someone set up this blindly at a barbecue in california somewhere. was it like he fell for her right away? yes. did he have much experience with women? no. her name was sonia. sonia real s. a very pretty woman from the philippines. who owned a beauty salon in the los angeles suburb of lomita. did he know she was 16 years older than she was? whatever. didn t matter. he was now. it s not the sort of image you have a mind for a navy commander? right. his kindness made him naive. larry had always been close to his family. visited whenever he could. but, said sherrie, after sonia came along, larry stopped coming. sonia would it be sick. she d have a headache. she would sabotage every time