whale's eyes tighten. he focuses on clay boone as he peels off his t-shirt, revealing a tattoo on his upper right forearm.
whale settles into his club chair and opens a book, pretending to read until hanna ushers in the visitor.
whale comes forward as clay enters, offering a hand at the end of a spindly wrist.
whale eats lunch off a tv tray. his attention remains focused on "queen for a day" as hanna clomps into the room behind him.
a roar of bells blasts clay awake. the telephone is ringing. a hard pair of shoes thunder out to answer it.