-89)
- Jim goes back to work the “Monday after his week off for killing Skag McGraw”. Since Jim killed Skag on a Saturday, the Monday which Jim returns to work is nine days after Skag’s death. (14: 89)
TUESDAY, MAY 27, 1997
On his first assignment for Damocles, Jim goes to Clearwater to evaluate the productivity of an injection-molding company. (14: 89-90)
- After Jim discovers he now works for Damocles, “the next day” he learns half of his co-workers from Apollo Consulting have been fired. (14: 89)
WEDNESDAY, MAY 28, 1997
Jim’s boss explains his role at Damocles is to be a scapegoat for clients whom have already decided to make staff cuts within their companies. (14: 90-91)
- After visiting the injection-molding factory in Clearwater, “the next morning”, Jim is called into Turk Young’s office. (14: 90)
Martha gets into fight with Terrier over the fact he lets his pit bull, Rasputin, roam free through the neighborhood. Jim returns home from work in time to see her being arrested. (16: 98-101)
- Since Jim is returning home “from work” in this scene, most likely he is still working for Damocles. (16: 98)
THURSDAY, MAY 29, 1997
Coleman befriends Rasputin. (16: 101-103)
- Since Coleman is watching “Letterman” “shortly after midnight”, this scene cannot occur during the early hours of a Sunday or a Monday. (16: 101)
While evaluating the productivity at Consolidated Bank, Jim learns about the dangerous beam of sunlight which crosses the atrium every day. (18: 112)
FRIDAY, MAY 30, 1997
Jim is fired from Damocles for refusing to omit the hazardous working conditions at Consolidated Bank from his report. (18: 112)
- Although it is implied Jim is fired from Damocles on a “Monday”, he later states it was a “Friday afternoon” (34: 213) when he was fired. (18:112)
Martha gets into another argument with Terrier about Rasputin roaming free through the neighborhood. Serge and Coleman rush over to take Martha’s side. When Terrier pushes Coleman, Rasputin responds by attacking his master. (18: 113-116)
Ingersol denies Mahoney’s request to go to Tampa to hunt for the McGraws on the grounds Mahoney will become distracted and resume his search for Serge. (20: 123-125)
During Melvin’s Little League game, Serge overhears Terrier, the other team’s coach, order his pitcher to aim for Melvin’s head. Keeping his anger in check, Serge silently vows to teach Coach Terrier a lesson in sportsmanship. (24: 148-152)
- The original coach of Melvin’s Little League team was sent to prison “two weeks” ago, which might explain the week-long delay in the schedule game against the Raptors. On Saturday, May 17, 1997, Melvin states his team is playing the Raptors on “Friday” (11: 70), which would be Friday, May 23, 1997. This cannot be the case, because the game against the Raptors occurs after Jim is fired from Damocles, and on Friday, May 23, 1997, he was still on his week-long sabbatical after Skag’s death. (24: 148)
- During the game, Serge claims he is fasting and has not had anything solid to eat for “three days”. (24: 149)
SATURDAY, MAY 31, 1997
Serge and Coleman abduct Terrier and take him back to the Little League field. (25: 153-154)
- Serge and Coleman abduct Terrier at “two A.M.” (25: 153)
The police find Terrier’s corpse tied to a chair in the middle of the ballfield. They determine he was bludgeoned to death by a Water Wiggle toy someone attached to a high-powered pressure washer. (25: 154-155)
- The police find Terrier’s corpse “shortly after dawn”. (25: 154)
Ingersol finally relents and grants Mahoney permission to go to Tampa to track down the McGraws. (26: 156-162)
- Mahoney claims he first met Serge “four” years ago, which would be 1993. (26: 157)
MONDAY, JUNE 2, 1997
Thanks to Damocles’ bogus efficiency report, John is fired from Consolidated Bank. (18: 112-113)
THURSDAY, JUNE 5, 1997
Serge and Coleman run into Jim at his new job at Sam’s Club. (27: 163-165)
- Jim drives to Sam’s Club “at sunset”. (27: 163)
- Serge states that, to meet his goal of losing “fifteen pounds”, he will need to be on his vitamins and herbal supplements diet for about “four days”. Since this diet consists of him eating nothing whatsoever, it must be a different one from the no “solid” (24: 149) food diet he was on during Melvin’s Little League game. (27: 164)
FRIDAY, JUNE 6, 1997
John gets a job as a car salesman at Tampa Bay Motors. (19: 117)
- His termination from Consolidated Bank is John’s “second firing in as many months”. This would indicate John was fired from Tampa High School about two months prior to being let go from the bank. (19: 117)
- After being fired from the bank, John engages in a “weeklong search” before finding a job at the car lot. (19: 117)
Jim unsuccessfully tries to return the Suburban to Tampa Bay Motors. After his shift ends at Sam’s Club, Jim is invited by his co-workers to join them on their nightly crime patrol. (27: 165-167)
- After running into Serge and Coleman at Sam’s Club, the “next day”, Jim visits Tampa Bay Motors. (27: 165)
- Jim mentions that he bought the Suburban “a couple weeks back”. This is further evidence Serge lives on Triggerfish Lane for more than the thirteen days between the summer solstice on Saturday, June 21, 1997 and Friday, July 4, 1997. (27: 165)
- Jim tries to return the Suburban to Tampa Bay Motors on a “Friday”. This means Jim runs into Serge and Coleman at Sam’s Club on a Thursday. (27: 167)
Serge takes Coleman on a Night Tour of Tampa. After dinner, they try their hand at some garage looting, but wind up with only an electric peppermill for their efforts. They get separated at a 7-Eleven after Serge consumes a bunch of coffee and runs away down the street. (28: 168-181)
SATURDAY, JUNE 7, 1997
While Jim is on crime patrol with his Sam’s Club co-workers, his Suburban is carjacked. They run across Coleman, who offers to walk them back to Triggerfish Lane. Coming down from his caffeine high, Serge returns to his car. On the way home, he passes by Coleman, Jim and the others and offers them a lift. (29: 182-190)
- Since Jim and his co-workers arrive at the twenty-four-hour grocery store at “three A.M.”, midnight has passed, and it is Saturday, June 7, 1997. (29: 186)
Returning home, Jim finds the carjacker coincidentally abandoned his Suburban in front of his house. (30: 191-193)
Mahoney learns Serge’s Zippo lighter was found at the scene of Sharon’s drug dealer’s murder (31: 194-196)
Lance tries to convince Jim and Martha to sell their new house to him. (32: 197-199)
- This scene occurs in the “morning”, but still the same day Jim comes home from crime patrol. (32: 197)
MONDAY, JUNE 9, 1997
Serge asks the Davenports to go on a double-date with him and Sharon. (32: 199-203)
