Benjamin's departure left Lola a little disappointed. Near noon, the most important person in the Grande family, Alice, also started to get busy. She was going to prepare lunch. The Great Dane, who has been staying outside, also appeared in the kitchen on time. It would not miss the food Alice prepared for it.
"Is it Jim?" Lola discovered Jim when Alice was cutting potatoes. "I heard my grandmother mentioned it. It's a poor guy."
Lola had heard about the story of Jim. Pooky Quinn, the guy whom no one liked very much, forced the dog of Grande Funeral Home to be his pet, and poor Jim was abused by him. After Pooky was sent to the mental hospital for treatment, Mrs. Quinn apologized and then returned Jim to Grande Funeral Home.
Seeing Lola trying to approach Jim, Alice quickly dissuaded: "It has a strange temper and doesn't like people approaching it. Don't touch it!"
