Victor Samuel Lopez

Ratko tells the tale of the likable scion of an evil foreign despot as he navigates his unique way at an American university.

When the daughter of a wealthy politico goes missing, low-level Los Angeles PI Frank Armstrong embarks on a mission into the world of the young, privileged elite to track her down. Battling the debilitating symptoms of a late-stage brain tumor, his grasp on reality becomes increasingly fragile, and as the unlikely duo sets out on the run, old memories blur with the present, dredging up dark secrets from his past.

After traveling hundreds of miles, a woman must wait another twenty-four hours before she can get an abortion.