The Drowning Page #6

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and I'll help you take them up.

Oh, you're a prince, Ian.

Thanks.

You need to stop coming to my house.

Do you understand?

Listen, I want to help you,

but if you don't stop, we're done.

You're hurting me, Dr. Seymour.

Do you understand?

Ah, thank you, sweetheart.

You are in violation of

your supervised release.

You have the right to retain

counsel or to request counsel.

If you cannot obtain it

through ordinary means,

the court will appoint someone to you.

Do you understand?

He tried to rape his 13-year-old niece.

You were right about him.

Ugh.

Does Nikki know?

Probably.

Thank God she was in prison.

Can't believe how often

I'm saying that these days.

And Ian?

Yeah?

Have you been talking to him?

You sent me to go get him, remember?

Yes, and thank you.

After that?

What is it?

Did he say anything about me?

Because, uh, we were...

We have been speaking every night.

These talks are deep.

But lately, he's been a little quick,

distant almost.

I... I don't know if I said

anything to upset him.

Angela, he's your parolee.

No, I know that...

And how did he get out?

The headmaster at Windsor

really went to bat for him,

cashed in some favors, and so did I.

So, he hasn't mentioned me?

Angela, Angela, look at me.

What's going on?

What?

He's a job, a case.

He's your case.

I'm... I'm worried about him.

He's a good kid.

Yeah? How can you be so sure?

Tom, how many of these cases

do we see every day?

This kid is...

He's special.

I think he has a real shot.

You think I'm wrong?

I don't know.

I don't know what I think.

He would make me hold

a chicken in my hands,

you know, after... after he came back.

He was different, scary.

He would, you know, tie my hands to it

and then cut off its head.

I would hold it while it shook

and the bleeding came all out.

And you understand that's wrong?

That that's...

You're safe here, Danny.

You understand that?

Mrs. Green?

Yes. Dr. Seymour, please come in.

Thank you.

You're better-looking than

the picture on your book.

No, thank you.

I... I appreciate you

seeing me on such short notice.

Oh, it's my pleasure.

I'm not sure I can tell you anything.

Are you treating Danny?

Yes.

Yes, I am.

So, you used to teach him

here at Windsor.

Yes. He was one of the

brightest boys I ever taught.

Yeah, there's... there's nothing

like feeding a mind

that could take everything

you can give it

and then comes back asking for more.

And how old was he then?

13 and 14.

Is there anything else

from that time that...

Struck you about him that sticks out?

He was very good at getting people

to think they were helping him

until they ended up exhausted or worse.

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