▁Pe ck ▁was h ▁the ▁d ishes . ▁Li ' l ▁Bit ▁questions ▁where ▁Pe ck ▁was ▁during ▁Thanks g iving , ▁imp lying ▁that ▁he ▁entered ▁a ▁re hab ▁for ▁his ▁alco hol ism . ▁Pe ck ▁reve als ▁that ▁drink ing ▁helped ▁him ▁deal ▁with ▁a ▁hidden ▁pain ▁that ▁no ▁one , ▁not ▁even ▁A unt ▁Mary , ▁could ▁fix . ▁Li ' l ▁Bit ▁offers ▁to ▁spend ▁one ▁day ▁a ▁week ▁with ▁Uncle ▁Pe ck , ▁so ▁long ▁as ▁he ▁never ▁" cross es ▁a ▁line ". ▁This ▁is ▁how ▁the ▁driving ▁less ons ▁begin . ▁ ▁The ▁scene ▁flash es ▁forward ▁to ▁ 1 9 6 9 , ▁Li ' l ▁Bit ' s ▁fresh man ▁year ▁of ▁college . ▁The ▁Greek ▁Ch orus ▁lists ▁the ▁letters ▁and ▁g ifts ▁that ▁Pe ck ▁sends ▁her , ▁with ▁each ▁note ▁counting ▁down ▁how ▁many ▁days ▁are ▁left ▁until ▁her ▁ 1 8 th ▁birth day . ▁Start led ▁by ▁how ▁un hing ed ▁her ▁uncle ▁has ▁become , ▁Li ' l ▁Bit ▁arr anges ▁a ▁meeting ▁in ▁a ▁Philadelphia ▁hotel ▁room ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 1 9 6 9 . ▁Li ' l ▁Bit ▁y ells ▁at ▁Uncle ▁Pe ck ▁for ▁becoming ▁so ▁possess ive , ▁while ▁he ▁ins ists ▁that ▁his ▁nie ce ▁is ▁the ▁love ▁of ▁his ▁life . ▁Li ' l ▁Bit ▁reve als ▁that ▁the ▁years ▁of ▁tra uma ▁from ▁Pe ck ▁has ▁finally ▁caught ▁up ▁with ▁her , ▁leading ▁to ▁her ▁not