I had decided to wait until this morning to listen to it. It was early evening in Germany, I figured; I'd better listen to it now:"Hi, honey. I know i...t’s late there, but I wanted to try and catch you before you went to bed. I really miss you. I hope everything is going well. Call me when you get this, okay? Love you."I dialed his number. I was startled when a woman answered."Hello? Is Dave there?" I asked.I heard her say, "Dave, it's for you," in a muffled voice."Hello?" Dave said."Hi. Who was. Right now, a pin is flashing in the middle of the country, near Nottingham.We cut to a long shot of the prison gates, shot from about as far away as our cameras can handle. We weren’t allowed to film any closer. A silver AUDI A3 pulling up to the gates, from the inside, being checked out then waved out by security. The driver giving them a wave and a smile as she exits.Charley stands in the foreground as the Audi drives along the narrow road toward our camera position. She continues talking. And what pleasure it was.Robin, Tom and he had cut school on Friday and Robin had driven them down in his mini-van. They'd stayed over night at the El Paso Motel, one of those border town places that cost $15.99 a night with all the hookers you could want. In Tijuana you could get a blowjob for $20 or for $30 you could get the real thing.Jason was satisfied with a little face. He had to be because after his share of the room and gas he only had $20 left. This girl Marta had knocked on their. Imagine the shock and terror of being hooked out of the blue with no idea if she could get away. Imagine the panic! So I have to convince myself, really believe despite my doubts, that I'm not hurting them. At least I can revel in the joy they must feel when I set them free and scurry away to live out their lives. Such are the profound thoughts that swim thru my head while basking in the hot Winter sun.Duck Key, not far off the Florida mainland, has become so popular with tourists for who knows.
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