- The “following Monday” after the Night Tour, Serge asks Jim and Martha on a double-date. (32: 199)
- Serge mentions he has been living on Triggerfish Lane for “a few weeks now”. This is yet another indication he lives there longer than the thirteen days between the summer solstice on Saturday, June 21, 1997 and Friday, July 4, 1997. (32: 201)
- The double-date is scheduled for that “Friday,” which is Friday, June 13, 1997. (32: 203)
Mahoney is ordered by Ingersol to get back on the McGraw case. (33: 204-205)
- Mahoney investigates the scene of Terrier’s murder a “few days” after Terrier’s body was found. (33: 204)
Serge and Jim spot Debbie being picked up by her hoodlum boyfriend, Scorpion. (33: 205-211)
- Debbie Davenport’s sixteenth birthday is “next week”, which means her birthday falls sometime during the week of Monday, June 16 to Sunday, June 22, 1997. This works well with the fact Debbie was “month shy” (1: 6) of her sixteenth birthday on Saturday, May 10, 1997. (33: 211)
FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 1997
Serge and Sharon’s double-date with the Davenports at the Don CeSar ends in disaster. Serge tries to make it up to Jim and Martha by renting them the honeymoon suite. (35: 217-223)
- Martha’s parents are watching the kids for the “weekend”. (35: 217)
- A “half-moon” is in the sky. The moon was in its first quarter phase on the night of Friday, June 13, 1997. (35: 223)
FRIDAY, JUNE 20, 1997
Rocco celebrates his poaching a potential car sale away from John by shopping for a new toy at Sharper Image in Hyde Park. Serge and Coleman stroll past the Rocco’s convertible. Hearing the obnoxiously loud music blaring from Rocco’s convertible, Serge demolishes the stereo. (19: 117-122)
- This scene occurs on the “third Friday in June”, which is Friday, June 20, 1997. (19: 119)
- John has been working at Tampa Bay Motors for “two weeks” when Rocco poaches of his customers away from him on Friday, June 20, 1997. This means John was hired on Friday, June 6, 1997. (19: 119)
Ambrose convinces John into letting him test-drive a Rolls-Royce by himself. (21: 126-132)
Using the Rolls-Royce as a prop, Ambrose convinces people around town he is rich. (22: 133-137)
Ambrose returns the Rolls to Tampa Bay Motors after test-driving it all day. John is fired for not making the sale. (22: 137-138)
Gladys tells Martha the story about how Ambrose spent all his money trying to cure his now-deceased wife. (22: 138-140)
Devastated over losing his job, John wanders the city until finally falling asleep behind a tire store. (23: 141-142)
SATURDAY, JUNE 21, 1997
John breaks up a fight between a pair of homeless men, Ernie and Bert. The mentally-ill Ernie tells John to seek out ‘The Messenger’ – a man who will reveal a secret truth to him. Far from being mentally stable himself, John takes Ernie’s advice to heart. (23: 142-144)
- After being fired, John meets Ernie “the next day”. Therefore, it is now Saturday, June 21, 1997. (23: 142)
SUNDAY, JUNE 22, 1997
Jim is beaten up by Scorpion. (37: 228-231)
MONDAY, JUNE 23, 1997
Serge and Coleman abduct Scorpion and take him to a backyard shed. After pouring gasoline on the floor, Serge rigs up a motion-sensor device to ignite the fuel if Scorpion fails to keep the hula-hoop around his waist from falling. (37: 232-234)
- Serge and Coleman visit the twenty-four-hour Home Depot at “two A.M.”. (37: 232)
- Serge abducts Scorpion at “three A.M.”. (37: 232)
- Serge forces Scorpion to hula-hoop at “four A.M.”. (37: 233)
Striking up a conversation with Jim at Sam’s Club, John becomes convinced that he is ‘The Messenger'. John contacts his friend at the bank and convinces the man to give him a copy of the Damocles report which cost him his job. John decides to get revenge on the report’s author – Jim Davenport. (34: 212-216)
- Since John comes to believe Jim is “The Messenger”, this scene obviously comes after John meets Ernie, on the “third” (19: 119) Saturday in June, which is Saturday, June 21, 1997. Unfortunately, in regards to Jim’s timeline, it means this scene occurs in the novel out-of-sequence to his and Martha’s double-date with Serge and Sharon, which occurs (appropriately!) on Friday, June 13, 1997. (34: 212)
- John states he was fired from the bank on a “Monday morning”. (34: 213)
- Jim claims he was fired from Damocles on a “Friday afternoon”. (34: 213)
- The fact John phones his friend, Jerry, at Consolidated Bank indicates this scene must occur on a weekday, when the bank is open for business. (34: 214)
Ed McGraw accidentally kills himself while robbing a bank in Clearwater. (38: 235)
- The fact there is a “teller” working at the Florida National Bank indicates the bank was open for business when the McGraw Brothers rob it. Therefore, the robbery likely occurred on a weekday. (38: 235)
While investigating Scorpion’s murder, Mahoney is informed of Ed McGraw’s death. (38: 235-237)
- Mahoney arrives at Scorpion’s murder scene “just before noon”. The fact the crime scene is “fresh” indicates Mahoney arrives at the location just hours after Scorpion’s death. (38: 235)
TUESDAY, JUNE 24, 1997
Ambrose convinces Rocco to let him take a Ferrari out for a test drive. (39: 238-241)
- Ambrose returns to Tampa Bay Motors the “next morning”. Therefore, he is kidnapped the day after Mahoney investigates Scorpion’s death. This also means Ambrose is kidnapped two days after Scorpion beats up Jim. (39: 238)
In need of cash, Serge, Coleman and Sharon decided to kidnap someone. Spotting Ambrose behind the wheel of the Ferrari, they kidnap him under the mistakenly belief he is wealthy enough to garner a hefty ransom. (40: 242-246)
John walks by the abandoned Ferrari and drives off with it. While waiting for Ambrose to return to the car lot, Rocco panics when he spots John behind the wheel of the expensive sports car. Coleman calls Ambrose’s automated answering service and leaves a ransom demand. While rummaging through Ambrose’s wallet, Serge learns the elderly widower is not rich, and actually lives on Triggerfish Lane. (41: 247-253)
Fearing Ambrose has fallen victim to foul play, Rocco calls the number on Ambrose’s business card. When he hears Coleman’s ransom demand, Rocco concludes John has kidnapped Ambrose. Meanwhile, Serge delivers his commencement speech. (42: 254-260)
- This scene is said to occur on a “Friday”, the day of the summer “commencement” ceremony at the University of South Florida. In reality, USF’s summer commencement ceremony was held at the Sun Dome on Saturday, August 9, 1997. (42: 257)
- Serge gave his lectures at USF “this summer”. (42: 257)
SATURDAY, JUNE 28, 1997
The E-Team becomes trapped in their car after driving into a retention pond. (23: 144-147)
