171 Little Paul

There might not have been any rational reasons, but there was hope in Kevin. Paul Denning was a good guy, intelligent, with a nice personality and a noble heart. He would be a good little brother to Jack, who missed Paul so much. But has Lambert signed up for this program at all? Was he trying to find his little brother? Moore shouldn't raise his hopes.

"It's true that you may discover something that you don't quite like," he told Denning. "Your hopes may be completely lost on reality. But since you've come this far, I don't think there's any point in stepping back now. So what?" he asked, "Are we opening an envelope?"

Paul Denning nodded. He was clearly excited and nervous, but Kevin's presence encouraged him. He opened the envelope, began to read the document, and announced:

"I have a brother. I have an older brother. It's… Jack Lambert. But probably not this driver ... "