Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Onweekendleave,stayingatKathyshouse,hestartedpaintingamuralonherwall.

           DorothyMooredeniedtheallegationsinthesuicidenoteandagreedtoitspublication.JohnnyMorrisonhadbeenmentallyillbeforehedied,shesaid.He’dbeeninvolvedwithanotherwoman—astripper—andhehadprobablyconfusedthiswomanwithherwhenhewroteaboutthepeopleshe’dbeenhangingaroundwith.

           Billymadehispeacewithhismother.

           0nFridayafternoon,March30,backintheward,Billynoticedunusualglances,hushedtalkingandageneralsenseofuneasiness.

           "Didjaseetheafternoonpaper?"oneofthefemalepatientsasked,handingittohim."You’reinthenewsagain."

           HestaredattheboldbannerheadlineacrossthetopofthefrontpageoftheMarch30ColumbusDispatch:

           DoctorSaysRapistAllowedtoRoamfromCenterByJohnSwitzer

           WilliamMilligan,themultipersonalityrapistwhowassenttotheAthensMentalHealthCenterlastDecember,isallowedtoroamfreeandunsuperviseddaily,TheDispatchhaslearned...Milligan’sdoctor,DavidCaul,toldTheDispatchthatMilliganisallowedtoleavethehospitalgroundstoroamAthensandisevengivenweekendleavestovisitrelatives...