Scene:  A cafe in Uptown Dallas. Noonish. Sunlight streams through half-open vertical blinds. The beams hurt your eyes. Or they would if you hadn't left as soon as Bitey started talking about the Italian Cowboy case.

Bitey:        Just think, Snappy, the Supreme Court of Texas just ruled for plaintiffs last week! Shazaam!

Snappy:    Imagine my surprise.

Bitey:        A landlord told a…