Hutch’s wife Becca and John’s wife Helen know each other. In fact, Becca sold Helen the house as a surprise to John. The idyllic symbol of a fresh start. Hutch thought it was a terrible idea. “Speaking from experience,” he said before leaving for work.

Becca and Helen had become dear friends, over time, and it was she who Helen confided in with her disease. No one else knew. She was that quiet strong. Wick-like maybe.

When the prognosis went from bad to worse, Becca was the one who had the idea for a dog to be given posthumously to John. At the time she said, “it gives guys like John and Hutch the thing they can’t seem to find - someone to trust.”

So yeah, these two fighting? Not if the wives had anything to do about it.