Wrench, too, is dealing with a sudden but uneasy transition into the life of Sweetwater bachelorhood. The evidence may not be reflected in his appearance, but it's certainly transformed the home he used to share with Teddy. The portraits have taken on a strange new look, and all evidence of the person this town once called his wife has been erased from those frames. Where there were once photographs of Wrench and Teddy laughing and gazing into each others' eyes, now his is the only face that remains. It's like this town has seen fit to erase Teddy from its collective memory entirely.

So why are some people able to leave when they can't even get close enough to the border to see what's behind? It's the question -- one of the questions -- that's been plaguing Wrench since his unfortunate encounter with the whole of Sweetwater's police force. He's been trying to keep his head about him and maintain some semblance of routine, but it's getting increasingly difficult now that he's been dragged into the midst of a mystery he can't understand. So when he sees Arthur out in public, he doesn't think. He doesn't even check their surroundings to see who else might notice them. Wrench just walks up to the man and gives his arm their agreed-upon greeting squeeze. Then, into Arthur's free palm:

Healed OK?