- The narration indicates the E-Team become trapped in their car the same day John meets Ernie. However, this would mean the E-Team drives into the retention pond on the “third” (19: 119) Saturday in June (i.e. Saturday, June 21, 1997). Since the E-Team is not rescued until the night of Friday, July 4, 1997, this would mean they are stuck in the retention pond for (a very unrealistic) total of thirteen days. In the next scene they appear, Eunice mentions they have been trapped for “five days” (36: 224). Because I have a soft spot for the elderly quartet, I’ve decided the scene where Eunice says “five days” occurs in the early hours of Friday, July 4, 1997, in an effort to keep the amount of time they are trapped to a minimum. This means they land in the retention pond on Saturday, June 28, 1997. (23: 144)
THURSDAY, JULY 3, 1997
Jim invites Serge to the Davenports’ Fourth of July costume party. (43: 261-264)
- This scene occurs on the “third of July,” which is Thursday, July 3, 1997. (43: 261)
- It is stated, on Thursday, July 3, 1997, Ambrose has been hanging out with Serge for “two weeks”. In fact, only nine days have passed since Ambrose’s kidnapping. If the statement was completely accurate, it would mean Ambrose was kidnapped on Thursday, June 19, 1997, which is the day before John was fired from Tampa Bay Motors. Therefore, this statement should be interpreted as Ambrose is into his second calendar week of hanging out with Serge. (43: 261)
- Serge claims he and Jim have been neighbors for a “few weeks”. This is even more evidence showing that Serge moved to Triggerfish Lane before the Saturday, June 21st summer solstice. (43: 264)
After renting out Terrier’s old house to the McGraw Brothers, Lance comes up with a scheme to pose as Jim in order to cause problems between the Davenports and their bank. (43: 265-267)
- Bernie asks Waist-oid if he’s got “any crank left over from finals?”. (43: 265)
- Lance learns the Davenports’ mortgage is “paid up but consistently late, seven to ten days a month”. The fact enough time has passed for the Davenports to have a pattern in their payment history indicates they have lived on Triggerfish Lane for at least a month, and perhaps longer. (43: 266)
Waist-oid and his friends purchase a large amount of fireworks. (44: 268-271)
- The “Fourth of July” is “tomorrow”. (44: 269)
Mahoney agrees to go on Blaine Crease’s Florida’s Most Wanted show. (44: 271-273)
Serge and the college students construct a large Saturn V replica made out of fireworks. (44: 273-274)
FRIDAY, JULY 4, 1997
Still trapped in their car, the E-Team overhears Ernie and Bert fighting near the retention pond. (36: 224-227)
- This scene occurs at “midnight”. (36: 224)
- The E-Team has been trapped in their car for “five days”. (36: 224)
John gets ready to exact his revenge on Jim. (45: 275)
Serge wakes up and begins celebrating Independence Day. (45: 275-276)
- It is “the morning of July Fourth”, so Friday, July 4, 1997. (45: 275)
As part of Lance’s scheme to get the Davenports to leave their house, Jim and Martha are tricked into going to their bank. (45: 276-277)
- Martha’s parents are taking the kids back to Sarasota “for the weekend”. (45: 276)
With the Davenports away, Lance waits in their front yard for the loan officer to arrive so he can pose as Jim and foul-up the Davenports mortgage. When John shows up, he takes Lance at his word that he is Jim, and zaps Lance with a stun gun. John ditches the Ferrari and drives off with Lance’s Navigator. Serge and his friends notice the abandoned Ferrari and take it out joyriding. (45: 277-279)
One of Rocco’s co-workers contacts the police about Ambrose’s kidnapping. (45: 279)
Working off a tip from one of his contacts in the police force, Blaine scoops the competition by reporting on Ambrose’s supposed kidnapping. (45: 279-281)
The McGraw Brothers prepare to crash the Davenports’ costume party. (46: 282)
Jim and Martha return home from their wasted trip to the bank and kickoff their party. The McGraws burst into the Davenports’ home and hold the party-goers at gunpoint. (46: 282-289)
Mahoney arrives, but is captured by the McGraws. As the McGraws prepare to kill Jim, the Saturn V replica suddenly soars through the window and kills Lance. Serge and Mahoney use the distraction to attack their captors. In the ensuing melee, Jim grabs a gun and kills Sly and Willie McGraw. Rufus takes Ambrose hostage and flees in the Ferrari. Serge and Coleman speed off in Serge’s Barracuda to rescue Ambrose. (47: 290-296)
The car chase ends when Rufus dies after crashing the Ferrari into the E-Team’s retention pond. When the police arrive, Rocco is blamed for Ambrose’s kidnapping and is stun gunned by John. Due to Serge’s heroic efforts, Mahoney decides not to arrest him. (48: 297-302)
- It’s a “moonless evening". This is consistent with the new moon on Friday, July 4, 1997. (48: 297)
- It “began to rain". This, too, corresponds with the actual weather in Tampa on the night of Friday, July 4, 1997. (48: 297)
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1997
The Davenports, John, and the E-Team are guests on Bill Maher’s Politically Incorrect. During the show, Serge calls in to voice his admiration for family men like Jim. (P: 1-3, E: 303-306)
- PLACEMENT NOTE: The scene in Florida Roadkill (11: 116-120) also occurs on this date.
Lists, Lists, Lists!
“The key to life, Serge knew, was the diligent keeping of lists”- Hammerhead Ranch Motel (E: 287)
Famous People Saying, "I Guest Star In What!?!”
Serge's Boss Rides (trunk size given when applicable)
Graduates of Bonus Round University (chronological order)
1) Jack Russell Terrier - Tied to a chair and bludgeoned to death by an out-of-control
Water Wiggle toy powered by a pressure-washer.
2) Don Cesar maître d’ * - Kneed in the groin after insulting Sharon.
3) Scorpion - With his hands bound, is forced to hula-hoop on a gasoline-soaked
concrete floor inside a garden shed, while strategically-placed motion
detectors monitor if the hula hoop falls to the floor. When the toy falls
to the floor, the motion detectors trigger powerful security lights inside
the shed. Electrical sparks from the lights ignite the gasoline fumes
inside the shed. He is killed by the ensuing explosion.
* Course audits who were only injured, not killed
Total Graduates = 2
Course Audits = 1
Graduates to Date = 2
Course Audits to Date = 1
Serge's Accessories (in order of appearance)
Serge's Mottos (in order of appearance)
- “Moderation in moderation.” (27:165)
- “Don’t be quick to judge others.” (37: 234)
Serge's Chicken Salad Recipe
- Debone and dice chicken from a bucket of KFC’s Extra Spicy chicken.
- In a large mixing bowl, add mayonnaise (name brand unknown) to the diced chicken.
- Add cashews to the chicken & mayonnaise mix.
