The Black Echo

Bosch wakes up in the hospital with pain in his shoulder. As he gets his bearings, Edgar advises Bosch to say he doesn’t remember anything to the FBI and police brass. Rourke and Lewis are dead, and Clarke is not going to make it either. They are all being touted as heroes in the news. Bosch tries to use the phone, but the LAPD disconnected it. They don’t let him read the newspaper either.

Later, Bosch wakes up to find people waiting for him: a representative from the LAPD Officer Involved Shooting squad, Deputy Chief Irving, and two FBI men. Bosch tells them everything about the case, leaving nothing out. Irving orders him not to contradict the LAPD’s statements to the press, warning Bosch to remember that he is part of the “Family” (364)—protecting the department is more important than revealing all the facts to the public. Irving also tells Bosch that Lewis and Clarke did not bug his phone.

Later, Wish visits Bosch. She doesn’t know whether the diamonds have been found yet. Tran and Binh aren’t talking. She also tells Bosch that she is quitting the FBI and is very “confused about things” (368). She asks if he received the daisies she sent, which are like the ones growing on the hill beneath Bosch’s house.