it turned out that the senator had been palming his meds in secret , and because god ( or lucifer , take your pick ) always seems to watch over fools , drunks , children , and old coots clad only in bathrobes , prescott somehow miraculously managed to float safely down the river to monte rio , where , using habibs debit card , he bought himself some clothes , a new walker , and a taxicab ride to santa rosa airport .