“I hope that’s a note about me and not about Mr. Lubitsch. I’m not trying to get anyone in trouble.”

There’s never a lot of time to answer questions in a therapy session. Drag your feet with a response, and it can look like something is a Thing. She has to know he’s here against his will. Saying he’s not upset just makes him a liar. “I miss my family and friends. I know that it’s just a year and there are worse things, but I still miss them.”

He doesn’t look at her when he says it, looking around the room at anything else. “A year’s a long time.”