Jimmy O’Rourke sat on the living room couch as he and his parents watched the movie of the week. It was a hot summer night and the O’Rourke’s apartment didn’t have air conditioning. The outdated wiring of the old Brooklyn apartment house just couldn’t handle the load. Instead the 16 year old had to settle for sitting around in his gym shorts and trying to cool off with the large fan over in the corner.
The movie was pretty boring, but his mother seemed to enjoy it. His father had dozed off in his