Book 1, Chapter 12, (Better Living Through Chemistry) Summary

Sunday, September 5, 1993 Henry = 30: Clare = 22

Henry and Clare plan an alternative wedding just in case he should disappear during the formal one planned by Clare's parents.

Monday, September 6, 1993 Henry = 30

Henry visits his friend Ben and asks him to make a recipe for Risperidone, marketed as Risperdal in 1998. They argue over the side effects and consequences of making this drug, and Ben agrees to try manufacturing it. He gives Henry three other pills as backup, one of which Henry takes. Henry is as high as a kite and Gomez drives him home, Clare tucks him in bed and Gomez once again tries to change Clare's mind, but to no avail. Clare is scared and Henry tells her he does not die now because he is around until he is 43. Clare asks what comes after 43 and...