(12)So Ellis had never been to the Coffee Cup, but with Miriam gone, today would be the day. He retrieved the video camera and tripod from his truck, inserted a ninety-minute tape, and looked through the viewfinder to be sure I covered the whole pond. Then Ellis jumped in the truck and drove the mile to the coffee cup.

(13) For Ellis, the old, red, vinyl stools popped with color. The bell above the door jingled and he walked in. A family, sitting in a red vinyl booth next to him turned and stared, they'd never seen Mr. Hodge without his wife. They thought exactly what Miriam had said, Ellis thought.

(14) Ellis walked over and sat down on the 3rd seat from the left, and little did he know, his Loch Ness of Harmony was mounted right