The Coleman Diet (in order of appearance)
- Beer (Schlitz, Budweiser)
- Cocaine
- Crack cocaine
- Marijuana
- Malt liquor (Colt .45)
- Serge’s “schizo” medicine
- Nitrous oxide
on the juke
(in order of appearance)
Written and performed by Fred Rogers
“Indian Reservation (The Lament of the Cherokee Reservation Indian)
Written by John D. Loudermilk
Performed by Paul Revere & the Raiders
Written by Les Reed & Gordon Mills
Performed by Tom Jones
Written by Burt Bacharach & Hal David
Performed by Tom Jones
Written by Paul Anka
Performed by Tom Jones
“It’s Only Rock ‘n Roll (But I Like It)”
Written by Mick Jagger & Keith Richards
Performed by the Rolling Stones
Written by Roger Waters (single version), and Roger Waters, David Gilmour, Nick Mason & Richard Wright (album version)
Performed by Pink Floyd
Written by Jimmy Page & Robert Plant
Performed by Led Zeppelin
Written by John Sebastian, Mark Sebastian & Steve Boone
Performed by the Lovin’ Spoonful
Written by Harry W. Casey & Richard Finch
Performed by Serge Storms
Written by Giorgio Moroder & Tom Whitlock
Performed by Kenny Loggins
Written by Joel Hirschhorn & Al Kasha
Performed by an unknown member of the E-Team
“Star-Spangled Banner (National Anthem)”
Written by Francis Scott Key
Performed by an unknown artist(s) over the PA system at Melvin’s Little League game
“Na Na Hey Hey Kiss Him Goodbye”
Written by Paul Leka, Gary DeCarlo & Dale Frashuer
Performed by the Raptors fans
Written and performed by Norman Greenbaum
Written by Bob Dorough, Jack Sheldon & Terri Morel
Performed by Serge Storms & Coleman Bunsen
“The Year 1812 (1812 Overture)”
Composed by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
(Referenced in the narrative)
Written by Bob Marley
Performed by Coleman Bunsen
Written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Performed by the Beatles
Written by Allen Collins & Ronnie Van Zant
Lyrics spoken by Serge Storms
Written by Bobby McFerrin
(Referenced by Serge)
Written and performed by Bruce Springsteen
Written by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman
Performed by an Elvis impersonator
Written by John Lennon & Paul McCartney
Performed by the Beatles
Written by Harry Nilsson
(Referenced by a caller to Florida Cable News)
E-Ticket Tour of Florida
(in order of appearance)
Florida Welcome Center (currently the Joseph O. Striska Florida Welcome Center)
1247 Interstate 75 south (approx. four miles north of) Jennings, FL.
Walt Disney World’s Magic Kingdom
1180 Seven Seas Drive, Lake Buena Vista, FL.
Miami International Airport
2100 Northwest 42nd Avenue, Miami, FL.
Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport
320 Terminal Drive, Fort Lauderdale, FL.
El Rancho Motel
7100 North Nebraska Avenue (U.S. Highway 41), Tampa, FL.
Starvin’ Marvin (currently Sunoco)
2602 North 50th Street, Tampa, FL.
Tampa Port Authority
1101 Channelside Drive, Tampa, FL.
Tampa Bay Hotel (currently the Henry B. Plant Museum)
401 West Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, FL.
Tiny Tap Tavern
2105 West Morrison Avenue, Tampa, FL.
Courtney Campbell Causeway (State Road 60)
Crosses Old Tampa Bay; connects Tampa and Clearwater, FL.
Busch Gardens Tampa
10165 North Malcolm McKinley Drive, Tampa, FL.
Raymond James Stadium (Tampa Stadium)
4201 North Dale Mabry Highway (U.S. Highway 92), Tampa, FL.
Tampa International Airport
4100 George J. Bean Parkway, Tampa, FL.
Seminole Bingo Palace (Four Points Sheraton Hotel)
5223 North Orient Road, Tampa, FL.
McDonald’s
4443 West Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, FL.
Fifth Third Bank (unnamed bank next to McDonald’s)
4427 West Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, FL.
Hillsborough Community College (main campus)
4001 West Tampa Bay Boulevard, Tampa, FL.
University of South Florida
4202 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL.
USF Tampa Campus Library
4101 USF Apple Drive, Tampa, FL.
T.K. Records
495 Southeast 10th Court, Hialeah, FL.
University Mall
2200 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL.
F.D.L.E. headquarters (assumed to be the Miami Regional Operations Center)
1030 Northwest 111th Avenue, Miami, FL.
Seminole Inn
15885 Southwest Warfield Boulevard, Indiantown, FL.
Federal Correctional Institution Talladega
565 East Renfroe Road, Talladega, AL.
Wal-Mart
(Possibly) 1601 West Kennedy Boulevard, Tampa, FL.
Malio’s restaurant
400 North Ashley Drive #310, Tampa, FL.
Sharper Image
1602 West Snow Avenue, Old Hyde Park Village, Tampa, FL.
Marjorie Kinnan Rawlings Historical State Park & House
18700 & 18815 County Road 325, Hawthorne, FL.
Palma Ceia Golf & Country Club
1601 South MacDill Avenue, Tampa, FL.
Columbia Drive Bridge
Crosses Hillsborough Bay; connects the Hyde Park and Davis Islands, Tampa, FL.
Palma Ceia Little League Complex
4502 South Himes Avenue, Tampa, FL.
Al Lopez Park
4810 North Himes Avenue, Tampa, FL.
Lion Country Safari
2003 Lion Country Safari Road, Loxahatchee, FL.
Biltmore Hotel Miami Coral Gables
1200 Anastasia Avenue, Coral Gables, FL.
Henry Morris Flagler Museum (White Hall)
1 Whitehall Way, Palm Beach, FL.
Vizcaya Museum and Gardens
3251 South Miami Avenue, Miami, FL.
Palm Beach Post Office
95 North County Road, Palm Beach, FL.
Clewiston Inn & Everglades Lounge
108 Royal Palm Avenue, Clewiston, FL.
Ca’ d’Zan Mansion
5401 Bay Shore Road, Sarasota, FL.
Sam’s Club (see page 163 in Chapter Notes & Vital Trivia)
5135 South Dale Mabry Highway or 15835 North Dale Mabry Highway (U.S. Highway 92), Tampa, FL.
Mons Venus
2040 North Dale Mabry Highway (U.S. Highway 92), Tampa, FL.
7-Eleven
3698 West Gandy Boulevard, Tampa, FL.
Crosstown Inn
3688 West Gandy Boulevard, Tampa, FL.
Al Lang Stadium
230 First Street S / 180 Second Avenue SE, St. Petersburg, FL.
Jack Russell Memorial Stadium
800 Phillies Drive, Clearwater, FL.
Doak Campbell Stadium
282 Champions Way, Tallahassee, FL.
Joker Marchant Stadium
2301 Lakeland Hills Boulevard, Winter Haven, FL.
Chain of Lakes Complex
210 Cypress Gardens Boulevard, Winter Haven, FL.
Tropicana Field
1 Tropicana Drive, St. Petersburg, FL.
Pro Player Stadium (currently Sun Life Stadium)
347 Don Shula Drive, Miami Gardens, FL.
Stephen C. O’Connell Center
2020 West University Avenue, Gainesville, FL.
Gulfstream Park
901 South Federal Highway, Hallandale Beach, FL.
Brian Piccolo Park & Velodrome
9501 Sheridan Street, Cooper City, FL.
Jupiter Inlet Lighthouse
500 Captain Armours Way, Jupiter, FL.
Rebecca Shoal Lighthouse
6.2 miles west of Marquesas Key & 31 miles east of the Dry Tortugas.
