it sounds like ben 's got the needle buried . two days had passed since i last saw her , but it felt like a lifetime ago . i catch his attention and he makes his way down the bar towards us . the least of his troubles was pounding on a federal officer . i stared at the surface of the water . she had known the man a little over twenty-four hours and yet she slept in his home , made herself comfortable in his kitchen and met his family . had they been the same man ? 