Jim Bean is a Las Vegas based private investigator who gets paid to uncover secrets. Specializing in small time insurance and infidelity cases,...

Hart created a carefully plotted short story in the title story, TAKE-OUT. A small time New York City gambler gets in over his head at a Chinatown gambling parlor. He is forced to make unusual and dangerous deliveries for the parlor’s owner to pay off his dept. His final delivery is a twist that takes the reader by surprise.

It is impossible to determine what the truth really is. We bring with it our own experiences, memories, and opinions. We cannot judge things completely or dispassionately. Can we really look at facts without seeing them through the prism of our feelings? I think the answer is no. Can someone be good and bad at the same time? This is what my character Katie is struggling with, experiencing the pain of questioning what happened. She realizes that she cannot rely on her memory.