Таинственная история Билли Миллигана
Chapter 1
"OhGod,no!"heshouted."Notagain!"
Hesatonthefloor,staringdullyintospace.Thenhesawcockroachesinthecornerandhisexpressionblankedandchanged.Crossinghislegs,hehunchedupclose,hischincuppedinhishands,andsmiledchildishlyashestudiedthemrunningincircles.
Milliganwasawakeafewhourslaterwhentheycametotransferhim.Hewashandcuffedtoahugeblackmaninalineofprisoners,whichwasledoutofthelobby,downthestairsandoutthebackdoortotheparkingarea.TheymarchedtothevanboundfortheFranklinCountyJail.
ThevandrovetothecenteroftheColumbusshoppingarea,toafuturisticfortressintheheartofthecity.Itsconcretewallsjutteduptwostoriesataninwardslope,massiveandwindow-less.Abovethesecondstory,itloomedupwardasamodemofficebuilding.ThepatiooftheFranklinCountyJailwaspresidedoverbyastatueofBenjaminFranklin.
Thevanturnedintoanalleywaybehindthejailandpausedinfrontofthecorrugated-steelgaragedoor.Fromthisangle,thejailstoodintheshadowofthetallerbuildingitwasattachedto—theFranklinCountyHallofJustice.
Thesteeldoorcrankedupward.Thevandroveinandthedoorcamedownbehindit.Thehandcuffedprisonerswereledoutofthevanintothesallyport,theareabetweenthetwosteeldropdoorsbesidetheprison—thatis,allexceptone.Milliganhadslippedoutofthehandcuffsandwasstillinthevan.
