"Not herbs. Modern medicine. They help balance the chemicals in your body. I don't know how to explain it--I'm not a doctor--but it isn't going to hurt you, Gorlim. They know what they're doing. And nobody's going to make you take medication, either, if you don't want to." He squeezes Gorlim's hand.

"I--I had to talk to a therapist when I worked for the Special Victims Unit--the police unit that deals with rapists and child abusers. We all did. It was mandatory. After some of the things we saw--I mean, none of us slept much, and our sex lives were pretty much nonexistent. I couldn't handle it for longer than two years."