Charles Carlock, Attorney

About this location

A few stories people tell about this place

1. At dawn, when Charles Carlock’s office usually hummed with quiet activity, a delivery driver noticed something peculiar outside. The old clock tower across the street seemed to chime not just once, but twice every hour. Curious, he mentioned it to no one but his wife over breakfast. That evening, while walking home from work, a regular passing by the same clock tower swore he heard three chimes instead of two. By dusk, half the neighborhood was debating whether it was an optical illusion or simply Charles Carlock’s way of keeping perfect time. And so, for weeks, whenever anyone asked the time, they’d smile and say, ‘Ask that strange lawyer down the street—his clock tower never lies!’

2. At closing time, when Charles Carlock’s office doors were already locked tight, an old man in a trench coat approached the reception desk. ‘Good evening,’ said the old man with a twinkle in his eye. ‘I’ve been coming here every day for twenty years.’ The receptionist smiled and nodded knowingly. As the lights dimmed and the door clicked shut behind him, Charles Carlock heard a familiar voice whisper from the shadows: ‘Same time tomorrow, Chuck?’

3. In Charles Carlock’s law office, where silence ruled after hours, a small dog began appearing every night. No one knew whose it was or how it found its way inside, but it always sat outside Mr. Carlock’s closed door until morning. One morning, Mr. Carlock discovered the dog had left behind a tiny briefcase filled with crumpled papers and an old receipt for ‘Best Bones Bakery.’ It turned out that the dog was actually a retired delivery driver who’d forgotten his lunch.}

4. At nightfall, when Charles Carlock's office lights flickered on, a neighborhood cat would appear, perched atop the empty filing cabinets. The cat would gracefully leap down and saunter over to an old briefcase, opening it with a mysterious click. Inside was always a bowl of fresh milk and a few treats. No one knew where the cat came from or why it visited, but everyone agreed—Charles Carlock must be a pretty nice guy after all.