Why wouldn’t he be hungry? It is early. Dinner was hours ago. So he does follow Billy out to face all that is waiting. Which is just Jeff.

“Your mom already headed off,” Jeff tells them both. Like it was easy to assume Tommy belonged. “She’s taking the samples to the hospital for me. Then she’s off to speak to some lawyers.”

“Lawyers?” Tommy asks.

“About the whole thing,” Jeff shrugs.