Page 38 of Resurrection Walk

The boy nodded and looked like he was about to cry. I wondered if I should step in and end the interview. It did not appear that Eric would be giving us any information that deviated from what was already known. I was left curious about who had interviewed him, because there was no transcript of an interview in the admittedly incomplete records we had amassed from Silver and the court file from archives. My guess was that Eric had not been viewed as a key witness because of his age — eight at the time — and the fact that he had been in his room and did not witness the shooting.

Bosch continued, moving off the actual killing and in a new direction.

“You spent that weekend with your father, didn’t you?” he asked.

“Yes,” Eric said.

“Do you remember what you did with him?”

“We stayed at his apartment and Matty made us dinner one night and then —”

“Let me back you up for a second, Eric. Who is Matty?”

“That was my dad’s girlfriend.”

“Okay, got it. So she made dinner. Was that on the Saturday?”

“Yes.”

“And what about Sunday?”

“We went to Chuck E. Cheese.”

“Was that near where your dad lived?”

“I think so. I don’t know.”

“And it was just you and your dad or did Matty go too?”

“Matty came. She watched me when my dad had to leave.”

“How come he had to leave?”

“He got called on the phone and then he said he had a work meeting he had to go to. And I got to stay and play until he came back.”

“Is that why you got back late to your mother’s house?”

“I don’t remember.”

“That’s okay, Eric. You’re doing great. Do you remember anything else about that day besides going to Chuck E. Cheese with your dad and Matty?”

“Not really. Sorry.”

“No, don’t be sorry. You’ve given us a lot of information. One last question. Did Matty go with you and your dad when you were dropped off at home?”

“No, my dad took her back to the apartment first because he thought my mom would be mad if she came.”

“I see. So she just got out at the apartment.”

“They went inside while I stayed in the car. Then he came out and we went. It was dark.”

“When you two were heading back to your home, did your dad say anything else about why he had to go to work?”

“No. I don’t remember.”

“Did you tell the lady who talked to you in the car about his meeting that day?”

“I can’t remember.”

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