Shock To The System Page #8

Find it.

Detective Bailey called.

He said you'd found

the woman that

killed my son.

I did.

I knew Paul wouldn't

kill himself.

He had too much

to live for.

But you weren't

certain, were you?

You were pretty hard on

him for being gay.

I loved my son more than

anything in the world.

I gave Paul everything.

Everything except

his father.

His father went away

a long time ago.

Went away,

or sent away?

That's what you

told Dr. Cornell.

That your husband

was cheating on you

with another man.

You kicked him out

and cut him off

from ever

seeing his son again.

He chose that

way of life.

And you couldn't handle

that, could you?

You told Paul his father

walked out on both of you,

that he didn't care

about his family.

You taught him to

hate his father.

Your son discovered

the truth.

How?

Dr. Cornell told him.

He thought it

would reinforce

Paul's desire

to be straight.

But it backfired on him.

All of a sudden

Paul didn't feel

like the freak

he was led

to believe he was.

I never made him feel

he was a freak.

He was my

son... my child...

you pushed him into

the Phoenix Foundation,

every day they

reinforced an idea

that you gave him,

that he wasn't

good enough.

That he'd only be happy

if he was anything

other than what he was,

gay.

I thought it was

for the best,

I did.

I never imagined...

I just wanted him

to be happy.

I think that's all

Paul wanted, too.

So I've been thinking,

I thought we agreed

we weren't going to

do that any more.

No, we agreed that you

would stop thinking,

I'm allowed.

Thank you.

You're welcome.

I have an answer

to your question.

Did I ask a question?

How my life would

be different,

if I hadn't been gay?

That question.

Only I've turned

it around a bit.

How my life would

be different

if I hadn't met you?

Why don't I like

where this is going?

First, I would know

virtually nothing

about gunshot wounds.

Disastrous.

Second, I most likely

never have been kidnapped

nor had my life

threatened.

And third...

okay, okay.

And third--

Finished?

I haven't even

begun to start.

Come here, Sparky...

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