i fought down a rising wave of panic and was about to try again , when the door behind me opened and i fell backward into the room . `` are you ready to meet dear old dad ? '' i could n't hear what he was saying , but she had a goofy grin on her face . i waited for the arguing to start . she leaned over to poke her head back in . a loud crack from the left , and jerry said , missed . his cold stare had been trained for many years for moments like this . 