Herman and Dana have known each other for over four decades. They have not seen each other for 42 years. One day, out of the blue, Herman phoned Dana. She lives on the west coast; he lives in the mid-west. They spoke mostly on weekends. The conversations focused on happenings in their current city and state. Herman mentioned a few times that he wanted to see Dana but he did not have any vacation or sick time on the books. Dana had the time and suggested that since he could not visit her, she would visit him. He agreed. What happened next will surprise the reader and emotions will run high.