K-Pax (107 page)
1985
,
an
d
sh
e
calle
d
th
e
sheriff'
s
offic
e
fo
r
th
e
count
y
i
n
wester
n
Montan
a
wher
e
th
e
inciden
t
occurred
.
It
turne
d
ou
t
tha
t
th
e
bod
y
o
f
th
e
suicid
e
victi
m
ha
d
neve
r
bee
n
found
,
but
,
owin
g
t
o
a
clerica
l
error
,
i
t
had
gon
e
int
o
th
e
recor
d
a
s
a
drowning
,
rathe
r
tha
n
a
missin
g
person.
Th
e
ma
n
Rober
t
kille
d
ha
d
murdere
d
hi
s
wif
e
an
d
daughter
.
Robert'
s
mothe
r
ha
d
lef
t
tow
n
a
few
week
s
afte
r
th
e
traged
y
t
o
liv
e
wit
h
hi
s
siste
r
i
n
Alaska
.
Th
e
polic
e
didn'
t
hav
e
th
e
address
.
Giselle
wante
d
t
o
fl
y
ou
t
t
o
Montan
a
t
o
tr
y
t
o
determin
e
wher
e
sh
e
ha
d
gone
,
a
s
wel
l
a
s
t
o
obtai
n
picture
s
o
f
the
wif
e
an
d
daughter
,
record
s
an
d
documents
,
etc.
,
i
n
cas
e
I
coul
d
us
e
the
m
t
o
ge
t
throug
h
t
o
Robert
.
I
quickl
y
approve
d
a
trave
l
advanc
e
an
d
guarantee
d
paymen
t
o
f
al
l
he
r
expenses.
"I'
d
lik
e
t
o
se
e
hi
m
befor
e
I
go,
"
sh
e
said.
"He'
s
probabl
y
sleeping."
"
I
jus
t
wan
t
t
o
watc
h
hi
m
fo
r
a
fe
w
minutes."
I
understoo
d
perfectly
.
I
lov
e
t
o
watc
h
Kare
n
sleep
,
too
,
he
r
mout
h
open
,
he
r
throa
t
makin
g
little
clickin
g
noises
.
"Don'
t
le
t
hi
m
leav
e
unti
l
I
fin
d
her,
"
sh
e
pleade
d
a
s
sh
e
wen
t
out.
I
don'
t
remembe
r
muc
h
abou
t
th
e
res
t
o
f
th
e
afternoo
n
an
d
evening
,
althoug
h
report
s
hav
e
i
t
tha
t
I
fell
aslee
p
durin
g
a
committe
e
meeting
.
I
d
o
kno
w
tha
t
I
tosse
d
an
d
turne
d
al
l
nigh
t
thinkin
g
abou
t
pro
t
and abou
t
Chi
p
an
d
abou
t
m
y
father
.
I
fel
t
trappe
d
somewher
e
i
n
th
e
middl
e
o
f
time
,
waitin
g
helplessl
y
to
repea
t
th
e
mistake
s
o
f
th
e
pas
t
ove
r
an
d
ove
r
again.
GISELL
E
calle
d
m
e
fro
m
Guelp
h
th
e
nex
t
morning
.
On
e
o
f
Robert'
s
sisters
,
sh
e
reported
,
was
indee
d
livin
g
i
n
Alaska
,
th
e
othe
r
i
n
Hawaii
.
Sarah'
s
famil
y
didn'
t
hav
e
eithe
r
address
,
bu
t
sh
e
(Giselle)
wa
s
workin
g
wit
h
a
frien
d
a
t
Northwes
t
Airline
s
t
o
tr
y
t
o
determin
e
Robert'
s
mother'
s
destinatio
n
when
sh
e
lef
t
Montana
.
I
n
addition
,
sh
e
ha
d
gathere
d
photograph
s
an
d
othe
r
artifact
s
fro
m
hi
s
schoo
l
year
s
and
thos
e
o
f
hi
s
wife-to-be
,
thank
s
t
o
Sarah'
s
mothe
r
an
d
th
e
hig
h
schoo
l
principal
,
wh
o
ha
d
spen
t
mos
t
of
th
e
previou
s
nigh
t
goin
g
throug
h
th
e
file
s
wit
h
her
.
"Fin
d
hi
s
mother,
"
I
tol
d
her
.
"I
f
yo
u
can
,
ge
t
he
r
back
here
.
Bu
t
fa
x
al
l
th
e
picture
s
an
d
th
e
othe
r
stuf
f
now."
"The
y
shoul
d
alread
y
b
e
o
n
you
r
desk."
I
cancelle
d
m
y
intervie
w
wit
h
th
e
Searc
h
Committee
.
Viller
s
wa
s
no
t
pleased-
I
wa
s
th
e
las
t
candidate
fo
r
th
e
directorship.
Ther
e
wer
e
photo
s
o
f
Rober
t
a
s
a
first-grade
r
o
n
u
p
t
o
hi
s
graduatio
n
picture
,
wit
h
th
e
yearbook
caption
,
"Al
l
grea
t
me
n
ar
e
dea
d
an
d
I'
m
no
t
feelin
g
well,
"
alon
g
wit
h
picture
s
o
f
th
e
wrestlin
g
team
s
and
informa
l
snapshot
s
o
f
sod
a
fountain
s
an
d
pizz
a
parlors
.
Ther
e
wer
e
copie
s
o
f
hi
s
birt
h
certificate
,
his
immunizatio
n
records
,
hi
s
grad
e
transcript
s
(A'
s
an
d
B's)
,
hi
s
citatio
n
fo
r
to
p
mark
s
i
n
th
e
count
y
Latin
contest
,
hi
s
diploma
.
Ther
e
wer
e
als
o
picture
s
o
f
hi
s
sisters
,
wh
o
ha
d
graduate
d
a
fe
w
year
s
befor
e
he
had
,
an
d
som
e
informatio
n
o
n
them
.
An
d
on
e
o
f
Sarah
,
a
vivaciou
s
lookin
g
blonde
,
leadin
g
a
chee
r
a
t
a
basketbal
l
game
.
Finally
,
ther
e
wa
s
a
photograp
h
o
f
th
e
famil
y
standin
g
i
n
fron
t
o
f
thei
r
ne
w
hous
e
i
n
the country
,
al
l
smiles
.
Judgin
g
b
y
th
e
ag
e
o
f
th
e
daughter
,
i
t
mus
t
hav
e
bee
n
take
n
no
t
lon
g
befor
e
the
traged
y
occurred
.
Mrs
.
Trexle
r
brough
t
m
e
som
e
coffe
e
a
s
I
wa
s
gazin
g
a
t
it
,
an
d
I
showe
d
i
t
t
o
her
.
"His
wif
e
an
d
daughter,
"
I
said
.
"Somebod
y
kille
d
them.
"
Withou
t
warnin
g
sh
e
burs
t
int
o
tear
s
an
d
ra
n
from th
e
room
.
I
remembe
r
thinkin
g
tha
t
sh
e
mus
t
b
e
mor
e
sympatheti
c
towar
d
th
e
plight
s
o
f
th
e
patient
s
tha
n
I
ha
d
thought
.
I
t
wasn'
t
unti
l
muc
h
later
,
whil
e
pagin
g
throug
h
he
r
personne
l
fil
e
a
t
th
e
tim
e
o
f
her retirement
,
tha
t
I
learne
d
he
r
ow
n
daughte
r
ha
d
bee
n
rape
d
an
d
murdere
d
nearl
y
fort
y
year
s
earlier.