Part I: Section 2 Summary

Kathy steps out of the shower and finds a man in a suit, a locksmith, and two cops at her door: The man in the suit reiterates to Kathy that her house is being sold for back-taxes and that Deputy Lester Burdon will help her vacate. Lester extends his hand, introduces himself, and helps Kathy move her belongings into a storage locker. She gets a motel room adjacent to a truck stop. She remembers the morning her husband Nicky left-they'd married on the east coast a year prior to his leaving and had driven cross-country. She remembers how, when Nicky left, he'd pulled out of the driveway while she pounded on the windows of the car. She schedules an appointment with the Legal Aid office. Her new lawyer is shocked that she was evicted for only $500 in back-taxes (and...