Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           "Youjustkeepmessin’withthesepo-lice,"hesaid,"they’sgonnabeatyoutodeath.Youc’njus’takemyword,’causeIbeeninthejointmanytimes.Youevahbeenlockedup?"Milligannodded."That’swhyIdon’tlikeitThat’swhyIliketoleave."

           Whenthephoneranginthepublicdefendersoffice,ablockawayfromthejail,GarySchweickart,thetall,bearded,thirty-three-year-oldsupervisingattorney,wastryingtolighthispipe.ThecallwasfromRonRedmond,oneofthestaffattorneys.

           "IpickedsomethingupwhileIwasinmunicipalcourt,"Redmondsaid."ThepolicebookedtheCampusRapistlastnight,andthey’vejustmovedhimtotheFranklinCountyJail.They’reholdinghimonhalfamilliondollars’bond.Yououghttogetsomeonedowntheretodosomefirst-aidcounseling.""There’snooneelsehererightnow,Ron.I’mholdingthefortmyself."

           "Well,theword’sout,andthere’llbereportersfromtheCitizen-JournalandtheDispatchcrawlingallovertheplace.I’vegotafeelingthepolicearegoingtopressuretheguy."

           Inmajorfelonycases,inwhichitwaslikelythepolicemightcontinuetheirinvestigationpost-arrest,GarySchweickartroutinelychoseanattorneyatrandomtosenddowntothecountyjail.Butthiswasnoroutinearrest.