Jake’s released from the psychiatric unit. Is he better?
“He doesn’t think so. He didn’t want to be released. He’s paranoid everyone’s going to hate him and he’ll always be known as the guy who tried to murder Charlie and rape Nancy.” What sort of homecoming does he get? “Even his own mother and sister don’t meet him on his release and Nancy’s just plain terrified.” What did he expect? “He thought things were going to be okay with Nancy because of the letters he got inside.” Were the letters from Nancy? “He thought they were from Hannah, sort of on Nancy’s behalf. The letters were really encouraging and led him to believe he’d be accepted back by everyone on his return. But it turns out they weren’t from Hannah… they were from Loretta pretending to be Hannah.” Why would Loretta have done that? She didn’t even know Jake before… “That’s a mystery that will eventually be revealed. For now I can only say that Jake and Loretta will become an item…” Isn’t Frankie glad to have Jake back? “She isn’t even there when he gets home. Jake feels like no
