Tommy was there as I knew he would be, he had called out of work, not wanting to miss me when I came home. The first thing he did was try to tell me things would be okay.

I laughed, "Of course they will!" Much sooner than he thought.

He shook his head and pretty much left me alone as I flitted about the house, wired for sound. After I came down some, he tried to talk to me again. "Maybe you should go talk to your sponsor."

"Tommy, I'm fine. It was just a slip up." Then, remembering my plan, I asked, "Where's Brendan?" Brendan was a friend of...