Part 7 Summary

Bosch finds several documents from the FBI jacket, including medical records and a two-page letter from a congressman thanking Meadows for his hospitality during a recent fact-finding visit to Saigon. The second page notes that Meadow's commanding officer, Lt. John H. Rourke, has spoken well of him. Bosch calls Rourke to reveal that Meadow's complete file shows that Rourke was his CO. Bosch phones LAPD dispatch and asks for confirmation of a SWAT callout in Beverly Hills. Getting it, Bosch realizes the vault is a decoy. Having flushed out Tran and the diamonds, Rourke will take him down. Bosch has played into his hands.

Bosch shows the letter to Wish and tells how he has confronted Rourke, who does not know they have non-sanitized evidence. They are spinning their wheels here, watching the vault and have led Tran to the slaughter. The LTD...