Таинственная история Билли Миллигана

           Butastheafternoonworeon,theirnervousglancesandmovementsbeganagain,thetalkofbeinginterrogatedandtakenofftoprison,thethreatsofrippingoutphonesifanyonetriedtocallsecurity,ofbustingoutthefire-escapedoorifanyonecameafterthem..

           "Idon’twanttohaveitendthisway,"Billysaid."I’dratherbedeadthanhaveitendthisway."

           GillottwassittingtalkingtoBillywhenheaskedforsomeAmytal.Sheconsented.Hewenttothenurses’stationtogethismedication,andGillottturnedherattentiontoanotherpatient.

           Thensheheardthebackdoorbeingsmashedopen.GillottsawGusHolstonandBillyMilliganrunningdownthefireescape.ThenurseondutycalledthesecondCodeGreenoftheday.

           AshortwhilelateroneofthenursingstaffphonedforKatherineGillott.Wouldshecomedowntothesecondfloor?TheyhadBillyandhewasaskingforher.Whenshegotthere,shesawthatfourmenhadBillypinnedtothefloorinfrontoftheelevator.

           "Katherine,"hesaid,"helpme.Don’tletthemhurtme.Iftheytiemeup,Chalmer’llcome."

           "No,Danny.Chalmerisn’tgoingtobehere.Youmayhavetobeinaroombyyourself.Youleftthehospital.Youbustedoutandyouleft,andnowwe’vegottodothistoyou."

           Hesobbed,"Wouldyouaskthemtoletmeup?"

           "Youcanletgoofhim,"shetoldthemen.