The day Maggie was released from the hospital was the day Jack started his therapy sessions. After much debate, it was decided that Randy and Sid would stay with Maggie while Jeff waited in the psychiatrist's waiting room for Jack to get done. Jeff had tried to talk to Jack about how he felt about going to therapy, but his oldest son had just taken his pills and shrugged him off. That had not made him feel any better, and he found himself chewing his fingernails down as low as they could get during the whole time he had to wait for Jack to get done.

When Jack finally did come out of the psychiatrist's office, he looked like he felt a little better. But he still wouldn't really say much to Jeff, which worried the man immensely. "Did I do something wrong?" he asked as they got into the car.

Jack shook his head.

"Then what's wrong? Why won't you talk to me?"

"I don't know," Jack confessed. "Just haven't felt like it."

Jeff sighed and rubbed his eyes. "Did you talk to Dr. Brown?"

"Yeah."

"How did that go?"

"She made me feel like less of a freak."

"How did she do that?"

"She made me realize that depression can hit just about anyone. People don't need deep dark reasons to feel like shit." Jack began rubbing the scars on his arm. "At least I can hide these those. I can't hide the ones on my face."

Jeff glanced at the scars and burns that Jack had inflicted on himself. "They're healing nicely though," he tried to assure the boy. "Eventually you'll barely be able to notice them."

Jack snorted. "Yeah right."

Jeff sighed and started the car up. "I still feel like you're mad at me."

"I'm not mad damn it! I'm just frustrated."

"About what?"

"About my whole fucking life! Maggie's sick when she doesn't deserve to be, Sid's driving me insane without even meaning to, there's some psycho out there who wants to come out of us and you could have told me I've been kidnapped before."

Jeff, who had just about been ready to start actually driving, stopped in his tracks. "You were a baby Jack. You were too young to remember it and we just never thought to tell you."

"Well maybe you should have," Jack snapped. "I heard Matt and Katie talking last night."

"What were they talking about?"

"Everything. Apparently the thought of Raven escaping made them reflect on a whole bunch of shit that happened years ago."

"What shit Jack?"

Jack didn't say anything for a minute. "Some guy named Christian used to abuse you," he said without looking at Jeff. "And his half brother Adam was obsessed with Dad. And the two of them and Russ raped you in a bathroom. Adam raped Dad when he tried to hunt them down. Russ went to jail and then Christian and Adam got into the house. You killed Adam and Dad Christian out and got him put in jail. Then Adam's half brother X became obsessed with you the same time Christian's friend Tomko was coming after you. X poisoned Dad, killed Tomko and then took you to his lair and tortured and raped you."

"Jack please stop," Jeff pleaded. He was going to kill Matt and Katie for opening their big mouths while Jack happened to be around. He didn't even care if they hadn't known he had been listening.

"But I haven't gotten to the best part!" Jack insisted. "The best part is, Dad started this whole Raven shit when he tried to find you. He struck a deal with a psycho and got you back, but then look what happened! Christian was broken out of jail, we all got kidnapped and you all fucked up by not killing Raven right along with Christian." He sighed. "Daddy, I love you and Dad to pieces, but I'm not forgiving either of you if someone gets kidnapped because nobody had the sense to take out Raven thirteen fucking years ago."

Jeff just sat there and tried to absorb all the things his son had just said to him. He realized that Jack had a very good point. They had been dumb to think that a place like prison would hold Raven forever. "Randy and I are not going to let anything happen you or anyone else, okay?" he finally said. "We're not going to let anyone hurt you kids, okay?"

Jack snorted. "Well good luck with that one. You and Dad could barely save each other until it was nearly too late. That luck has to run out eventually Daddy."

Jeff had a bad feeling that Jack could be right…especially since a black raven chose to land on the hood of the car at that moment. This was definitely not a good omen. In fact, it was as bad as an omen could possibly get.