My Father Froze in the Doorway, Still Wearing the Old Gray Sweatshirt That Made Him Look Practical and Hardworking

and under the undue influence of a party with a financial interest in the outcome, that party being Julian.

I forwarded it to Julian at 7:15 in the morning. He called me at 7:22.

“Do you want the long answer or the short one?”

“Short.”

“They have nothing. You had a documented Glasgow score of fifteen, a note from your attending confirming competency, continue reading …