Chapter Ten

After a rough night, Jason decides to build a Lego version of the Twin Towers. It doesn't go well:

When I finally put the roof on, which is composed of triangle pieces, tires, a few severed Lego people heads, and windows turned on their sides, I’m sweating and woozy from the Guinness and the intense concentration. I stand back to admire my work. It really is a stunning tribute to both the people of New York and to my own talents as a Lego architect. I pick up the camera to get both towers in the same shot, when it happens...