The surname Graff was chosen because upscale consumers respect anything Teutonic - regard it as efficient, intelligent, and reliable. But only up to a point. A forename like Helmut or Wilhelm wouldn't have done. Too German. Too foreign. 'Gregory' scores high on the likability scale. All-American. Greg. He's one of the boys, with Teutonic ancestry.

His attempt to find the real arsonist leads him to wonder if one of his newly alcoholic parents could have committed the torchings.

Ruddy withwine morning glory's tiny tender cowbells, guarded by poison oak sprigs oily hands

Nigga! You got until tonight to get your shit, deuces nigga!