Jonathan Goldstein

And it's a pretty different story than the one in The Messenger.

Not only were the Joneses angry about the fake Thomas, but they were also angry about what they considered the fake story.

In Quincy's version of events, Thomas is in no hurry to deliver the message.

He makes a casual pit stop at a diner where he hits on the waitress and enjoys a large breakfast of pancakes, all while the war rages on.

The Joneses read about that scene in the media coverage of Quincy's movie, newspaper write-ups with headlines like, Boys' Pancake Breakfast Delayed the End of World War II.

This is Victoria Jones.

She's one of Thomas and Nancy's six children, all of whom, when it came to the messenger, were in agreement.

This is Thomas' son, Mike Jones.

He says that the only one inclined to let the whole thing go was Thomas himself.

Victoria says that although Quincy never reached out to her father, he easily could have.

When she found out about the movie, Victoria messaged Quincy several times, but she says he grew defensive and eventually stopped answering.

And he did not respond to that?

I tell the Joneses the story about Michael and how I'm trying to reach Quincy myself.

It turns out Nancy Jones is right.

When I finally get through to Quincy via email, his response is emphatic.

I'm not interested in talking about that project anymore, he writes.

And that's the last I hear from Quincy.

What happens next is years go by

Unrelated to my failure to speak with Quincy, but you never know, heavyweight is canceled and I lose my job.

And while the story never entirely leaves my mind, without an ergonomic office chair and a long-distance phone plan, there's not much I could do about it.