"I knew who these kidnappers were now, they were members of Yank one of the hardest of hard case gangs around. Some of the members were former militar... men and women. "He got what he deserved, but I had nothing to do with his case." You were one of us once," the second voice said. "You were a commanding officer in the war and you betrayed one of your own." Where are the girl's clothes? You can't leave her naked." I said as I looked at the semi-comatose Lois. "Just for the record I never. He's trying to understand how to handle this. That's why he came here. He's mystified and angry, I think. He doesn't know what to do. He knows he has to talk to you, but he's trying to get a grip on himself. You know what he's like. He wants to be calm and rational. He wants to understand. You need to think about what you can tell him about your actions. You must have thought about it before you did it. You must have known it was a risk. If you don't know what got you up on that stage, then I. And I’m surrounded by the fakest people on the planet. They’re everywhere I go. At the library. At school. At church. At the Westgate Mall. Like I said, they’re everywhere I go. Must be something in the water or something. As a brother who’s keeping it real, it’s getting increasingly hard to live. I try not to let these haters get to me, but there are too many of them. And they try too much shit. What’s a brother to do? At my favorite hangout, the Brockton Community Library, there is this broad. Finally, they got around to why they had come. The man spoke for all of them."I wanted to bring my family by, Patrick, to thank you in their presence for what you have done for me, for us. I have not been a good or even acceptable parent for my little girls for many years. Three months ago, you showed me the error of my ways, when I was able to see the interaction between you and two of your daughter's friends, and was able to talk to you about it. I cannot thank you enough for how you have.