A Crazy Plan
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Chapter list for A Crazy Plan
- A Crazy Plan
- A Crazy Plan, Part 2
- A Crazy Plan, Part 3
Today, I bring you the first of yet another multi-part story. I really do intend for the Fiction Friday stories to be 500-700 words, but I’ve been having a few of them get away from me lately. This is the first of a three part story – the other segments will be published over the weekend. Without further ado, A Crazy Plan.
“Then, at the end of a year, you get me released, and I vanish from the facility.”
Dr. Stanley Banks finished his steaming coffee with a gulp, and then broke into a broad grin as he looked across the table at his childhood friend.
“I’d probably fake a transfer to another facility. It wouldn’t reflect well on Lennox to simply have you walk out the door.”
“You’re on board with the plan?”
“Count me in. It sounds like splendid fun.”
“Wonderful. I’ve always wanted to write a novel from the perspective of an inmate of an insane asylum. What better way to gain perspective that though immersion?”
“You’ll be a resident, Joe, not an inmate. We don’t much cotton to the term asylum any more, either. I’m sure you’ll learn a lot during your year as our guest,” Banks said with a laugh.
Joe flagged down the waitress, who topped off their cups of coffee. The two men clinked mugs as a toasts toward the success of the endeavor.
The next day, world renowned author Scooter Smith – known to his friends by his real name of Carlton Joseph “Joe” Walker – informed his publisher that Scooter would be taking a step back from the limelight to focus on his next book. Scooter Smith tended to avoid the public eye, and had retreated into seclusion several times in the past, so the publisher was not overly surprised.
“Enjoy the time away from society,” same the voice from the other end of the phone.
“You bet, Vic. I’ll have a best seller on your desk a year from today.”
Vic laughed. “That’s what every publisher wants to hear.”
Shortly thereafter, Sascha Walker began the process of having her husband committed to a mental institution. On the night before the hearing, Joe and Sascha celebrated Joe’s imminent detention with a night of wild sex – fueled by a small amount of cocaine purchased especially for the occasion.
The hearing was decidedly one sided. Sascha’s testimony about Joe’s recent spate hallucinations, delusions, and violent behavior made a strong case for commitment. The renowned psychiatrist Stanley Banks testified that he had examined Walker and felt that an appropriate course of action would be to commit him for a period of one year, with a further course of action to be determined at the end of the year.
The judge agreed took only a few minutes to reach his decision.
“At this moment, I feel that it would be in the best interest of Mr. Walker if he were to be under careful observation. I am committing Mr. Walker to the Lennox Estates Home for the Mentally Ill. His confinement will be at the discrection of Dr. Stanley Banks. Until and unless Mr. Walker is deemed to be mentally competent to handle his own affairs, Sascha Walker shall be granted durable power of attorney.”
Joe could barely contain his excitement when they arrived at Lennox. Joe was duly processed, and Carlton Joseph Walker became the newest resident of the east wing. He embraced Sascha, and she promised to visit at least once a month. After his wife left, Joe got to work, actively blending into the population.
TO BE CONTINUED …
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December 18th, 2009 @ 8:42 am
Ooooh, boy. I have no idea where this is going to go, but I see the potential for this not going well for Joe.
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