Summary

Charles drinks two cups of coffee after Alice leaves, and contemplates the mess things have become. Tina had predicted the outcome with Alice correctly, and he had made a fool out of himself. Unable to summon the desire to go to work, Charles stops at a liquor store and picks up two cases of beer before driving to the old Turner house on Yarrow. He sits outside for a long time, leaving only to grab some fast food before returning. Two men pull up next to him, and they nod to each other before they drive away, leaving Charles to wonder if the Turner family still means something in this neighborhood.

Lelah sits at the roulette table till lunch, and is only $75 behind at that point. After eating...