"It's the saddest sight to see, Scully, a man lettin his own life slip through his hands." — Tim Winton

Maybe old Pete-the-Post was right - you never really know anybody, not even those you loved. People have shadows, secrets.

But Paris was a black hole, somewhere where Jennifer came hard up against the wall of her limitations while all he could do was stand by and watch.

The also-rans will inherit the earth, the whelps, the meek and the fucking nice, and that's what he can no longer stand.