Shock To The System Page #7

and I was happy.

How long?

Four months.

And then they dragged

him by the cid,

they separated us,

and asked us questions

about our "relationship."

I thought they weren't

supposed to ask

and you weren't

supposed to tell.

Just because a rule

exists doesn't mean

the army has

to follow it.

So what did you do?

I told the truth.

I don't even know why.

It wasn't like

I was all of a sudden

all excited

about being gay,

I just...

I just loved him

and it didn't seem

right to lie about that.

And from that moment,

everything changed.

I lost everything,

I lost my career,

all my friends,

all my dreams.

And what about Kyle?

He hated me.

He wouldn't talk to me.

The day we got

our discharges,

he put a gun

in his mouth.

Oh, no,

oh, no,

oh, baby.

...this morning with the

arrest of Dr. Trevor Cornell,

a prominent psychiatrist

whose controversial

conversion therapy

has drawn sharp criticism

within the gay

and lesbian community.

Now, Dr. Cornell is expected

to be charged with the murder

of Larry Phelps, a local

university student

gunned down last night.

And maybe we'll get

him for Paul Hale, too.

Authorities reportedly

found the murder weapon

inside Cornell's office

in his Phoenix Foundation

headquarters.

Kelsey Thomas, WXRN News.

They found the gun

in his office?

Isn't that

a little... convenient?

Convenient?

Well, you said so

yourself he was smart.

So he goes and

kills somebody

and puts the gun

in the office?

Gimme some more coffee?

And what made Paul Hale

pick a fight with him

at that group session

in the first place?

I mean, the guy was going

to blindside him with that

film he was making

the following week.

And what about

Lynne Cornell,

she's got as much to

lose as her husband does.

Don't you have something

political to do?

I'm just saying,

the don Strachey I know

wouldn't just accept

the obvious.

You'd like to believe

he was guilty...

geez, you're never satisfied,

are you, Strachey?

Just give me

a couple minutes.

We've got him cold.

The gun was found locked

in his desk drawer.

Along with several

capsules of phenelzine.

And he's got

no alibi says he was

alone in his office

at the time

of the shooting.

Isn't that

a little "convenient."

I thought you'd

be ecstatic.

So did I.

He's in the holding cell

until they get here

to take him over

to county.

You did this to me.

I'd say you did it

to yourself.

I'm being framed.

Okay, who framed you?

Someone who didn't want

to see my work succeed.

Probably someone

like you.

You're right it was me,

I'll go home now.

What about your alibi?

I was alone.

Nobody saw you?

No.

Believe me I could

never shoot anyone.

How about poison them?

A little phenelzine bourbon

combo, something like that.

I would never hurt Paul.

You tell me

you loved him.

Did he love you back?

Of course, you'd

think that!

Turn it into something

deviant and unnatural!

Well, what was it then?

I loved Paul like a son!

Like the son I lost...

lost?

My son Andrew died

four years ago.

An accident.

What kind of accident?

He was drunk.

He was drunk a lot.

No matter how many

times we tried

to get him help...

I'm sorry.

I thought-

you thought what?

Paul hired me to

find somebody,

I thought maybe

it was your son.

Paul knew my son

was dead.

We talked about our

families a lot.

Tell me about

the night

the big blow-up

with Paul,

how did it get started,

what happened?

I don't know.

I'm trying to help

you here...

I don't know!

He came out of nowhere.

Paul had been distant

for several weeks.

I tried to talk to him-

you can't think

of anything that

set him off that day?

I didn't even

see him until he

came into the group.

Who else did you

see that day?

A lot of people.

In individual sessions.

Did you have

individual sessions?

Uhm, yes... I saw

Walter and Katie

in the afternoon.

And grey, right

before group.

Okay.

Where are you going?

Are you going to help

me or not?

Unfortunately.

Leave us alone!

Open the door.

Haven't you

done enough?

I can help

your husband.

Go to hell!

Your husband's

about to go to prison

for a murder

he didn't commit.

Whatever you think of me,

I'm the best chance he's got.

Trevor's a good man.

Yeah, he's a real peach.

What are you doing?

That was a gift.

A gift from Paul?

Yes, a few weeks ago.

Trevor was the star

of Paul's new movie.

We heard he was

making a film, but

this is immoral.

I can't believe

Paul would do this.

Well, he did.

And whoever killed Paul,

knew he was doing it.

They killed

Larry Phelps and wiped

out all the footage.

It's on a motion sensor.

It was filming every

time there was movement

in this office.

My god...

has a wireless

transmitter and

was sending images

to a computer.

It has to be close,

a hundred feet or so.

My office.

Paul was helping with

the marketing materials

for the national launch.

He was probably

downloading

every time he came in.

But the last time

he was in was during

the group session.

So there should

be a few days worth

of home movies

waiting for us.

Trevor was in his office

during the shooting

this would prove

to the police he

was really there,

if he's telling

the truth, yeah.

We'll do a search for

any large movie files...

there they are...

Trevor was telling

the truth, you'll see.

Well, he was telling

half the truth,

he was in his office.

That stupid Hale is

starting to suspect something,

I think he knows

our big wedding

announcement is bullshit.

You need to tell your wife

you want a divorce now!

It's not that easy.

You think

it was easy for me

playing a dike for

the past six months,

so everyone will believe

your program really works!

Just a bit longer.

It will all be over soon.

If you don't do

something, I will.

Katie...

why couldn't you

leave it alone?!

Take it easy.

Shut up!

Shut the f*** up!

Who are you going to

blame this one on, Katie?

Cornell's in jail.

I was practically raised

in a fire department

nobody'll ever know what

really happened in here

after I'm done.

That's it, huh?

Paul found out what

was going on with

you and Cornell,

he believed anything I told

him right to the end.

Don't... move!

The only person I was

in love with was Trevor.

All of this was

for Trevor.

So why did you set

him up for murder?

I needed to show him know

who was in control.

F***ing great program

you run here, lady.

Trevor!

Trevor?

You prick!

Lynne...

I believed in you.

How could you?

Lynne.

I suppose you

enjoy this.

Two kids died

because of your lies

there's nothing

here to enjoy.

Strachey you're bleeding

you must love your job

to keep coming

back for more.

It's a living.

You know, I still

don't have any

idea what the hell

I was hired for

no idea who Paul

wanted me to find.

I do.

I know who Paul

wanted you to find.

The invitation list

for the sisters

of mercy ball

isn't in this file.

You lied to me,

Mrs. Hale.

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