My first impression of the wife in this story was that she was an annoying, whiny, goody two-shoes who is semi-reclusive and seems to spend an awful time sleeping; conversely, it seemed like the father was a fantastic guy who was willing to take the fall for his son to save the young man's bright future from a drunken hit-and-run charge. The fabulous twist comes when we discover that this is a one-sided "criss-cross" type of situation, with pops gladly taking the fall for his son so that he gets with an alibi for his own--much more serious--crime. Some remarkable anachronisms in this story, such as "acid rock . . . loud enough to blow your mind" getting a legal abortion, and words like "dig his scene" juxtaposed with a hard-boiled "film-noirish" detective and mention of cops walking the beat.