To pass the time on Wednesday, I plugged in my headphones and started writing. To work out some angles on the Perry Mason fic I've been working on, I decided to do a set of "five times." In this instance, it's "Five Times Ken Malansky Met Brennan Mason, or Five Times Ken Got a Clue." If anyone has read two of my other Mason fics -- "Undeclared" and "Undeniable" -- you'll already know who Brennan is.

When I started writing this behemoth fic back in high school, she probably would have been called a Mary Sue. But I've grown up since then -- thank God! -- and learned a lot about people and relationships. While it may not be readily apparent in these little snippets, I hope there's a little more depth there. =)

So, here is the first of the "Five Times Ken Malansky Met Brennan Mason." I've dubbed this one "The Case of the Shared Secret." It follows on the tail end of the made-for-TV-movie, "Perry Mason: The Case of the Heartbroken Bride." In the final, climactic courtroom scene, one of suspects pulls a gun. Mason tackles the suspect, and it wasn't immediately clear whether he had been shot, or if he had simply dislocated a shoulder.

Needless to say, this started as an exercise, so it's all in draft, and hasn't been beta read. Any mistakes you see now are just part of my writing process. =)

( The Case of the Shared Secret )