The Great Prostate Mistake

A man comes into our lives, charming and pathetic, with a weak laugh and a tragic past. We let him in of course, poor soul, who wouldn't, as the details mount, an escalating list of hysterical crises for which we feel duty bound to rescue and console. Then, one day, he makes a slip, goes too far, and we realize suddenly there was no dying father, no slow-moving cancer, no past addictions or allergies; just a charming and pathetic jerk who will have to skip town again, like he's surely done before.