Chapter 6 Summary

At the Eager Beaver, it is Tuesday, nude oil wresting night. Erin, as always, refuses to participate. She tells Orly that she plans on taking the night off to meet with Darrell. Shad will accompany her to the meeting for her protection.

Erin flashes back to the time she first met Darrell. Her mother was in the hospital for elective plastic surgery. Darrell worked at the hospital as an orderly. She was impressed with his good looks and let herself be charmed with a fabricated story. They dated for six months, against her mother's wishes. Her mother produced a steady stream of doctors and lawyers for her to date; none, however, met Erin's approval. Erin married Darrell in part to break free from her mother. About eighteen months later, Darrell became a full time criminal. He also fell into amphetamine and methaqualone addiction...