But one day he suffers a heart attack. He has to stay in the hospital a few days. When Charlie gets back he's angered and surprised to find his 'spot' has been occupied by a whole team of beggars. They are working for a woman planning on organizing the whole park and its denizens -including the jugglers, actors, and street clowns.
Charlie wants none of this, only to have his 'spot' back. Aided with his lawyer friend 'Dre, they pursue a plan of attack.
Charlie's Spot as a story does indeed keep it simple, with direct action and a very natural flow to it. I really felt a sense of palpable 'time' elapsing between one situation to the next. Charlie himself is a very likable guy, with a strong moral sense which he holds himself to. He's a mentally troubled man, with a past stemming from PTSD that came from a stint in the military with Desert Storm.
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