Strange Cases of Dr. Jameson

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John stares to his office.

He felt refreshed. A month vacation in Hawaii certainly did him good. He still felt sorry for Darren Shaw's family. Fortunately the infant is still too small to understand everything. She doesn't know her parents have died last month.

John has talked to the police officer who was in charge of the case. He agreed to keep silence. For the sake of the baby girl. No one needs to know that Darren Shaw killed his wife. The official report said Darren and his wife got killed in a car crash. Case closed.

Marianne and him have got back together again. She has forgiven him for everything. Although it wasn't really John's fault when a sexy exhibitionist kept showing her nude body to him. At least he never made any attempt to touch her.

A phone call from an old friend, Leon Bowen. Asking for treatment? That's rare. Leon is always a proud, confident man. He would never seek a psychiatrist like him. Unless it's really bad stuffs.

His old friend from University. They rarely meet after got John dropped out from University many years ago. This would be the first time they meet again.

John as a psychiatrist. Leon has succeeded his father. He is one of the youngest billionaire in this country.

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"Let me get this straight. You made a promise to your dying father. To what? To deflower your virgin sister?" asks his therapist.

"Correct. And to sexually enslaved her. So she would be trapped with me forever," explains Leon.

"And you blindly follow the instructions to the dots. You are his peon, Leon. Nothing more."

"I know. But he was dying and I just have to promise him."

"A dead man couldn't force you to continue with his wicked plan."

Leon stares his old friend. They went to Harvard together. Leon was in business major, John Jameson was in art class. He dropped out few months before graduation. Leon graduated top of the class. They lost contact for 4 years.

Three years ago, John contacted him. Asking a non collateral loan to start up his psychiatric hospital. Leon gave him the loan but he secretly doubted he would ever get his money back.

Serenity psychiatric hospital is really crowded today. John has many new staffs. He has a lot of rich clients. Ranging from actresses from Hollywood to rich businessman like himself.

"I gotta admit. I'm shocked. How could a hippy guy like you became a psychiatrist?" asks Leon.

"Too much stupid psychiatrists in my past, I guess. I even went to India to study meditation and yoga. No one could heal a wound in your heart, except yourself. Westerners believe time would heal any wound. Lies. The pain would only submerged in your inner consciousness. So I study psychiatry to heal myself. And used everything I learned to help others."

Leon stares to the ceilings. The couch is very comfortable one. But he still felt restless. Not used to open his weakness to others. He even let John hypnotized him earlier. He wouldn't let other psychiatrist except him.

"Why do you want her?" asks John.

"Because I promised my father." "Are you sure?"

"Yes. I would have never dream to do improper actions to her."

John is silent.

Leon asks, "Can I be cured?"

"Hard. Let's smoke outside."

They go to stairs of fire escape to smoke cigarettes together.

John mocks, "Mint? I thought you hated mint flavors. Always saying the ones who smoked mint cigarettes are a bunch of wussies."