Was Carl set up? Was he really innocent all these years, and if so, who is the real murderer? As Joe becomes enthralled with Carl’s story, he is lead down a dangerous path. However, there is more to Carl’s story than the evil monster he is portrayed to be. Carl spent time in Vietnam, with medals of honor, and soon to learn, suffered unbearable tragedies and consequences which haunt him even today. Carl agrees to allow Joe to tell his painful story. He was convicted decades earlier of the murder and rape of a 14 year-old girl and recently has been released after a 30 year prison sentence to live out the rest of his days in a nursing home, with pancreatic cancer. He has a complex past (even more so than appears, initially). Joe is writing a paper for school and as his subject for a biography, he chooses a man, Carl in a nursing home. He does not realize yet, he may turn out to be a hero however, in order to solve an old mystery, he puts himself and those he loves in a dangerous situation. In the meantime, Joe’s life is about to dramatically change in ways he cannot comprehend. So, he finds himself in a less than desirable situation, controlled by the evil mom. He loves his brother and spends time with him however, he also wants to remain in college in order to have money to care for him. She continues to use guilt to manipulate Joe in order to come to her rescue, using what little money he has to bail her out of jail, blackmailing him by saying if she is in jail, he will have to take over sole responsibility of his brother’s care.
She of course wants the social security money, to maintain her bad habits. From DWI, jail, excessive drinking, picking up bad men, gambling, to leaving her autistic son alone for days, or allowing bad men into their home to be put off by Jeremy.
Throughout the book, the mom (you want to strangle her), never learns from her mistakes.
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