Cover Page -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Thought -- Contents -- Introduction -- {i} God Writes in Crooked Lines -- Justice Will Prevail -- The Blue-Jay Feather -- The Rescue of Raya Stenetsky -- {ii} Disorderly Conduct -- Casey Quinn -- Obsession -- Ash Wednesday -- Ms. Larry Lin -- TV Poisoning -- {iii} Acid Reflux -- The Bicycle Thieves -- Matthew Hartnet -- Emergency Duty -- Restraint -- {iv} Do You Know What I Do for a Living? -- The Russian Steam-Room Invader -- Looking for Love in All the Wrong Places -- The Armani Scam -- {v} Don't Hurt When You Can Help -- Nude Descending -- Babysitting -- Megaman -- Recovery -- {vi} Alternatives to War -- Family Boundaries -- Culture Clash -- Mother and Son -- Mother and Daughter -- Slander -- {vii} You Get What You Deserve -- Shamrocks and Champerty -- The Swindle -- Joey Ryan -- Travesty -- Melee -- {viii} The Margin of Indifference -- Boosting -- Attorney O'Leary -- Guns -- Jury Duty -- Acknowledgments.