The Jansens
In April 1942, Jack Jansen committed his sister Edna to Greystone Park Psychiatric Hospital, a colossal Second Empire sarcophagus. This was meant to be a family affair, kept quiet always and ever after. It's too late for that now.
Edna Arrives
Edna set down her luggage and crouched with arms outstretched. Ruby, beaming and blushing, received her embrace, and though she knew little about this mysterious aunt, she loved her from the start.
Pearl Harbor
“Aunt Edna, what does infamy mean?” Edna smoothed Ruby’s short hair. “What the president meant was that what happened yesterday was so shocking that no one will ever forget it for as long as they live.”