First impulse is to back hand the animal into next week. The last thing he wants is to be reminded about Alice. Damn animal hasn't caught on that she hasn't been here in a long time.

Riddick's upper lip curls into a snarl, with himself as much as the cat. Since Alice left he hasn't done much of anything but sit on the couch and channel surf.

"Alice is gone. She's been gone for a long time and she's not coming back. I don't know where your other *women* are. *They* never lived here!"