Shock To The System Page #2

He won't give his name,

but he says if you don't

take the call you're

sleeping on the sofa?

Here, go find the website,

it's called

the Phoenix Foundation

for a better tomorrow.

"Ex-gay'?

Oh yeah, I dated

one of those guys.

He was hot.

Except he burst into tears

every time we had sex.

Figure out

what you can.

Does this mean

I'm hired?

It means I'm

thinking about it.

Go work, work, work...

hey, honey.

New secretary?

He prefers office manager.

And how's your day?

Well, it just got

more interesting.

The senator received

an invitation today

from your Dr. Cornell.

And their poster boy was

Paul Hale.

According to their

website, Dr. Trevor Cornell

is a board-certified

psychiatrist,

and the Phoenix

Foundation operates

one of the most successful

reparative therapy programs

in New York.

I wonder what his

idea of successful is?

Dressing badly,

decorating your house

with duck decoys

and breaking out in a rash

every time you hear

Barbara Streisand sing.

Sounds good

to me...

Yes?

Uhm, is this...?

Is this, uh, the place

that helps--

do you have an

appointment?

I'm sorry...

this was a bad idea.

I'm just going to go...

hold up!

Were you looking

for Dr. Cornell?

...yeah.

Why don't you come in, I'll

see if he's available.

My name is grey.

I'm Kyle.

You work here?

Just help out

once in a while.

Glad you came.

Come in.

I'll go see if I can

find him for you, okay.

I'll be right back.

Just put him out

of your mind.

You've gotta forget

about him,

he's not worth

crying over.

This was so

unfair of him.

Well, it was selfish,

that's all it was.

What Paul did was

completely selfish.

If the police

find out...

they won't, Katie.

Got lost.

Kyle?

Hi, I'm Lynne

Cornell, Trevor-

Dr. Cornell's wife,

we're really happy you've

paid us a visit.

Well... honestly

Mrs. Cornell-

Lynne, please.

Lynne, I didn't know

where else to go.

Well, you're

welcome here.

This way.

We're having a bit of

a rough day around here,

but Trevor can take a few

minutes, if you'd like.

Does Dr. Cornell always

see everybody personally?

Hmm-mm, he's always

made a point of it.

Although, that will

probably change

once we move to our

new headquarters.

I heard about that,

Washington, D.C., right?

Yes.

Trevor's dedicated to helping

people all over this country

not just here

in New York.

It's going to be a big

job, but worth it

if we can save

one person like yourself.

Trevor, this is Kyle--

griffin.

Trevor Cornell, nice

to meet you Kyle.

I've got some things

to take care of.

It's been a pleasure

meeting you, Kyle.

You too, Lynne.

I hope to see

you again.

Sit down,

make yourself at home.

It's a really

nice place...

it's a work in progress.

Guess we all are, right?

How'd you hear

about us, Kyle?

A friend of mine.

Well, not really a friend,

just a guy I met

told me you really

helped him.

Our clients are

our best referrals.

You remember his name?

It was...

Paul Hale.

Paul...

you should know, Kyle,

Paul Hale died last night.

Terrible thing.

We're all still trying

to deal with it here.

How?

An accidental overdose.

Accidental?

Paul was a very...

troubled young man.

He was very confused.

But I thought he was your

spokesman or something.

That's what he told me.

Kyle, I'm more concerned

with how I can help you.

What exactly

are you looking for?

I want my life back.

We all deserve to have

the life we want.

What happened to yours?

I was in the army,

a sergeant, actually.

They kicked me

out for, you know...

for being gay.

What division were

you in?

division, echo company--

out of Maryland.

I tried to fit in

with the gay community

but I don't like it.

Kyle, the thing that

I want you to understand--

to believe,

whether you work with us

here at Phoenix or not

is that you are

the only person

who is allowed to

define who you are.

Choosing a homosexual

lifestyle works for some,

but it's a choice.

A very restricting,

limiting choice.

You can fix me?

Make me attracted

to women?

I wish I could.

I can't promise

you that, no one can.

Resisting your sexual urges

may be a lifetime issue.

So what's the point?

The point is to choose

to live a life,

not a lifestyle.

I'm sorry, Trevor,

the group's

a little upset,

you might want

to speak with them.

Tell them I'll

be right there.

I'm sorry Kyle,

I wish we had more time.

That's alright.

Actually, we're having

a group session tomorrow.

You should come.

Meet some of the others

members of the foundation

see what we're doing

to help them.

Alright. It'd be good.

Then we'll see you

tomorrow night at 8:00

thank you, Dr. Cornell.

Trevor.

Kyle...

welcome to the

Phoenix Foundation.

I don't understand

exactly what you're looking

for.

That's because I'm

not exactly sure.

Your son hired

me to find somebody.

Find somebody, who?

I was hoping you might

be able to tell me.

I'm sure I have no idea.

Well, that

makes two of us.

But I'm thinking it

must have something to do

with Trevor Cornell

or his group.

Why would you think that?

Because they're

furious with him.

Whatever your

son was doing,

it was pissing off a lot

of people.

Those people were

Paul's friends.

Okay.

Do you know who might

want your son dead?

Isn't it obvious?

Homosexuals.

If somebody like Paul could

turn away from that life,

could go straight

just think,

how inspirational

that would have been?

You don't like gay people

very much, do you Mrs. Hale?

All I ever wanted

was what was best

for my son.

To see him healthy

and safe and happy.

If you really want to find

out who killed him,

this is where I would

start, Larry Phelps.

Paul kept his photo up.

They were best friends

since they were kids.

I'm sure he's the reason

Paul became confused

to begin with.

So you think this kid

would've hurt Paul?

For the last year,

ever since Paul got

himself turned around,

Larry's done nothing

but harass my son

calling him

a traitor, a fraud.

Paul was very upset.

So why didn't he just

steer clear from him?

They were in film school

at university together.

He couldn't just

steer clear.

Okay, I'll talk

with Mr. Phelps.

You don't have

to lie to me

I'm not the one

paying your fee.

The only reason you're

even investigating this case

is so you can smear

Dr. Cornell's good name.

That's all you really

care about it, isn't it?

Your son came to me

and asked for my help.

He asked me if he

could trust me

and I told him he could.

If somebody murdered him,

I don't really don't give

a damn who they sleep with.

I'll find them.

Goodbye, Mrs. Hale.

Larry Phelps around?

Larry,

name is Donald Strachey,

I'm wondering if I can talk

to you a little bit?

Hey, Larry, wait!

Larry!

Larry!

Larry!

Larry!

You're starting

to piss me off!

What the hell are

you running from?!

Go to hell!

There's a lot of

people that saw you

you won't get

away with it.

I don't know what

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