Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           "Iguessitwouldbelesscomplicatedforeveryone.Okay."Hetappeditout."YoucanjustKeepcallingmeBilly."

           Thefusiondidnotcomeallatonce.Atdifferenttimes,forvaryinglengthsoftime,sevenofthealternatepersonalities—allexceptArthur,RagenandBilly—fusedintoone.Toavoidconfusion,Arthurgavethefusionanewname—’’Kenny."But^thenamedidn’ttakeandeveryonewentbacktocallinghimBilly.

           Intheevening,anotherpatientbroughtNurseYaegeranoteshehadfoundinMilliganswastebasket.Itlookedverymuchlikeasuicidenote.Hewasimmediatelyplacedonspecialprecautions.Therestoftheweek,NurseYaegerreportedthatthoughhewasfusingandunfusing,heseemedtobefusedforlongerandlongerperiodsoftime.ByJuly14,hewasfusedmostofthedayandseemedpeaceful.

           Asthedayspassed,thepartialfusionscontinuedtoholdmostofthetime,buttherewerebriefperiodswhenheblankedout,unabletocontrolthespotatall.

           JudyandGaryvisitedtheirclientagainatthehospitalonAugust28andpointedoutthatDr.Georgesreporttothejudgewasdueinaboutthreeweeks.IfDr.Georgedecidedhewasfusedandcompetent,itwouldbeuptoJudgeFlowerstosetadateforhistrial.

           "Ithinkweshoulddiscusstrialstrategy,"Arthursaid."Wewanttochangeourplea.Rageniswillingtopleadguiltyandtoacceptpunishmentforthethreerobberies,buthehasnointentionofpleadingguiltytorape.