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CHAPTER 1 A CRACKED MIND

...place the soul of his servant Aristotelis...

who has departed from us, in the tents of the righteous.

Grant him rest in the bosom of Abraham...

and number him amongst the righteous...

and have mercy on us, as a good an loving God.

Eternal be your memory, our brother Aristotelis.

Through the prayers of our holy Fathers...

ADAMANTINOS FAMILY TOMB

Lord Jesus Christ our God, have mercy on us and save us. Amen.

May you live to remember him.

May we live to remember him.

Hello, Elias.

Aristotelis passed on.

Any news?

I'm counting the days till I get my pension.

I cannot imagine myself not teaching. Aristotelis was the same.

That's what we said every day at the university.

"We shall leave here in a coffin, not when we get our pension."

I'm looking forward to it. I'll go away and find peace.

Some island, a small boat, far away from people. I'm fed up.

Why wasn't Dimitris at the funeral?

He took it badly. Aristotelis was like a father to him.

Losing two fathers would be difficult for anybody.

More so for Dimitris.

First, his father, then breaking up with Sofia.

And now, this.

-I see you are a born nurse. -That's true.

But that's not all.

-I'd like some water. -I have drunk from that.

That's okay.

Help! Help!

The first information we got from dependable sources...

are about an appalling murder...

involving two patients of the psychiatric clinic.

This murder attracts attention once more...

to the inadequate security measures of this clinic...

which has been called by many "a storeroom for lost souls".

-Will you comment, please? -Please, tell us something.

Please, step back.

You saw that a high ranking police official just came here.

He refused to comment.

We shall interrupt our program and update you of any developments.

I'd like to know who tips them off. They always come before us.

You know how it is.

-What have we got? -Murder. A patient killed another.

-The victim? -Thomas Scarlatos.

The rapist?

Yes.

The perpetrator?

Giorgos Petalas. Been here for years.

-Where's the perpetrator now? -In solitary.

-How did he kill him? -He hit him on the head.

With an iron bat.

-Are you through? -Yes, sir.

-Good evening. Vassilis. -Good evening.

-What have we got? -What you see.

This is the murder weapon. The cause of death...

needs no explanation.

He must be dead for three or four hours.

I'll know precisely after the autopsy.

He was asleep when he received the blow. He never woke up.

-The director of the clinic? -He's expecting us at his office.

-What's his name? -Philipos Lazaridis.

-Do you know him? -Great psychiatrist and a friend.

Enter.

Mister Lazaridis, the director of the clinic.

Mister Barassopoulos, head of the homicide division.

Please, sit.

-Mister Lazaridis... -Call me Philipos.

Mister Lazaridis, how long have you been director here?

Next month it will be five years.

Do you deal with violent behavior regularly?

No. As long as I've been director, no.

Since I came here, we've been using a different method...

which gave good results. There are some incidents, but...

nothing like this, today.

You would know it too, if there were any other incidents.

-What is this method that you use? -Logic.

When the scales tip to one side, we add weight to the other.

So, we respond to madness with logic.

I see.

Did the victim and the perpetrator quarrel?

No.

What could be the motive for the murder?

Inspector...

you're talking about motives in here?

The human mind is not like an arm, or a leg.

If they crack, you put them in a cast and that's that.

When a human mind cracks...

it stays cracked.

What can you tell us about the perpetrator?

Honestly, nobody expected...

that he would do something like that.

He was... He was quiet.

He had no interaction with any particular patient.

He did not participate in the activities of the institution.

He had attempted suicide some time ago.

The victim?

The victim came here... about three years ago.

He was hospitalized in Patra before coming here.

He was a model patient here.

We had received an order...

to discharge him at some point.

He was going to be released in six months.

Can we see the perpetrator?

Yes, of course.

Director, we shall need copies of the medical files of both.

I'm sorry, but without a warrant...

I would appreciate it...

if we could avoid all those time-consuming procedures.

You give us the copies today...

and tomorrow I will file for a warrant officially.

It'll save us time and we'll all be okay.

What do you say, Philipos?

I say that this will be a flawless cooperation...

Apostolos.

Giorgos.

Giorgos, this is Philipos.

There are two gentlemen who want to talk with you.

Okay?

Giorgos, we shall not tire you.

It's about the man you hit.

Why did you hit him?

Did he try to hurt you?

Is the bat yours?

Where did you find it?

It was she.

-It was she. -Who?

The voice.

What voice?

The voice.

The voice. The voice.

-The voice! The voice! -Look at me!

The voice! The voice!

The voice! The voice!

Thank you, Maria. The files you asked for.

This is my card.

Are you going somewhere?

-What do you mean? -I see that you are dressed up.

No, no.

Do you dress like this just to come here?

What should I be wearing? A straitjacket?

If anything comes up, please call me.

Philipos, where did he get the bat?

I've no idea. I'll order an investigation tomorrow.

I'll let you know.

-Preliminary investigation? -We're starting the interviews.

Good. Send one of our guys to the isolation. He's to stay there.

What about the perpetrator?

I'll brief the prosecutor. I'll let you know.

Good morning.

Are you here again?

-Me leaving is up to you. -What do you mean?

Give me something about the murder at the psychiatric clinic.

-Out. -Tell me about the perpetrator.

About the victim?

-Panos? -Good morning.

