Postscript

Since the publication of The Second Shift, Greg Alston no longer plays scary jokes on his son Daryl to toughen him up. But the Liv­ingstons have separated and the Judsons have divorced. Cary Liv­ingston, now three, lives mainly with her mother, though her father wants desperately to remain involved. Ray Judson sees Erik and the baby every two weeks, and Ruby if she’s around.