Father of Lies by Brian Evenson

Author:Brian Evenson
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi, azw3
ISBN: 9781566894234
Publisher: Coffee House Press
Published: 2015-12-05T05:00:00+00:00

Memorandum, Zion Foundation Institute of Psychoanalysis

From: Feshtig

To: Kennedy

I arrived at my office this morning to be confronted by your clumsy attempt to simulate a burglary to gain access to my papers. You have, of course, what you wanted (or rather what the Church—i.e., Blanchard—wanted), but consider, Kennedy, what you have had to sacrifice to gain it.

The next time you attempt this, you would do well to keep the following in mind:

—You took only my Fochs file. When you are simulating a burglary, you should take more than just the item you are after. You’re a psychologist, for Christ’s sake. Can’t you at least make some pretense of actually thinking like a burglar?

—Usually a burglar has to have a way in. In this case, the door was locked, the windows unbroken. Am I to believe that the burglar picked the lock, overturned my furniture, pried my private cabinet open with a crowbar, took Fochs’s papers, and then carefully locked the door as he left?

Kennedy, you are obviously not cut out for burglary. This is serious business. Stop and consider where this is leading you. In a short period of time, you have begun, in the name of God, to sacrifice all your ethics. Where will you draw the line? It is apparently acceptable for you to lie and steal. Why stop there? What is there to restrain you from killing someone if Blanchard asks it? Are you comfortable believing that the Church will never ask that of you, just as you were comfortable not long ago believing that Blanchard would never ask you to do anything dishonest.

Are you willing to turn your life over to a leader who is eager to abuse your willingness to be used?

In any case, congratulations. You have found in my office enough to keep Blanchard happy for a few hours. You should be proud of yourself. He’ll leave you alone. At least until he needs something else.

Feshtig

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