he was left alone so many times , and she hoped that he would be used to it . she and rex had been a political match . most of the usual programs were finished until next year , so i knew wed be stuck with christmas specials and repeats until then . it was the face of a young female . `` one minute we were making out , '' she remarked , `` and then everything went blank . '' never before had such a bizarre thing happened to him . 