It had taken him several years before he was truly over it. He regretted that he had missed so much time of his daughters life. Between losing himself... to the drink and trying to continue to hold on to his job, he had little time left to be in Emily's life.Eventually time and a few work friends had brought Jack back around. He laid off the sauce and refocused his efforts at work. After securing his own career future with a promotion or two, he tried to work on his relationship with his. We left the mooring at first light as planned and sailed around the headland, heading about three miles out to sea to avoid the northbound current near the coast. We were all dressed warmly as the morning was cool but it started to warm up as the sun rose and there wasn’t much of a breeze. Clothing started coming off as the morning progressed and soon Frank and I were just wearing swim-shorts and enjoying the sun on our backs. Liz ducked below into the cabin to change into something cooler and. And it seemed to be coming from the livingroom! The door was closed and Doug hurried over to it. His hand grasping the handle, he hesitated. Had he imagined it? Maybe Betty was in there, having a private discussion with one of her friends. He'd look foolish if he stalked in there. But there it was again! That muffled moan, almost a sob, that seemed as if someone was almost in pain!And then, Doug felt as if he had been turned to stone when a loud, impassioned voice rang out clearly."Oh God,. Surely you want to find out how irrational the man is for your report. If you feel a danger to yourself then ask the police to intervene. The police may stick together but that's done in the shadows. You are doing this officially."The father was still drunk and missed a shift at work. Finding his friends there to investigate the beatings was bad but nothing was mentioned about the rapes. Jennifer got all her property. Some of her possessions were broken and thrown out on the lawn. The father.