Sombrero Key Lighthouse
Near Vaca Key in Marathon, FL.
Fowey Rocks Lighthouse
7 miles southeast of Cape Florida on Key Biscayne, FL.
Alligator Reef Lighthouse
4 nautical miles east of Indian Key, FL.
Gasparilla Island State Park
880 Belcher Road, Boca Grande FL.
Port Boca Grande Lighthouse Museum
880 Belcher Road, Boca Grande FL.
Gasparilla Island Rear Range
880 Belcher Road, Boca Grande FL.
Cape Saint George Lighthouse
2 East Gulf Road, St. George Island, FL.
Weeki Wachee Springs State Park
6131 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, FL.
Tupperware Museum
14901 South Orange Blossom Trail, Orlando, FL.
Xanadu: Home of the Future
4890 West Irlo Bronson Memorial Highway, Kissimmee, FL.
Suncoast Primate Sanctuary & Rehab Center
4600 U.S. Highway 19 ALT, Palm Harbor, FL.
Foxbower Wildlife Exhibit (Pasco Taxidermy Museum)
3273 Commercial Way, Spring Hill, FL.
Loews Don CeSar Hotel
3400 Gulf Boulevard, St. Pete Beach, FL.
Wendy’s restaurant
(Possibly) 2036 North Dale Mabry Highway (U.S. Highway 92), Tampa, FL.
Miami Subs Grill
(Possibly) 3712 West Columbus Drive, Tampa, FL.
USF Sun Dome
12499 USF Bull Run Drive, Tampa, FL.
Jerry Springer’s home
220 Seagull Lane, Sarasota, FL.
Fort Harrison Hotel
210 South Fort Harrison Avenue, Clearwater, FL.
Museum of Science and Industry
4801 East Fowler Avenue, Tampa, FL.
Legends Field (currently George M. Steinbrenner Field)
1 Steinbrenner Drive, Tampa, FL.
Walter’s Press Box Sports Emporium & Eatery
222 South Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL.
Tahitian Inn / Tiki Joe’s
601 South Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL.
Yeoman’s Road Pub (currently Oggi Italian Street Food)
236 East Davis Boulevard, Davis Islands, Tampa, FL.
Blockbuster Video
(Possibly) 13182 North Dale Mabry Highway, 8416 North Armenia Avenue, or 5501 North Armenia Avenue, Tampa, FL.
Palios Brothers Fried Chicken (currently Bank of the Ozarks)
2302 South MacDill Avenue, Tampa, FL.
CBS Television City (Politically Incorrect’s studio)
7800 Beverly Boulevard, Los Angeles, CA.
Fictional places
(in order of appearance)
Buddy’s Catfish Emporium
Tifton, GA.
Unnamed pawn shop
Tampa, FL.
Motel 9
Tampa, FL.
The Breakers Hotel
Tampa, FL.
Tampa Bay Motors
North Dale Mabry Highway, south of West Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Tampa, FL.
Unnamed 24-hour laundromat
Near Port of Tampa, Tampa, FL.
Homes on Triggerfish Lane
Palma Ceia West, Tampa, FL.
Unnamed apartment complex
Busch Boulevard, behind Busch Gardens, Tampa, FL.
Serge’s shotgun shack-style home (built in 1918)
Ybor City, Tampa, FL.
Bay-Area Dry Cleaners
Tampa, FL.
Stamp-collecting shop
Riviera Beach, FL.
Apollo Consulting
Near the Interstate 75 / Interstate 4 interchange, Tampa, FL.
Splendid Acres apartments
Behind a Wal-Mart, East Tampa, FL.
Tampa High School
Tampa, FL.
Consolidated Bank Building
Downtown Tampa, FL.
Victoria’s Secret
Old Hyde Park Village, Tampa, FL.
Hot Buns all-male revue
North Tampa, FL.
Fat Guys cafeteria
Dale Mabry Highway (most likely on the west side), Tampa, FL.
Barnes & Borders bookstore
Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL.
Unnamed 24-hour grocery store
South Tampa, FL.
24-hour Home Depot
Tampa, FL.
Florida National Bank
Clearwater, FL.
Unnamed ice cream shop
North Dale Mabry Highway, south of West Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd, Tampa, FL
High Seas head shop
Tampa, FL.
Fireworks stand
Tampa, FL.
Florida Cable News studio
Tampa, FL.
Red Snapper strip club
North Dale Mabry Highway, Tampa, FL.
Walk a mile in serge's shoes
(in chronological order)
- Pop into the Palm Beach Post Office
- Make a new friend inside the Clewiston Inn's Everglades Room
- Horse around at Ca' d'Zan
- Scour the special collections at USF’s Tampa Library
- Watch a shuttle night launch in the parking lot of the (fictional) Breakers Hotel
- Drive across Tampa on industrial roads
- Tie up some loose ends at a (fictional) laundromat near the Port of Tampa
- Go home to your (fictional) Ybor City shotgun shack
- Channel your inner James Bond at the Seminole Bingo Palace
- Return home and say farewell to your Ybor City shotgun shack
- Move into (fictional) 867 Triggerfish Lane
- Go shopping for Wham-O toys
- Kick off the summer with a lawn party at your new home on Triggerfish Lane
- Meet your neighbors at 857 Triggerfish Lane
- Walk across the street to 888 Triggerfish Lane and meet your new role model
- Join your surly blonde friend on a motel robbery
- Return home and witness a truly disturbing sight
- Practice your golf swing while strolling through Old Hyde Park Village
- Help coach a game at the Palma Ceia Little League complex
- Have a late-night visit with your neighbor at 887 Triggerfish Lane
- Teach sportsmanship at the Palma Ceia Little League complex
- Go shopping at Sam’s Club
- Take your buddy on a Night Tour of Tampa, including:
- Drive north up Dale Mabry Highway
- Have dinner at (fictional) Fat Guys
- Walk across the highway to (fictional) Barnes & Borders for coffee
- Drive south on Dale Mabry Highway
- Take a left into a residential neighborhood for some
- Leave the neighborhood and take a right on Gandy Boulevard
- Take photos of the Crosstown Inn
- Drink some coffee at the 7-Eleven
- Embrace your altered state and run wild in the street
- Answer a pay phone at a (fictional) twenty-four-hour grocery store
- Walk back to your car that you left at the 7-Eleven
- Take more photos of the Crosstown Inn
- Offer your buddy and your neighbor a lift home as your drive north on Dale Mabry Highway
- Go on a double date at Loews Don CeSar Hotel
- Purchase some teaching aids at Home Depot
- Hold a hula-hooping class at a (fictional) backyard aluminum shed
- While at home, come up with a fool-proof kidnapping scheme
- Offer your kidnapping victim a ride from Wendy’s
- Frantically drive past (fictional) High Seas head shop in the neighboring shopping center
- Befriend your elderly hostage outside 918 Triggerfish Lane
- Give a rousing commencement speech the USF Sun Dome
- Take your new friend on a tour of the Tampa Bay area, including:
- Stand outside Fort Harrison Hotel
- Check out an IMAX movie at the Museum of Science & Industry
- Go to a Yankees minor league game at George M. Steinbrenner Field
- Hang out at the bar at Walter’s Press Box Sports Emporium
- Have a bite to eat at the Tahitian Inn’s Tiki Joe’s
- Oversee the construction of a Saturn V rocket at 857 Triggerfish Lane
- Attend a Fourth of July party at 888 Triggerfish Lane
- Drive north on Dale Mabry Highway
- Drive past (fictional) Tampa Bay Motors
- Pass through the West Dr. M.L.K. Boulevard intersection
- Drive past the (fictional) Red Snapper and Blockbuster video store
- Drive under the George M. Steinbrenner Field pedestrian bridge
- Celebrate your independence at the West Busch Boulevard intersection retention pond
A Note on Triggerfish Lane's Location
Although Triggerfish Lane is a fictional street, it is likely intended to a literary version West San Pedro Street, which Tim Dorsey was living on when he wrote Triggerfish Twist. There are a few clues contained in both Triggerfish Twist and When Elves Attack which support this theory. When Elves Attack (2: 23) establishes that Triggerfish Lane is in South Tampa neighborhood, “Palma Ceia,” and is “a few blocks from the bay". Also, in When Elves Attack (16: 178), visitors (albeit unwelcomed ones) to the Davenport residence are said to park their vehicles both “three houses east” and “three houses west” of Jim and Martha’s home. This means Triggerfish Lane is an east-west running street.
