YOU - "What's it like to miss someone?"

TOMMY LE HOMME - "What's it *like*? Good. And bad. An ache that brings you joy." He smiles warmly. "I think of them a lot. I dream up these silly scenarios, in great detail. Of living with them... it comforts me."

There's a pause and a sigh. Then he turns his eyes to you. "What about you, cop man? You missing someone?"

YOU - “I miss someone but I don’t know who it is.”

TOMMY LE HOMME - “I feel for you, my friend. It’s bad enough to *know* who you miss... missing like that doesn’t feel like it has much of an upside.”