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Date Posted: 20:05:16 08/05/09 Wed
Author: Elaine
Subject: Mermaid in a Bowl of Tears, Ch. 19, Home Again, Home Again



Casey and Pamela are back in Belfast, lodged in the 2nd floor of the dilapidated West Belfast Youth Center. The apartment is uncomfortably tiny. The kitchen window affords a good view of Jamie's home.

Pamela has put off visiting Jamie, but Casey tells her it's time to do so.

Pamela considers the realities of being back in Balfast, and what role Casey might someday play in the IRA, just as his father and grandfather had done.

* * *

Mermaid in a Bowl of Tears, Ch. 20, Kirkpatrick's Folly



Pamela arrives at Jamie's home only to learn that he is not in. Maggie and she sit down to tea, scones and a nice long talk. When Maggie must leave, Pamela finds herself alone in Jamie's opulent study, where she soon drifts off to sleep.

Jamie comes home and finds Pamela, sound asleep in his study. He knows that she's running from something. When he gently awakens her, they share tea and conversation, mostly about Casey.

Casey's return to Belfast will prove to be a complication for Joe Doherty, according to Jamie. Doherty took over after Casey left for Boston.

It is painfully apparent to Jamie that Pamela is hiding something from him. What had happened in Boston to make Belfast desirable?

* * *

Mermaid in a Bowl of Tears, Ch. 21, Deuces Wild



As Casey walks through Belfast, he notices the changes that took place during his two years in Boston. Observation towers, RUC stations under heavy netting and wire. Belfast looked like a war zone.

Casey encounters a shouting young man being pulled into a vehicle. Casey pulls him free, but the young man is none too thankful of Casey's heroics.

Needing a drink, Casey walks into a shabby pub inhabited by only a few men, one of whom has penetrating blue eyes. As Casey joins in on the poker game, the man introduces himself as Robin Temple.

We soon learn that Robin is Casey's old chum. The two catch up with each other's lives. From appearances, it would seem that they are still the best of friends. After Casey leaves, however, Robin seems to be singing a different song about his relationship with Casey.

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