- Sunday evening, Ben is excited to go to the dinner party at Elizabeth's place.
- He knows he shouldn't be so thrilled to see her, but he is.
- When he gets to her house, Ben is greeted by Elizabeth's husband, Richard—a guy who's perfectly polite, but always making jokes and pretending to be funny.
- Senator Oscar Winkler, his wife, and Judge Corbett (a.k.a. Ben's dad) are also there. Ben remembers interviewing the senator way back in the day; he seemed like an honest guy.
- Ben doesn't love running into his dad again, but he can't get out of it now.