However, there is one minor complication to this theory that a keen-eyed reader might notice. In Triggerfish Twist (2: 16), as they drive “down Dale Mabry Highway”, the Davenports make a “right” turn off of Dale Mabry Highway and onto an unnamed street, before making a “left” off of that street and onto Triggerfish Lane. Since it is established that Triggerfish Lane is in South Tampa, the “Dale Mabry Highway” the Davenports turn off of is South Dale Mabry Highway – South Tampa’s primary north-south thoroughfare that slices the area down the middle. This means their “right” turn off South Dale Mabry would have them driving westbound on the unnamed street. And, when the Davenports make a “left” turn off that unnamed street and onto Triggerfish Lane, they would seemingly be traveling south again. This would seemingly make Triggerfish Lane a north-south street, running parallel and to the west of South Dale Mabry Highway.
Fortunately, there is a solution to this seeming inconsistency. As the Davenports drive down South Dale Mabry Highway, they - being new to the area - make a right turn onto Henderson Boulevard - a street which runs diagonally, northeast-southwest. As one proceeds southwest down Henderson Boulevard, it eventually makes a bend and becomes a north-south thoroughfare paralleling South Dale Mabry Highway. So, when the Davenports make their left onto Triggerfish Lane, they are turning east, thus preserving the author's intent that the street runs east-west. It can be assumed once the Davenports got settled in and familiarized themselves with the area, they realized the easier, more direct way to reach Triggerfish Lane is to just make a turn onto it directly from South Dale Mabry Highway.
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Serge's Flashbacks
(in order of appearance)
Young Serge covers himself head-to-toe with Vaseline. (12: 72)
- Since he is “three” years old at the time, this occurs sometime between October 1965 and October 1966.
Young Serge spray paints a red stripe on everything inside his parents’ house. (12: 72)
- Since Serge is “four”, this occurs sometime between October 1966 and October 1967.
Six-year-old Serge gets a starter stamp collecting kit for Christmas. (12: 72)
- This occurs on Christmas morning, Wednesday, December 25, 1968.
Serge refuses to leave the local stamp shop until his parents buy him every single U.S. stamp ever issued. His parents are forced to physically remove him from the shop. (12: 72)
- This most likely occurs in the last days of 1968, or early January 1969.
- NOTE: Chronologically, this is the most recent reference to Pablo Storms being alive. It is stated in Florida Roadkill (9: 58) that Pablo died in “November", so it must be November 1969 or later.
At the end of the third grade, Serge’s friend, Joey, has his arm broken by an older bully. Serge saves his weekly allowance and hires some older students to beat up the bully. (12: 73)
- According to Serge in Gator A-Go-Go (38: 240), he graduated kindergarten in “`67”; therefore, this incident occurs in the spring of 1970.
The revenge on Joey’s bully is traced back to Serge, and he is sent off for psychiatric evaluation. His doctors become fascinated by his advanced impulse control as well as the cold calculations he exhibited in planning his revenge scheme. (12: 73)
- This scene occurs during the late spring or early summer of 1970.
Chapter Notes and Vital Trivia
NOTE: Pages listed are from the hardcover edition
PROLOGUE
(pg 0) Triggerfish Twist was published on Tuesday, May 7, 2002.
(pg 1) Edith Grabowski is “eighty-one years old”.
(pg 1) Edith has been on national television “six times in four days,” and is preparing to
do interview number “seven”.
(pg 1) Edith and Ambrose were married “on the Today show by Al Roker”.
CHAPTER 1
(pg 6) Melvin Davenport is “eight” years old.
(pg 6) Debbie Davenport is a “month shy” of her sixteenth birthday.
(pg 6) Nicole Davenport is “one year old”.
(pg 7) The reference to the veracity of the news stories in the “Tampa Tribune” is likely
a nod to author Tim Dorsey’s previous job at the newspaper.
(pg 8) Martha Davenport is “forty-two” years old and a “year older” than Jiim. So,
Jim is forty-one years old.
(pg 12) Serge is described as a “tall, lanky man in a tropical shirt”.
(pg 12) Serge comments that “the space shuttle was visible on the south-southwest
horizon”. During the spring of 1997, the Columbia launched on Friday, April 4,
1997 and landed on Tuesday, April 8, 1997. The Atlantis launched on Thursday,
May 15, 1997 and landed on Saturday, May 24, 1997.
(pg 13) Honest Al’s corpse is placed in the “trunk” of Serge’s Barracuda. Chronologically,
this is the first known body (dead or alive) transported in Serge’s car trunk. But,
since he was not killed by Serge, Honest Al does not qualify as a ‘Car trunk
alumni’ in the Graduates of Bonus Round University.
(pg 13) Serge’s “`65 Barracuda” was previously seen in Florida Roadkill.
(pg 13) Serge’s prediction that the Florida Marlins are “going all the way this year” is a
reference to the team’s upcoming appearance in the 1997 World Series in Florida
Roadkill.
CHAPTER 2
(pg 16) To get to Triggerfish Lane, Jim drives south “down Dale Mabry”, turns “right”
(heading west), and then makes a “left” onto Triggerfish Lane.
(pg 20) Gladys states Triggerfish Lane is located “south of Kennedy Blvd”.
(pg 22) Bernie and the other college students live at “857” Triggerfish Lane.
