Leonard Patterson

**Leonard Patterson** was Ah Toy's business partner, who acted as her frontman when purchasing land until she ended their partnership, and he attempted to have her killed.

## Biography

### Bidding for Spring Valley

Patterson meets with his business partner Ah Toy and tells her about some land that used to be called Spring Valley, but the locals refer to the area as "Cow Hollow" now. The owner leases to about half a dozen dairy farmers. It practically pays for itself and offers will come in low, but if they offer slightly over asking price, they can snatch the land and it would be a nice addition to their assets.

Patterson informs Ah Toy that Timmons rejected their offer on the Spring Valley property. Somehow, he and his partner figured out that Patterson was simply a front for Ah Toy, who was actually purchasing the property. They threatened to kill the deal and expose them to the bank unless he and Ah Toy pay them more, $5,000 to be exact, and if they are reported, the bank will seize all of Ah Toy's assets, which she refuses to allow to happen. They have no choice but to pay the $5,000, but only after they close the deal on Spring Valley. However, when Patterson goes to meet with Timmons and McCormick to seal the deal, he is followed by Ah Toy, who kills them both, much to Patterson's disbelief. He is in shock and flees, though Ah Toy assures Patterson that she was just protecting him.

### Interrogated by the police

Patterson receives a visit from Sergeant O'Hara and Officer Lee regarding Timmons and McCormick, though he claims to have never met Timmons and that their business was conducted through the bank. Lee asks Patterson about his doubled bidding price, to which Patterson replies that he simply wished to own the property and beat the other offers, but Lee isn't convinced. Bill asks if he ever does any business with the Chinese, which he insists he doesn't.

Patterson delivers Ah Toy her half of the monthly rent for their properties, but he's a little off center after being questioned by the police about Timmons and McCormick. When Patterson reveals that Bill and Lee were the officers who questioned him, she tells him that she will handle it. She killed Timmons and McCormick to protect their profits, remarking that it's the American way, and assures Patterson that she would never hurt him.

### Putting a hit on Ah Toy

Ah Toy calls Patterson over and reveals to him that she would like to end their partnership, as there's too much risk to continue. All he has to do is sign the paper, but Patterson needs more time and assures Ah Toy that she can trust him. Patterson intends to be done by the end of the week and get back to Ah Toy, who tells him that there's no need for them not to end on good terms.

Patterson confesses to a priest that he's been incautious in how he's used money that others have trusted him to invest. He has a partner who's about to leave him badly exposed, and he's been told that the priest could be of some help in these kinds of situations. The priest will help in exchange for a cash offering. He is then sent to a local butcher by Father Herlihy, where he hires two men named Cleaver and Hammer to go after Ah Toy.

Patterson awakens to noise in his home. He heads downstairs, where he finds Ah Toy sitting in his dining room, bloody and beaten, but alive, which is more than what can be said for Cleaver and Hammer, whose heads sit on the table. Patterson claims that he's innocent, but she isn't convinced and forced him to sign the paper to end their partnership. She warns him to leave immediately and that if she ever sees him again, she'll kill him.

## Appearances

### Season 1

* The Tiger and the Fox
* They Don't Pay Us Enough to Think

### Season 2

* The Chinese Connection
* Not How We Do Business
* If You Wait by the River Long Enough
* All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic

## Behind the scenes

* Leonard is portrayed by Frank Rautenbach.

## References

1. ↑ Season 1, episode 7: ***The Tiger and the Fox***
2. ↑ Season 1, episode 8: ***They Don't Pay Us Enough to Think***
3. ↑ Season 2, episode 2: ***The Chinese Connection***
4. ↑ Season 2, episode 3: ***Not How We Do Business***
5. ↑ Season 2, episode 7: ***If You Wait by the River Long Enough***
6. ↑ Season 2, episode 8: ***All Enemies, Foreign and Domestic***