Marci Gerwe in Nashville, Tenn., considers herself among the lucky: her boys, ages 13 and 15, abide by family rules.

A few days later, Hillary and I flew to Nashville for a memorial service for al Gores father, Senator Albert Gore Sr., who had died at ninety at his home in Carthage, Tennessee.

In the opening scene, Don Vito Corleone admonishes his friend, Amerigo Bonasera, for taking so long to ask for help in seeking justice against the hoods who harmed Amerigo's daughter.