 Blackshear goes to visit Helen’s mother Verna who tells her that Evelyn is her son Dougie’s estranged wife and moreover tells him that she met Dougie through Helen as the two were friends in college.After Blackshear leaves, Evelyn calls and tells Verna why she believes Dougie has been acting out lately which causes Verna to faint (The novel does not elaborate on what Evelyn says to Verna at this stage).Meanwhile bartender Florian Vicente admonishes a woman in his bar for being on the phone for too long.