Tuesday, January 31, 2017

James Goetz Florida Chronicles- Whisper of the Cat Man

Sitting calmly on a New Jersey picnic table bench sat a middle age man. His hair was short and grey, cut in a military-like-appearance. His skin was red from over exposure to the sun. He sat with an effeminate leg cross with his right over left. He carefully observed the world as he pet a scraggly looking, light orange feline. She did not mind the attention. He appeared to enjoy the company. He continued to mumble to himself. His words were not quite distinguishable. Yet, in his genius mind, he was working on perhaps the largest bank heist in history.

Also in New Jersey was a thought provoked James Goetz. Stream was almost coming off of James Goetz’s head by this point. He was thinking hard. “Where in Connecticut is my final paper”? James Goetz was retracing his steps. He had written his final paper for the University in Connecticut, a week prior. He then traveled home to New Jersey for the weekend. He thought he brought the paper with him, but cold not find it anywhere. Therefore, it must be in Connecticut, not New Jersey. The paper was due Monday morning and young James Goetz had no intention of leaving New Jersey for Bridgeport early. Hopefully, his paper would turn up. James Goetz decided to take a quick yet not too brief of a break from looking. He went to grab a snack from the icebox. To his surprise, James Goetz was staring directly at his paper! There was
No point at trying to determine how it got there. He found it, his mind cold be at ease. There were more important things to think about, like graduating.

With his paper now found, James Goetz would be able to enjoy one more New Jersey evening before departing for class in Connecticut. The next morning.  He decided to take a stroll through the park. The leaves were still full on the trees. The grass was overgrown. The evening was humid, but the humidity was cut by a nice cool easterly sea breeze.

James Goetz noticed a particularly peculiar man speaking to a cat. Normally, he would have let the odd visual simply be. However, he had not seen this man before and he was pretty close to his house. In seeing the oddities of late, with the postal mailman, the senator, crazy militants and the wacko German kid, Goetz was highly suspicious.

Learning from his mother, he patiently waited for this catman to leave, He then pursued him at a distance with extreme caution. As the man walked past the local bank, he paused, stared at it, then appeared to pull out a writing utensil and parchment and began documenting something.

Around the same time, a lady walked by telling James Goetz the man has been in front of that back making notes at that very time each night for the past two evenings.

Student doctor James Goetz found this an interesting diagnosis. Differential diagnoses state this catman was planning a robbery or drawing the building. Considering he was writing with only his hand behind the parchment, a robbery was being planned.

The Duchess was for too far away to contact. It appeared it was up to young James Goetz. He was going to be late back to Bridgeport to get to class. If he stopped the robbery, hopefully he will have his absence excused. If he was wrong, not good.

James Goetz visits the bank first thing in the morning, speaking with the bank manager of the proposed heist. Later that evening, the catman enters the vault and freeze. The entire police force was waiting for him.


James Goetz sat comfortably in Bridgeport; a cool sea breeze was blowing though the window. A smile was on his face as he read his clinical neuroanatomy textbook. His absence was excused.