“Have you ever been hypnotized by a snake, Guinevere? It’s what they do to small, furry animals. The snake fixes the animal with its eyes, so it has no will; it stays when it should be running. It wants to stay, even if it means death. And I am that small, furry animal. And Nick Calderelli, coming up the stairs this very minute, is that snake. When he’s here I just– I can’t resist him. And he’s bad for me, so bad.”