(pg 22) Gladys says there are “six” rental homes along Triggerfish Lane.
(pg 24) “Insult-To-Injury Process Servers” is a reference to the company that serves C.C.
Flag with a federal indictment in Hammerhead Ranch Motel (5: 54).
CHAPTER 3
(pg 27) Coleman is currently driving a “dented Impala convertible”.
(pg 28) Coleman is described as being “on the pudgy side with a circular head that
was a little too big for his body”.
(pg 28) Sharon is on probation for “Jet Skiing topless next to the Courtney Campbell
causeway”.
(pg 28) Busch Gardens’ “Montu” rollercoaster opened on Thursday, May 16, 1996.
CHAPTER 4
(pg 35) While playing poker at the Seminole Bingo Palace, Serge drinks “chocolate milk”.
This is another one of the rare times that he is shown drinking something other
than coffee or bottled water.
(pg 38) Bernie and the students are incorrectly stated as living at “837” Triggerfish Lane.
CHAPTER 5
(pg 39) Tampa Bay Motors is “near the airport”.
CHAPTER 6
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CHAPTER 7
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CHAPTER 8
(pg 52) Serge, Coleman, and Sharon move into “867” Triggerfish Lane. The house’s
previous tenant was Mr. Grønewaldenglitz.
(pg 56) Serge comments he was once in “prison”. In Florida Roadkill (12: 140), it is
revealed Serge spent “year and a day at Starke” after his arrest during the
incident at Cockroach Bay. ‘Starke’ is the nickname for Florida State Prison.
CHAPTER 9
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CHAPTER 10
(pg 61) While watching Coleman transform a rotisserie chicken into a bong, Serge
claims his friend “can make a delivery system out of the contents of any home
in America”. Coleman brags in Tiger Shrimp Tango (19: 169) his super-hero
ability is the power to “make a bong from the contents of any kitchen”.
(pg 62) Coleman spent “a year at Hillsboro Community College”.
CHAPTER 11
(pg 67) Gladys describes the Triggerfish Lane neighborhood streets as forming a “grid”,
which the criminal element uses to their advantage. She states her desire to
move to a neighborhood where the streets are laid out in a “serpentine” pattern,
which criminals avoid because “they get turned around or lost or end up in a
dead end”. This is referenced in Atomic Lobster (17: 119), where it’s revealed
Gladys eventually moved to such a neighborhood. She was later compelled to
move to Davis Islands, after the criminal element “finally figured out serpentine
streets”.
CHAPTER 12
(pg 72) Serge was born in “West Palm Beach during the Cuban Missile Crisis”. This
further tips the scales to Serge being born during the Crisis instead of the “first
week in October 1962”, which is asserted in Florida Roadkill (5: 57). The Cuban
Missile Crisis began on Tuesday, October 16, 1962, when President Kennedy was
made aware of the aerial photographic confirmation of mid-range Soviet
nuclear missiles on Cuban soil. The Crisis ended on Sunday, October 28, 1962
when Soviet Premier Khrushchev announced on Radio Moscow that the
missiles would be removed.
(pg 73) “A few months before Coleman and Sharon would burn down his house, Serge
was nearing his thirty-fifth birthday”.
CHAPTER 13
(pg 80) Mahoney’s Behavioral Science Unit office is said to be in the basement of the
“Johnson Building”, which is “named for an indicted senator”. The building itself
is fictional; however, this might be a reference to Florida Speaker of the House
Bolley L. “Bo” Johnson, who was found guilty of tax evasion on Tuesday, May 11,
1999.
(pg 81) Mahoney has apparently been married more than once since he keeps track of
his “ex-wives” with “push-pins” on a “big map of the United States”. It is unclear
if Mahoney is currently married. However, when he is next seen in Orange
Crush (17: 128), his wife has “kicked him out again”.
(pg 82) “Denny McClain", whom Mahoney mentions as being an inmate in the federal
prison in Talladega was a MLB pitcher for the Detroit Tigers. McClain turned to
crime after his baseball career ended.
CHAPTER 14
(pg 85-86) Serge takes a shower by standing under “steaming hot” water followed by
shivering under freezing water for “sixty seconds”. This routine of rapid
temperature changes is also seen in Florida Roadkill (5: 66) and
Hammerhead Ranch Motel (1: 23).
(pg 87) Serge's "action items" list includes "Murph the Surf (legend or loser?)". He will
somewhat revisit this subject years later in Cadillac Beach.
(pg 88) Serge untucks his tropical shirt to conceal his ".38 automatic in his belt."
A .38 automatic is a pistol cartridge, not a handgun. This is likely an editorial
oversight and should have been a .38 semi-automatic.
(pg 89) Apollo Consulting/Damocles Consulting’s office building is located “near the
I-75 / I-4 nexus” in Tampa, FL.
CHAPTER 15
(pg 93) John Milton is fired from his teaching job at “Tampa High School.” According to
Florida Roadkill, this fictional high school is also David Klein and Sean Breen’s
alma mater.
CHAPTER 16
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CHAPTER 17
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CHAPTER 18
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CHAPTER 19
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CHAPTER 20
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CHAPTER 21
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CHAPTER 22
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CHAPTER 23
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CHAPTER 24
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CHAPTER 25
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CHAPTER 26
(pg 157) Prior to Mahoney and Ingersol’s conversation in this scene, the McGraw
Brothers killed a member of the “Riders of Eternal Doom” biker gang for
selling them some bad mescaline. This is a reference to the gang Stinky,
Cheese-Dick and Ringworm were associated with in Florida Roadkill.
(pg 157) Ingersol makes an off-handed comment about Mahoney’s “marriages". This
further confirms Mahoney has been married more than once.
(pg 159) During the flashback scene, Serge correctly suspects that Mahoney is an
undercover cop. Serge lays a trap for Mahoney by claiming he grew up in
Riviera Beach, near “Flagler Drive". When Mahoney claims the same thing,
Serge knows his acquaintance is lying because Flagler Drive is located in
West Palm Beach, not Riviera Beach. Considering the revelation at the end
of Electric Barracuda, this seems like an improbable error on Mahoney's part.
Still considered a “rookie” (26: 158) in the FDLE, perhaps Mahoney was
nervous during his undercover mission, which led to his mistake.
(pg 159) During their first encounter in 1993, Serge and Mahoney mention “George
Clooney” stars in the motion picture Out of Sight. Unfortunately, this motion
picture did not premiere until Friday, June 26, 1998. Adding to the confusion,
they also mention the movie Jackie Brown, which was not released until
Thursday, December 25, 1997. These two films are obviously topical references
based on the fact Triggerfish Twist was published in 2002.
(pg 160) “C’ d’Zan”, John Ringling’s winter estate, is misspelled. Its actual name is
Ca’ d’Zan, which is French for ‘House of John.’
CHAPTER 27
(pg 163) After Jim was fired from Damocles Consulting on Friday, May 30, 1997, Martha
“landed a high-paying job at Consolidated Bank”.
