`` well , if you want to leave it open and let all the demons in- '' `` close it , please . '' now theres an idea , tommy said as we all scooted our chairs out and headed to the special happy hour buffet table . `` yeah , on the face of it . once it was in his hand i backed out of the room and practically fled down the hall . but this is a novel , and i have filled in where there are blank spots in the record . let 's make them work for it . '' 