CHAPTER 23
I wished I could tell Grace what was going on with I-C-U, the lunatic jester, and poor, dead Malcolm--but I'd promised Kip I wouldn't discuss the situation with anyone except Duke. Speaking of Duke, I would've loved to tell Grace about the return of the one and only Candy Broussard, she of the famous billboard, but I couldn't do that either. After Candy's stunning revelation in the ladies' room, I already felt mean-spirited enough.
Anyway, none of that mattered at the moment because I needed to focus on my father's problem. Everything else was just a distraction.
I texted Grace: S.O.S. Re: INS! Can we talk?
After five minutes with no response, I put my phone down. As soon as I did, it rang. Grace to the rescue!
"Sounds like bad news," she said when I picked up.
"The worst,
