Part Three: The Eighties, June 1986, Slip, August 1986, Merit, and December 1986, Slip Summary

Fred has cleaned up, getting help through an AA group populated by other Vietnam Vets. Now Fred works counseling vets like himself. Fred calls Slip and tells her he is going on a peace march from L.A. to Washington D.C. Slip decides to join Fred for a small stretch when he reaches Iowa. Slip watches Fred confront a vet who is offended by their peaceful protest and turn the situation into an impromptu counseling series. Slip is content to see her brother has finally made his way out of the darkness his experiences in Vietnam trapped him in. The following month, Faith writes a letter to her mother describing the stress her lies has begun to place on her, leaving her...