.....Great chapter Steve, tying things up nicely on the other characters, laying the foundation up for Julies silent exit. Joe coming to terms, not the greatest surprise, it was nice to know that he knew where to go for advice when he was troubled. However Cody's situation was totally left in the dark, the moody Cody playing solitaire in the park. The only clue, the panicked greeting from his mother, tends to give credence that Benjamin has disappeared from his families home. Perhaps in quest of Cody, otherwise a sly cliffhanger on the fate of Cody. Giving a bit, but not enough of Cody's whereabouts in the chapter, I feel an impending doom desending in the next chapter. BTW where's the F***ing vcheck??