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Show 74. "We're not saying we don't believe yout, " Tom Gordon was sounding like a mediator, "we're just unable to experience in our rational minds what you saw and felt out there." "I wouldn't believe it, either, if it hadn't happened to me," JD said, feeling the sickness that comes with compromise. Why was he trying to please them? "Doctor," Tom Gordon took the floor, "I realize every sighting is a special case and has to be considered on its own merits-and this isn't directed at you, JD-but are there certain kinds of people more ap_t to see UFO's than others?" "Well," the doctor crossed his legs and cleared his throat, "I suppose certain antisocial personalities might make up UFO stories for their own gratification." "What kind of psychopath would be apt to have hallucinations like that?" Mr. Evans asked. "The ambulatory schizophrenic. Generally speaking, again, of course. "Let's see now," JD couldn't help saying, "where do Steph and I fit in here?" Mrs. Burke laughed and leaned over to pat JD's hand. "My husband's using his clinical voice. He's not talking about you!" JD wasn't sure. But Dr. Burke wasn't ready to be interrupted. "Another interesting psychosis -suggested by JD's experience--is called folie a. deux. One person communicates his particular delusions to someone very close to him, husband to wife or one sibling to another, then dominates that person to the extent that they share the same hallucination. The human mind is very complex," he concluded, chuckling and shaking his head. Mrs. Evans stood and asked Gayle to pass the hors d'oeuvres around the circle of guests. "We'll be eating in a minute," she said, then excused herself. JD would be glad to move into the dining room. It was Charlie Evans who made the final observation before they left the den. "The Air Force made a twenty year study and came up with no evidence," he said with authority. "That's good enough for me. 'It's no threat,' they said. If they're not worried, I'm not worried." The amiable disagreement came from Dr. Burke. "I wouldn't rely |