Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Onalltheseoccasions,whenhe,James,wouldreturntothebamarea,Billwouldbecrying.Onmanyoccasions,BilltoldJamesthathisstep-fatherhurthim.WheneverChalmerssawBillrelatingtheseincidentstoJames,he,ChalmersMilliganwouldsaytoBill—nownothinghappenedinthebamdidit.Billwhowasveryafraidofhisstep-fatherwouldsayNo.Chalmerswouldfurtherstatewedon’twanttoupsetyourmotherdowe.HewouldthentakeJamesandBilltotheicecreamstorepriortogoinghome.

           HewouldalsoverifyallofthehomelifetraumadirectedatBilly.

           Attwelve-thirtyJudgeFlowersaskedifeithersidewishedtomakeclosingarguments.Bothsideswaivedtheright.

           Thejudgedismissedthefirstcountofrape,pointingoutthelackofcorroboratingevidenceandthelackofasimilarmodusoperandi.

           "Now,proceedingastothedefenseofinsanity,"JudgeFlowerssaid,"alloftheevidenceisstipulatedmedicalevidence,andfromthat,withoutquestion,thedoctorsalltestifythatatthetimeoftheactsinquestion,thatthedefendantwasmentallyillatthetimeoftheoffensewithwhichhewascharged.Thatbyvirtueofhismentalillnesshewasunabletodistinguishbetweenrightandwrong,andfurtherthathedidnothavetheabilitytorefrainfromdoingtheseacts."

           Garyheldhisbreath.