Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           "Allright,John.You’vegotthreedays,startingMonday,toclearupthesituationandfiretheguiltyparties.OtherwiseImaketheinformationpublic."

           AshortwhileafterMilliganleft,WymercalledSharonRothathomeandtoldheroftheaccusations.Sheprotestedthatitwasalie,andsworethatnooneintherentalofficewasstealingfromthecompany.

           ConcernednowthatMilliganhadbuggedheroffice,SharonwentinonSundaytosearchit.Shefoundnothing.Eitherhehadsneakedinandremovedit,oritwasallahoax.SheglancedatherdeskcalendarandautomaticallyturnedthepagefromFridaytoMonday.Thenshesawtheprintednote:

           anewday!

           Enjoyitwhileyoucan!

           OhmyGod!shethought.He’sgoingtokillmebecauseIfiredhim.

           Terrifiednow,shecalledTerryTurnockandbroughthimthenote.TheycompareditwithsamplesofMilliganswriting.Itmatched.

           OnMondayattwo-thirty,MilligancalledSharonandtoldhershewouldhavetobeattheFranklinCountydistrictattorney’sofficeatone-thirtyonThursday.Ifshedidn’tacknowledgehismessage,hesaid,hewouldhavetocomeforherwiththepolice.Which,hepointedout,wouldn’tlookrealgood.

           Thatevening,HarryCodercalledMilliganattheapartmenttotellhimhe’dhavetobackoffbotheringthegirlsattherentaloffice.

           "Whatdoyoumean‘backoff’?I’mnotdoinganything.