Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

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           AftertwoandahalfmonthsintheAthensMentalHealthCenter,asBillylostlessandlesstime,hepressedDr.Caultotakethenextpromisedstepinhistherapy—afurlough.Otherpatients—manyshowinglessimprovementthanhe—wereallowedtospendweekendsathomewithrelatives.Dr.Caulagreedthathisbehavior,hisinsight,thelongperiodofstability,indicatedthathewasready.BillywasallowedtotakeaseriesofweekendsatKathy’shouseinLogan,twenty-fivemilesnorthwestofAthens.Hewasoverjoyed.

           Oneweekend,BillypressedKathytoshowhimacopyofJohnnyMorrison’ssuicidenote,whichheknewshehadgottenfromthepublicdefender’soffice.Shehadresistedshowingittohimuptothispoint,afraiditwouldupsethim,buthearingBillytalkofDorothy’ssuffering,whatarottenfatherJohnnyMorrisonhadbeen,Kathybecameannoyed.AllherlifeKathyhadworshipedJohnny’smemory.ItwastimeforBillytoknow,thetruth.

           "Here,"shesaid,tossingabulkyenvelopeonthecoffeetable.Thenshelefthimalone.

           TheenvelopecontainedalettertoGarySchweickartfromtheOfficeoftheMedicalExaminerinDadeCounty,Florida,alongwithseveraldocuments:fourseparatepagesofinstructionaddressedtofourdifferentpeople,aneight-pageletterto

           Mr.HerbRau,reporterfortheMiamiNews,andatwo-pagenote,foundtombutsubsequentlypiecedtogetherbythepolice.