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May 1980

The Great Equalizer

Loners, leaders, priests, potentates, and just plain folk--alcoholism is

THE SHRILL ringing of the doorbell jabbed into my sleep. Another of those middle-of-the-night visitors. This one must be desperate or furious--or both. I groped for my robe and stumbled down the stairs. According to my watch, it was 2:00 AM. The porch light revealed my visitor, a man slumped against the doorjamb, his finger stuck to the bell.

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