Jack Brunson is a radio personality later in life, it is the one thing he feels passion for while he fuses with the town he's trapped in with his terrible husband—he has long since lost count of how many years it has been and would rather not think of how many yeaes are to come.

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“Our producer would have me cry and wail of the sick cured, of the feeble made strong, yet the great elixir—that is, of course, Dr. Jones’ tonic in which you must be familiar by now—speaks for itself. We turn now to its incessant chattering.”

The iodine bottle sits in silence.

“There we have it. Of the best make for the worst off.”