It's his persistent denial of the reality of Shane McBride that has brought him to this sorry pass. He's been insisting for a couple of years now that Shane is dead when the lad is 100% alive and in fine fettle, irritating local women, storeowners, and police officers in the Blind River and Sudbury area, and being a shiftless layabout in classic fashion. Rapaire has clearly lost touch with reality. It's sad. Maybe shock therapy would bring him around.