) , and to be truthful they could afford it , at the moment , but then his parents were involved in a car crash , his father died instantly and a few hours later his mother , on her deathbed , made him promise to seek help and give up the gambling , which he did , but unfortunately that help involve nigel , an orderly at a residential facility which specialised in treating those bitten by the gambling bug ( no - he was not addicted , he just needed a little help re-adjusting ) .