Mr. Ballin

But even as he was saying this out loud, he knew he really couldn't do that.

Because if he went to the hospital right now, he had no idea how long he'd be there.

And since he was addicted to heroin...

He would start to get sick from withdrawal if he didn't get some drugs in his system first.

And so Charlie felt trapped.

He really didn't know what to do here.

And he sort of felt like he was on the verge of breaking down.

You know, this was just so much.

But then he remembered he had a methadone prescription at the local pharmacy.

Methadone is a drug that's often given to people who are addicted to heroin, who are trying to get clean, and this drug is used to help them with addiction and withdrawal symptoms.

It sort of closely mimics what the body would feel if it shot up the drug, but without the euphoria and the actual high sensation of using the drug.

Now, Charlie had not actually filled his methadone prescription yet, mostly because he was not focused on getting clean.

But as he's thinking about needing to be at the hospital all day and needing to be, you know, coherent and being able to talk to doctors and nurses and Dawn, he thought, well, hey, I'll go fill my methadone prescription.

I'll take that.

It'll keep me, you know, from getting sick, but I'll also be clear-minded so I can be in the hospital and help Dawn.

So Charlie asked Sam if he would come with him on a different outing to go to the pharmacy to get his methadone.

A couple of hours later, at around 3.30 p.m., Charlie got back to his apartment with Sam.

It had been incredibly hot outside and walking around for that long, they now were both dripping with sweat.

After they had gone to the pharmacy, Charlie and Sam had actually gone by that church event, but not really to get food, but instead to literally go say a prayer for Dawn.

Now they were back at his place to pack up a bag both for himself and also for Dawn that they would bring to her at the hospital.