Chapter 31

Once seated behind his desk he reviews the notes on his first scheduled client: Keegan William Trefole. Keegan’s thirty-four years old, an executive pastry chef at Lindore, a high-end French bistro near Cape Redmond, a sister town to Redder. Other notes include:

Parents live in Miami.

Sister lives in Atlanta.

Lonely childhood, possibly abused.

Bitter towards relatives. (Not a family man.)

Talks about saints and demons.

Atheist.

Doesn’t own a cellphone; says he hates them.

No pets.

Paints with oils.

Allergic to chocolate.

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Keegan’s married to Alfred G. Westwood. Westwood, as Keegan refers to his husband, is spending the next dozen years in Redder Behavioral Facility for tax evasion; a white-collar crime that has now left Keegan a lonely man. Keegan’s prior meetings with Jason suggest that he suffers from paraphilia, repetitive sexual fantasies, urges, or behavior. Noted incidents include: