Table of Contents
Author's Note xi
Part 1 Getting Out
1 Dropping-In 1
2 A Difficult Decision 8
3 Getting Out 18
Part 2 Wild Goose Chase
4 The Senior Clinic 23
5 The Pigeon Lady 29
6 Home 34
7 Interfering 39
8 Ms. Henry and Delilah 45
9 Wild Goose Chase 50
10 B. J., The Canary 53
11 Visiting Ms. Henry 58
12 Dr. Braun Returns 62
13 Resurrecting Old Problems 69
14 Confronting Sanchez 72
15 At the Deli 79
16 New Clothes, Old Mattress 83
17 Planning the Funeral 88
18 The Video Guy 92
19 Dabrowski's Funeral Home 94
20 To the Bank 98
21 Good Friday 101
22 Easter Sunday 106
23 Have Dress, No Plot 111
24 Retirement Party 114
25 The Funeral 118
26 Pearlie Banks 121
27 Adopted Granddaughter 125
28 Thanksgiving 132
29 Chicago Conference 135
Part 3 Playing Sheriff
30 Inter generational Love-In 141
31 The Talky-Walky 149
32 Save One, Lose One 155
33 Josie and Margaret 165
34 The Faceoff 169
35 Dying Against the Rules 172
36 Checking the Taverns 183
37 Friday Night Blues 193
38 Playing Sheriff 203