Manning As captain of the Dallas Oilers, I was their leader on and off the ice. From the outside, it looked like I had the perfect life. I didn’t. I was married to a woman who refused to give me a divorce. All she wanted was the status title, and all I wanted was to be set free. It was supposed to be just another event, except it took a turn I didn’t see coming. Evelyn Attending my best friend’s bachelorette party isn’t something I was looking forward to, but it’s strange what a couple of glasses of wine will do. It was one night, and I thought I would never see him again—especially not coming face-to-face with him and his wife while picking up my nephew from hockey practice.