Таинственная история Билли Миллигана
Chapter 2
WhenshelefttheFranklinCountyJail,DorothyTurnerstoodonFrontStreetforawhile,dazed,thinkingabout"Christopher"andofherpromiseto"David"nevertorevealthesecret.NowshewastombetweenherpromiseandherrealizationthatMilligan’sattorneyshadtobetoldaboutthis.Latershephonedthepublicdefender’sofficeandaskedforJudyStevenson.
"Look,"shesaidwhenStevensongotontheline,"Ican’treallytalkwithyouaboutitrightnow,butifyouhaven’treadthebookSybil,getyourselfacopyandreadit."JudyStevenson,surprisedbythecallfromTurner,boughtapaperbackcopyofSybilthateveningandbegantoreadit.Oncesheunderstoodwhereitwasgoing,shelaybackinbedandstaredattheceiling,thinking:Oh,comeon!Amultiplepersonality?IsthatwhatTurnerwastryingtotellher?ShetriedtovisualizetheMilliganwhohadtrembledsobadlyattheline-up;shethoughtoftheothertimeshe’dbeentalkativeandmanipulative,tradingjokes,quick-witted.She’dalwaysattributedhischangedbehaviortodepression.AndthenshethoughtofthestoriesSergeantWillistoldabouttheslipperycharacterwhocouldgetoutofanystraitjacket,andmedicRussHill’scommentsaboutthesuperhumanstrengthheshowedattimes.Milligan’swordsechoedinhermind:"Jdon’trememberwhattheysaidIdid.Idon’tknowanything."
Shethoughtofwakingherhusbandandtalkingtohimaboutit,butsheknewwhatAlwouldsay.
