Kelly said, «Benjamin, what are you talking about? I don't dislike Wallace. You're right, I don't know him. You just don't seem like yourself. You've been very quiet the past few nights.» Ben said, «I'm sorry, Mom. I guess I'm just tired. I have a great time with Wallace. We play games like cops and robbers, but they seem so real that half of the time I feel like I'm in another world. It's hard to explain.» Kelly said, «I think the word you're looking for is intense.» Ben said, «Yeah, that's it — it's intense.» Kelly said, «Well, tell me about today. What kind of game did you play?» Ben said, «We were train robbers. Or Wallace was. I was a station manager. Wallace was running through a long train, from car to car. He had stolen a lot of money and gold from the passengers. I was chasing right behind him, moving as fast as I could. Finally he jumps out of the train into the station to make his escape. But I block his path. He grabs a woman on the station platform. She screams, No, no! But he yells, Let me through, or she dies. So I let him go.» Kelly said, «What happened then?» Ben said, «Well, that's what was weird and, like you said, intense. Wallace threw the lady onto the tracks. And laughed. He said that's what evil characters do in games. They always do the worst.»