Paper Ghosts_A Novel of Suspense by Julia Heaberlin

Author:Julia Heaberlin [Heaberlin, Julia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780804178037
Publisher: Ballantine Books
Published: 2018-05-15T04:00:00+00:00

“About?”

“Do you think he could be pretending about the ghosts? All the forgetting?”

“He’s not making up the hallucinations. Yes, he probably lies about some of the forgetting. There are no great answers here. My research into the brains and DNA of killers with dementia is in its fetal stage. Killers already have something mental going on. Carl may seem in bad shape to you, but I’m about to meet with a prisoner who keeps begging me to get his wife out of his cell toilet. He sees her face in there every time he pees. The same wife he can’t remember beating to death with his son’s baseball bat. He does remember that once upon a time he nicknamed his wife Little Dumbo. Please get Little Dumbo out of the toilet. It’s his constant refrain.”

“Carl also sees what isn’t there,” I say.

“The patient I’m talking about wears a diaper,” she snaps. “He doesn’t bathe. Mr. Feldman is functional with some memory loss. He wasn’t convicted of anything. And you and I don’t know whether he is a killer. You wouldn’t be here asking questions otherwise.”

“There must be something else you can tell me.”

She’s quiet for a long time. Too long. “I appreciate your time,” I say. “Really.”

“The truth is,” she says slowly, “I think you’d get more definitive answers with Carl by trying a more creative approach, like interviewing Walt and delving into whatever interesting layer that is. But I want to be sure you understand the ramifications.”

“What do you mean?”

“You’re out there on your own playing guessing games with a smart, highly unpredictable man. When you hit just the right spot, there will be no guards to rush in and remove his hands from your throat. And when he hits your raw spots—and he will—are you ready for it?”

I fight to keep the mask on my face. “What about the scan…when can you tell me about it?”

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