The original plan had been for her to be onset for a couple of months, but once Sue found out Kitten was pregnant, she balked at the idea. This started a battle of wills, with the compromise being that Kitten could spend the first month on set making sure everything was going smoothly. After that, they could make do without her presence.

But about a week ago, right about when she was supposed to be getting ready to fly home, Kitten said there was an emergency and she had to stay longer. "Just a few more weeks, Daddy. No big deal."

I had my suspicions. Part of it was, I'm...