Bhumik Shah asked Jeff Hobbs:

Great Book. I listened to it on audible. 1.Do you foresee it being turned into a movie? 2. Did Rob selling drugs through your dorm room and apartment ever create a conflict between him and you or ty. Did you never worry about a blemish on your records if he was caught by the Police? 4. Did Jackie Peace really never had any suspicion that his son was dealing drugs, or was using them as much as he was?

Jeff Hobbs Thanks so much, all good questions, and I'll answer them in order. I'm intentionally not very involved in the film side of things, except to make sure that any money distributed helps fund a scholarship in Rob's honor to St. Benedict's Prep. It never did create a conflict in our dorm room, which seems silly in retrospect. But as 19 and 20 year old kids, and this being marijuana in a college dorm, it just didn't seem dangerous -- I suppose because he seemed to know what he was doing, and he seemed to be saving his earnings for the future. I carry a lot of guilt over that naiveté now, of course -- not that anything I said or did probably could have altered his behavior. And lastly, Jackie Peace is as close to a perfect person as there is in this story, and I don't believe that she did. As you saw in the book, Rob was skilled at hiding what he wanted to hide. Thanks you again for reaching out -- it is very special, not just to me but to his family and friends, to see Rob continue to influence people and stir empathy. Best, Jeff

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