Pages 29-45 Summary

The Mercedes speeds through the town of Blackheath, and the men discuss the fact that Jack's wife Amy isn't with them for the voyage. Lenny and Vince are negative while Ray defends Amy. It's her day to visit her daughter June in the home, that's all there is to it, he says. When Ray is pressed as to why he knows so much, it's Vic who quickly tries to change the subject. Vince changes the subject and questions whether Jack can still see them.

Several weeks earlier, Vince had been talking with Jack at the hospital. Jack was heavily sedated and having difficulty staying awake. During the uncomfortable moments when Jack blacked out, Vince found himself fancying the nurse on duty. Jack called him closer but Vince was hesitant to hold hands with his dying father. He rambled on about Ray...