(pg 163) Although the “Sam’s Club” at 15835 North Dale Mabry Highway was open in
1997, the South Tampa store on 5135 South Dale Mabry Highway is a more
logical location for Jim’s new job. However, the South Tampa Sam’s Club
did not open until 1999.
CHAPTER 28
(pg 170) The “mayor” of Tampa during the summer of 1997 was Dick A. Greco (D).
(pg 171) As they approach Fat Guys, Coleman tells Serge to get in the “left lane”.
Assuming they are traveling north, this would mean the fictional restaurant is
most likely on the west side of Dale Mabry Highway.
(pg 171) Serge shows off his ability to maximize the potential of his "one-trip bowl" at Fat
Guys' salad bar. He will later show off this talent again in Naked Came the
Florida Man (34: 280).
(pg 178) Although he shows an unhealthy amount of enthusiasm for ”coffee” while at
the Palm Beach clothing boutique in Florida Roadkill (18: 174), Serge’s behavior
at the 7-Eleven during the Night Tour is the first chronological occurrence of
the manic effect caffeine has on him.
CHAPTER 29
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CHAPTER 30
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CHAPTER 31
(pg 194) The apartment where Sharon murdered her crack dealer is located on “Busch
Boulevard”.
CHAPTER 32
(pg 200) Serge reads in “National Geographic” how an African tribe makes “their necks
really long with metal neck coils”. He decides to try it himself by wrapping a
garden hose around his neck. He later references this in Nuclear Jellyfish
(2: 22), where he describes it as an “embarrassing near-fatal accident in the
front yard”.
(pg 202) Serge quotes Ralph Waldo Emerson to Coleman, stating, “A foolish consistency
is the hobgoblin of little minds”. He attempts to use this same quote on Story
Long in a sarcastic manner in Nuclear Jellyfish (7: 55).
CHAPTER 33
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CHAPTER 34
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CHAPTER 35
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CHAPTER 36
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CHAPTER 37
(pg 228) The Jonny Quest episodes Serge mentions are The Mystery of the Lizard Men,
which aired on Friday, September 18, 1964; Turu the Terrible, which aired on
Friday, December 25, 1964; and The Robot Spy, which originally aired on Friday,
November 6, 1964.
(pg 228) Serge mistakenly refers to the cartoon monster in Turu the Terrible as a
“pterodactyl”. Pterodactyl is a commonly misused, made-up word. The
cartoon beast is, in fact, a Pteranodon.
CHAPTER 38
(pg 234) As Serge sets his plans for Scorpion in motion, he tells his captive "there's a
slight chance that if you keep the hoop going long enough, the gasoline will
seep in (the concrete) and the fumes will dissipate". Although Serge does not
specifically refer to this as such, this is chronologically the first example of
Serge giving his victim a 'bonus round'. However, by publication date, the
first appearance of a bound round is Serge's advice to George Veale in
Florida Roadkill (14: 154). The first time Serge specifically refers to a
“bonus round” by name is in Pineapple Grenade (7: 84).
CHAPTER 39
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CHAPTER 40
(pg 244) As he, Coleman and Sharon head out to look for someone to kidnap, Serge’s
says, “Let’s rock!”.
(pg 245) After fleeing Wendy’s with the kidnapped Ambrose, Serge tries to make a
“quick getaway on Interstate 275”. The nearest Wendy’s to an I-275 entrance
ramp is at 2036 North Dale Mabry Highway. However, that restaurant’s parking
lot does not match the description of the confusing, maze-like, one of the
Wendy’s mentioned in Triggerfish Twist.
CHAPTER 41
(pg 250) Although spelled correctly earlier on this page, Simian is misspelled “Simeon”.
CHAPTER 42
(pg 257) In his speech, Serge claims that “Jerry Springer now has a place in Sarasota”.
This is a topical reference, reflective of Triggerfish Twist’s publication date.
Jerry Springer didn’t purchase his home in Sarasota until Sunday, August 11,
2002.
CHAPTER 43
(pg 261) While outside the former Fort Harrison Hotel, Serge points to a room window
and tells Ambrose that was the room where “Keith Richards wrote
‘Satisfaction’ while the Stones were on tour in sixty-five”. Keith Richards
composed the riff to the legendary song in the hotel room between
Thursday, May 6, 1965 and Friday, May 7, 1965.
(pg 261) Serge has a “secret Cuban recipe for calamari".
(pg 262) “Boliche Mechado” is a Cuban-style pot roast. Whether or not it needs
“ketchup” is apparently open to debate.
CHAPTER 44
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CHAPTER 45
(pg 275) It’s stated Independence Day is Serge’s “favorite day of the year“.
(pg 276) Martha’s maiden name is “Zuckerman".
(pg 276) Melvin greets his grandparents with, “Grandpa! Grandma!”. This indicates both
of Martha’s parents are alive.
CHAPTER 46
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CHAPTER 47
(pg 296) Agent Mahoney is wounded by a bullet in his “right arm”.
CHAPTER 48
(pg 299) “F-Troop” was an ABC sitcom that revolved around the comical misadventures
of the soldiers of Fort Courage – a post-Civil War army outpost in the Wild
West. One of the series’ main running-gags was the repeated destruction of
the fort’s lookout tower by the poorly-aimed cannon.
EPILOGUE
(pg 303) Politically Incorrect host, Bill Maher, claims after the incident with the McGraw
Brothers, the Davenports “have since gone into real estate speculation”.
(pg 304) Only “five college students” appear on Politically Incorrect. It is unknown
which of the original six is missing.
(pg 304) At some point after Friday, July 4, 1997, Mahoney is fired from the FDLE.
However, he is quickly “snatched up by the Metro-Dade Police Department”.
This is the law enforcement agency he works for in his next appearance in
Orange Crush.
(pg 305) Serge mentions he is “Trying to find this dentist who owes us some money”.
He is referring to George Veale from Florida Roadkill. This means the Politically
Incorrect episode must occur after the “twenty-four” hour deadline Serge gives
Veale on Saturday, October 18, 1997, as seen in Florida Roadkill (9: 103). The next
time Serge and Coleman confront Veale is on Wednesday, October 22, 1997
– well past the twenty-four hour deadline.
(pg 306) During Serge’s call to Politically Incorrect, the sounds of “Gunfire and squealing
tires”, “Screaming, shattering glass”, “Sirens, "Freeze! Police!" More gunfire” are
heard in the background. These sounds are evidence of some previously
unmentioned encounter with the law Serge and Coleman have while trying to
locate George Veale. It is assumed this incident is the reason Serge and
Coleman let the twenty-four deadline they gave Veale lapse. Since the
deadline given to Veale passed on Sunday, October 19, 1997, it is assumed to
also be the date of Serge’s phone interview with Bill Maher.
Journey Through Time: A Visual Tour of Serge's Car Trunk Companion's Landmarks and Historical Buildings
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Serge's Car Trunk Companion Through the Ages: A Photo Gallery of Historic Landmarks and Buildings