Sunday evening, Ben is excited to go to the dinner party at Elizabeth's place.
He knows he shouldn't be so thrilled to see her, but he is.
When he gets to her house, Ben is greeted by Elizabeth's husband, Richard—a guy who's perfectly polite, but always making jokes and pretending to be funny.
Senator Oscar Winkler, his wife, and Judge Corbett (a.k.a. Ben's dad) are also there. Ben remembers interviewing the senator way back in the day; he seemed like an honest guy.
Ben doesn't love running into his dad again, but he can't get out of it now.