“That was all Charlie. He got a hotel room after you told him to get out of your sight, and he stayed close by until he knew your dad was okay.” “Why would he do that?” “Why do you think?” “I honestly have no idea.” “He also did the whole thing with the plants.” “The plants?” I demanded, like now this had gone too far. “Why are you so mad about this? Those plant studies are real. Charlie can recite the statistics all day.”

