Page 72 of The Therapist

But Mike knows where he is. The private detective Lana asked to look into him was very helpful when Mike called him after he got out of the hospital. He is, as Lana told him, very good at his job.

Ben/Simon is afraid to leave the country but he’s left the state.

And next week, Mike has some sales calls in Queensland, which is where Ben or Simon is hiding.

A babysitter has been organised and Mike will have a lot of time to do what needs to be done.

Maybe he can get his money back but he’s already kissed that goodbye. That’s not why he’s going to find him and speak to him.

On Tuesday he will surprise Ben or whatever his name is in the cheap motel where he is holed up. On Tuesday he will allow the dark rage inside him out, just for a short time and only against one person. And then, on Friday, he will see the therapist and begin putting all this behind him.

He’s not a perfect man but he is going to try and be a better man so he can be a better father to his children.

But first he needs to see the man who nearly took everything from him, including his life. It’s what he needs to do. It’s the only way he can let this all go.

He’s not his father, and he knows that. But sometimes a man can be pushed too far.

Perhaps a better man would let it go, would be grateful to have survived and would move on, but Mike isn’t quite ready to be that man. Not yet.

And next week can’t come soon enough.

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