Summary

Chapter 25

Bill and Tony meet in a coffee shop, many years later, to see if they can still write together. Max is paying for a screenplay that would bring them all together, and they're trying to get the old gears in their minds working together again.

It's difficult, since they haven't had that magic in years. Bill's fallen on hard times. His bohemian path didn't work out financially. He knew it wouldn't when he made that choice. However, more of it had to do with too much alcohol and not enough writing. Tony is a workhorse, willing and able to find the diamond in the rough even if he's not particularly passionate about it.

Sophie and Clive also meet, in a restaurant. Clive is genuinely remorseful for his actions, not only in relation to Sophie, but for the rest of his life. He...