a child. and, as an adult, larry struggled with alcohol and women. he married and divorced several times. it was a void he was trying to fill and he could never fill it. in fact, from time to time, he s gone on benders and vanished for weeks at a time. and everybody would worry and wonder and he would show up again. i-a t shurlt made up once saying where is larry mcnabney? but then he seemed to get his life together for real, everything clicked. possibly for an attractive reason. i went by the offices one day and he said i have someone i want you to meet. he said this is elisa. elisa, 17 years younger than larry.