[voiceover] Welcome back Jack, to the house of addiction.

Hang on tightly, let go lightly.

Hang On Tightly... Let Go Lightly

I'm not an enigma, just a contradiction.

[self reflection] Now he had become the still center of that spinning wheel of misfortune. The world turned 'round him leaving him miraculously untouched. The croupier had reached his goal. He no longer heard the sound of the ball.

[voiceover] Chapter 13. It's all numbers, the croupier thought. Spin of the wheel, turn of the card, time of your life, date of your birth, year of your death. In the book of Numbers the Lord said, "Thou shall count thy steps."

[voiceover] A wave of elation came over him; he was hooked again... watching people lose.

Life's a Gamble.

Marion Nell: Most men'll fuck a lamppost.

[voiceover] Chapter 3. His existence was forming an interesting pattern of betrayals. Sometimes he was unsure whether he was the betrayer or the betrayed.

Jani de Villiers: I understand if you don't, but I hope that you do.