With a faint 'hmmph' sound, Lois scowled at her coffee. "Yeah, I'd gathered that much. I know about hard-to-handle dads, but..." But Sam Lane had nothing on Bruce, and if he knew about this, he would have had a conniption. She gave him a friendly little nudge after a moment.

"Well, he won't be finding out from me, not without your say-so," she declared firmly. "Any idea how long detox is going to take?