Chapter Nineteen

Eric is very much the typical oldest child.  He takes care of his younger siblings and thinks more of them than he does of his own circumstances.  His sense of responsibility helps him to resist Dalhard’s persuasion.

The tip about gesturing with guns came from a police officer I spoke to.  He said it was one of the things which drove him nuts in cop shows, that the officers constantly gesture with their weapons.  In real life, he told us, people who do that get jumped or shot.

I love Vincent’s remark about being a focus group for which bullets hurt the most.  It makes me smile every time I see it.