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After being kidnapped and addicted to heroin, Hutch struggles against his personal demons. Starsky fights to be there for his partner. But they may need more than just each other. Originally published by April Valentine in 2001. Editor: April Valentine Author’s Dedication: To Bob, for understanding even when we weren’t 850 miles apart, I owe you more… -
After several actors in a theater company’s production of Hamlet are killed by a mysterious assailant, Hutch has to take on the oddest undercover role of his life, while Starsky can only back him up secretly and at a distance. Author’s Notes: “Bird on A Wire,” Words and Music by Leonard Cohen. All chapter introductory passages from Hamlet by… -
Close calls for both him and Starsky bring a host of memories home for Hutch, when he and Starsky travel to New York for the December holidays. Though not directly related to an episode, “The Difference” alludes to both The Fix and Shootout. Eternal and heartfelt thanks, as always, to Paula and Keri, my two eternal buds and enthusiastic… -
After Kira, Hutch tries to sort through what he did and why he did it, in a dress rehearsal for his conversation with Starsky. I look at your face and I know. I know that of all the times we have ever cut each other, in jest or by accident, this is the worst. I don’t know what to do… -
Sometimes the best rescue is the small one. Oh, it’s cold and lonely here Here in this telephone booth “Starsk?” Starsky’s eyes snapped open, and his grip on the phone changed from one of half-asleep annoyance to a concerned clutch. The voice on the other end of the phone sounded weird, not like it usually did at all, and he… -
So you thought Hutch was a Scrooge and that tree near the horseshoe pitch was it? Think again… I love Starsk, you know? But when we first started working together, I thought this thing with him and Christmas was a little weird. I mean, a grown man getting as excited as a kid? Especially ironic when you realize that “Starsky”…