[Irene Adler]

Who was paying for this guy’s tuition, fees, and books, let alone his living expenses? I have been skimming all the material about him pretty fast and perhaps I just missed it.

[wideawake]

Presumably his parents, who were apparently your typical hardworking, entrepreneurial first-generation Koreans.

If they are like the parents of many friends of mine, it would be hard to describe exactly how disappointing this loser must have been to them even before this final act of insanity.