A Million Little Pieces

James and Leonard overhear another patient, Bobby, talking about an encounter with Mikey the Nose. Bobby insults Mikey and claims to have urinated on his grave after he was killed. James expects Leonard to respond aggressively. However, his friend’s face remains expressionless.

Ken takes James aside, expressing concerns about his friendship with Leonard. He states that Leonard is a mobster and, given James’s criminal record, is likely to be a bad influence. Ken also reveals that James’s parents have enrolled in the family program and will be arriving the next day.

James meets Lilly in the trail’s clearing. He tells her how, one day, as he was sitting with his former girlfriend in a bar, an FBI officer arrested him. Afterward, his girlfriend told him that he must give up drugs and alcohol if they were to remain a couple. He promised not to disappoint her, but later did so. Lilly hugs James, but is stern when he reveals he does not want to see his parents. She points out that he is lucky to have parents who love him.