Summary

Molly and Pierre are thrilled when the in vitro fertilization succeeds in producing seven fertile eggs. However their patience with the sperm donor—Burian Klimus—grows markedly shorter the more time they spend with him. They are offended by his brusque and detached manner that contrasts vividly with their parental euphoria. Pierre decides to visit the widow of Bryan Proctor, the man who was killed by Chuck Hanratty in his murderous rage before Pierre killed him that night on campus. Mrs. Proctor is reluctant to let him inside her apartment in a rundown building near Chinatown in San Francisco. But, when Pierre confirms he's the one who killed Hanratty, she opens the door wide and invites him in for a drink.

Pierre tells Mrs. Proctor he's searching for any information that can help him to understand why Hanratty attacked him and Mrs. Proctor's...