Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Thestaffwasstilldividedintheirbeliefaboutthediagnosis,buteveryonewantedtobeinthatroomtohearDr.WilburtalkaboutBillyMilligan.

           ThoughtheWakefieldstaffhadbeenledtobelievethattenorfifteenpeoplewouldbepresent,theroominthebasementoftheadministrationbuildingwaspackedwithnearlyahundred.Doctorsandadministratorsbroughttheirwives;staffmembersfromotherbranchesofthehospital—whohadnothingtodowithMilliganstreatment—crowdedintothebackoftheroom,sittingonthefloor,liningthewallsandstandingoutinthenearbylounge.

           Dr.GeorgeshowedtheaudiencetherecentvideotapesofhimselfandDorothyTurnerworkingwithdifferentpersonalities.ArthurandRagenstirredinterest,sincenooneonthestaffoutsideofWakefieldhadeverseenthem.Adalana,whomnoonebutDorothyTurnerhadevermetbefore,causedsomeawe,somescoffing.ButwhenthecoreBillycameonthevideomonitor,therewasraptsilence.Andwhenhecriedout,"Whoarethesepeople?Whydon’ttheyletmestayawake?,"RosalieDrake,amongothers,hadtofightbacktears.

           Whentheviewingwasfinished,Dr.WilburbroughtBillyintotheroomandinterviewedhimbriefly.ShespokewithArthur,Ragen*DannyandDavid.Theyansweredquestions,butRosaliecouldseehowupsettheywere.Whenthesessionwasover,RosalierealizedfromthebuzzofconversationthateveryoneontheWakefieldstaffwasannoyed.