her already short fuse has gotten shorter every day , but been more or less the same . after the sixth person had approached her , she lost track of names and faces . he 'd been in this courtroom before . this had something to do with why that night in the hotel , that night the day before he met me , was the night it finally ended between these two . he handed her drink to her and took a sip of his own . he doesnt have the same social security number . 