The Short Line War

A determined local leader fights to prevent a rival corporation from seizing control of a short line, confronting political tricks, bought votes, and manipulative figures such as McNally and Michael Blaney. The narrative follows council-room bargaining, legal maneuvers, and tactical counterattacks as alliances shift and councilors like Bridge play pivotal roles. Interwoven personal threads involve Katherine and Harvey amid episodes of capture, clandestine plans, and courtroom pressure. The chapter sequence traces escalating conflict, strategies of persuasion and coercion, and a final resolution over possession and control of the road.