“Today I went out to see Abe. That’s how desperate I am. I don’t feel like myself, even after all this time. I didn’t mention the letters to him. I just asked if he’d heard from you. He told me he had and that you seemed to be doing well. He’s a loyal fucker, so he didn’t give me much. But I’m not going to lie. It pissed me off. You talk to him all the time, and you won’t even read my letters or pick up the damn phone and call me. I just don’t get it.”