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  I press play on the vhs player and the video of the cat being stepped on starts to play. I look at Jennifer and the guy, the look on their faces told the whole story. How could somebody do that to an animal? Why would show this to mentally ill people? How does this help them? Total disgust and discomfort.
   "Now Nathan, what is going on in this video?" I ask. He looks away from the tv and avoiding eye contact with everybody in the room.
   "LOOK AT ME!!!" I yell grabbing his face. "What is going on in the video?!"
   He starts to breakdown and cry "I was forced to do it by her Jennifer's father, he was my boss and he didn't want me to cure the patients he wanted us to make people worse than you were before." He explained. "The more messed up you are, the more you'll come back, and the more money we get."
   "What?!" Jennifer screams while standing up. "Do not lie about my father!!!!"
   "Jennifer, honey, I'm sorry but it's the truth. You're father works for the mob, he cleans their money for them, and funds the whole operation. It's the truth, that's why I retired, and the reason why I showed up at your fathers birthday party, to tell him I quit I'm done working for him." He said sobbing in between words.
   "Of course, why am I not surprised? This town is full of bullshit people, and their bullshit lives." I said taking the vhs tape out. "But Miss Jennifer you're not perfect either. Would you like to explain to me what is this?" I flip the picture over of her and the guy that's sitting right next to her.
   Her eyes grew big, red in the face, sucking her lips, and nervously looking around.
   "Look, man, I will just umm leave now. I don't know what kind of sick  family drama this is but I'm not apart of it." The guy said standing up.
   "Alright go ahead, I'll just shoot you in the leg where your main artery is, slash your tires on your car, and let you bleed out." I said pointing the gun at him.
   "You don't know where my main artery is, you're just some crazed guy who's out for revenge for something that happened fourteen years ago. I'm leaving." He said.
   "The femoral artery that's in your thigh, the major artery that runs down to your leg? That one." I said. "You seen my work on the news, I'm pretty sure you know I will do it."
   He looks at me, then at Jennifer. She mouths the words "sit the fuck down." He obliges and sits, and looks even more terrified.
   "Now, Jennifer what's going on in this picture here?" I ask. She doesn't answer, she's looking down at the floor. I know the guilt is eating her alive, something fishy is going on.
   "Do you stay with Nathan? Or do you still live with your parents?" I ask.
   "My parents why?" She answers.
   "Hand me your purse right beside you." I said pointing towards her purse. She hands me her purse, I start going through it trying to find her wallet.
   "What are you doing?!" She yells.
   "Ah, here it is, you're I.D. 2543 Oaksville Avenue. This must be where mommy and daddy stays at." I announce as I hold up here I.D.
   "Leave my parents out of this!!" She yells. "Alright alright, me and Jack are sleeping with each other. He comes over after his overnight shift at the Clarksville General Hospital, Nathan I know about you and Stan. I know that you're bisexual and you've been cheating on me. I know you only want me for sex and I only want you for money."
   "What is it with the people in this city and money?" I ask.
   "What ...." Nathan muttered. "I'm not cheating on you with Stan, he's help planning our wedding."
   "Wedding ........" Jennifer says I can see the color in her face fade away.
   "Wedding?!" Jack yells. "You two are getting married?! You fucking bitch!"
   This turned out better than expected. Everybody's skeletons are out of the closet. Nathan tied up, heartbroken, defensive, and helpless just how I was.
   "Who were the masked men that raped all those kids?" I question him as I point the gun at his head.
   He starts to cry like a newborn baby. Begging for forgiveness, pleading with me to stop. Yelling at the top of his lungs for somebody to help him, but help isn't coming any time soon. I am the judge, jury, and executioner.
   I cock the trigger back "I give you to the count of five, you don't answer then your brains will be all over the walls."
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