▁she ▁is ▁not ▁interested ▁and ▁he ▁lear ns ▁that ▁she ▁is ▁d ating ▁Bud , ▁who ▁recently ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁army . ▁The ▁next ▁day , ▁Helen ▁is ▁t anning ▁at ▁her ▁a partment ▁complex ▁when ▁she ▁meets ▁Coll ings worth ▁" Col lie " ▁Wilson , ▁who ▁moved ▁into ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁apart ments ▁the ▁day ▁before . ▁After ▁this ▁encounter , ▁Helen ▁finds ▁a ▁magazine ▁cut out ▁of ▁a ▁boy ▁r iding ▁a ▁b icy cle ▁t aped ▁to ▁her ▁a partment ▁door . ▁Ray ▁also ▁receives ▁a ▁newspaper ▁cli pping ▁in ▁the ▁mail ▁about ▁David ▁Gre gg ▁that ▁same ▁day . ▁▁ ▁On ▁Memorial ▁Day , ▁Barry ▁gets ▁a ▁call ▁from ▁someone ▁offering ▁to ▁sell ▁a ▁picture ▁the ▁caller ▁says ▁shows ▁a ▁car ▁hitting ▁David ' s ▁b icy cle . ▁They ▁agree ▁to ▁meet ▁on ▁the ▁athlet ic ▁field . ▁When ▁Barry ▁gets ▁there , ▁he ▁is ▁shot ▁in ▁the ▁st om ach ▁by ▁an ▁unknown ▁person . ▁The ▁bullet ▁becomes ▁lod ged ▁in ▁his ▁sp ine ▁and ▁threat ens ▁to ▁par aly ze ▁him . ▁Jul ie ▁and ▁Ray ▁meet ▁to ▁discuss ▁the ▁shooting ▁and ▁decide ▁to ▁visit ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁David ' s ▁parents ▁to ▁see ▁if ▁they ▁could ▁have ▁been ▁involved . ▁At ▁the ▁Gre gg s ', ▁Ray ▁and ▁Jul ie ▁use ▁the ▁exc use ▁of ▁car ▁trouble ▁and ▁Meg an , ▁David ' s ▁sister , ▁lets ▁them ▁in . ▁Ray ▁goes ▁into ▁the ▁hall way ▁and ▁pret ends ▁to ▁make ▁a ▁call ▁while