GABRIEL

I thought it best to give Fontane a call and let him know we were coming. He's been living in the bottom of a bottle the last two weeks. This visit was as much for him as it was her; even though he didn't know I knew it, he should at least get to say goodbye. I may have overshot this one as well because she was visibly shocked by his appearance.

He looked gaunt as if he'd lost weight since the last time we saw him, and there was a sadness in his eyes that I ...