I came to say "hi", but you were not at your office.

I was preparing a warrant for an incident.

The one at the Psychiatric Clinic?

Come in.

We got the first lab results.

I see. If they came so soon, they did not find anything. Right?

Almost.

The blood on the bat and in the room belongs to the victim.

No other DNA was found. Only the victim's.

The only fingerprint on the bat is not Petalas's.

That's all for now. We're waiting.

I see.

What are you thinking?

Two things.

First, I need to speak again with Lazaridis.

I did a quick investigation. His reputation is very good.

An excellent psychiatrist, diligent, hard-working.

-Shall I bring him in? -No.

I'll go to the clinic.

Our guys are there, collecting evidence. Shall I come too?

No.

What's the second thing you're thinking about?

My pension.

This morning I ordered a full investigation about the bat.

But, as you know, investigations take time.

Still, I don't think we'll find out anything about it. See this space?

One guard.

I imagine that you do know...

under what conditions we are called to do our duty in this country.

In the beginning, you have the passion of the newbie.

You pay from your own pocket, so to speak. But then...

Concerning Petalas...

and the voice that told him to do it...

What can you tell me about that?

In psychiatry, these voices are called...

Hello!

auditory hallucinations.

The diagnosis is usually "schizophrenia".

But this is not always the case.

What's it like to hear voices, doctor?

First of all, for those that hear these voices...

the experience is quite real.

Are these voices always evil?

-Do they only talk of bad things? -Not necessarily, no.

The voices may be pleasant and good...

or unpleasant and evil.

Or they may be a mixture.

What determines what these voices say?

Something that is happening now...

or something that happened in the past.

Could be a trauma from your childhood.

I browsed through the file you gave me.

-Petalas had a history of abuse. -Right.

He was a rape victim.

His father had been raping him since he was 10 years old.

-How do you treat the voices? -In the past, with medication.

We paid no attention to what they expressed.

But in reality, these voices make sense...

in the life of the person that's hearing them.

If they feel that the voices have complete control over them...

they are paralyzed.

They can do nothing at all.

-What happened that night? -I was in my office.

I heard shouting, I went downstairs...

I entered the room...

and I saw Scarlatos dead.

Where was Petalas?

He was in fetal position, rocking back and forth.

His gaze was fixed on the corpse.

Was he holding the bat when you entered the room?

No, no.

It was left where you found it.

What did you do then?

I went near him, along with two nurses.

We gave him a tranquilizing injection and...

and we took him to the isolation room.

And then?

Then...

we called you.

While taking Petalas to the isolation room...

did you take anything from him?

No. We carried him exactly as we found him.

-Scarlatos was a rapist. -Correct.

He raped three girls...

and killed one of them, bashing her head.

Supposing that Petalas found out why Scarlatos was here.

That awakened his childhood memories...

and he decided to kill him the same way he had killed that girl.

He had so many years to do it. Why now?

You'd be asking me the same thing, no matter when he did it.

Was it by chance that his murder coincided with the news...

about him being set free?

Probably.

When I saw Petalas in the isolation room, he was covered in blood.

-His hands, his clothes, his face. -Right.

But there were no fingerprints of his on the bat.

Isn't this strange?

There were no fingerprints?

Is it possible that the voice told him to wear no gloves...

yet instructed him to clean the bat and then spill blood on it again?

I'll tell you again.

The other day you asked me about motives in here. What did I answer?

Don't look for logic in what's illogical.

Is it possible that somebody...

killed Scarlatos and then programmed Petalas...

-pretending to be the voice? -Let me put it this way.

The only person who could do something like that in here, is me.

-Did you dust for prints here? -Yes, sir.

We also found another window which had been repaired with epoxy putty.

-This was done recently. -How recent is it?

Judging by the putty, I'd say six to seven hours.

Hi, Dimitris. Why are you calling?

Where and when?

Good. Don't touch anything. I'm sending someone to pick it up.

You come to the station with him. See you there.

Bye.

Better not, Christina. Judging by his walk, it's not the right time.

Will you help me? Will you give me some information?

I know nothing. I only filed for a warrant...

for some files they took from the clinic.

-Tell me the names. -Do you want to ruin me?

Come on, Panos. I won't expose you. Am I not worth two names?

SCARLATOS PETALAS

-I see new faces. Who is that? -Which one?

The one with the glasses, who's with the Lieutenant.

Pantelis, tell them we're in a hurry.

Did anyone touch the box, except you?

No.

Did you have problems with anyone lately?

No.

Then, who would send you a cut finger and why?

-I don't know. -Is there any chance...

that this is connected to the case we worked on together?

The Other Self?

-What do you mean? -Dimitris...

I'm not as stupid as I may seem.

I know that there is something you did not tell me about it.

-Mister Barassopoulos, then... -I am not asking about then.

That case was never closed. It's still open.

I'm asking you if you think that the two are connected.

No.

-I don't think so. -Is it no?

Or don't you think so?

Yes?

-I've got news. -Tell me.

The fingerprint on the bat with which Scarlatos was murdered...

is from the pinkie of a man's right hand.

-I see. -Mister Barassopoulos.

Yes?

I think that the finger they sent me...

is a pinkie from a man's hand.

-Hello? -Hi, Philipos.

Hello, Apostolos. Everything okay?

Not exactly.

We'll have to talk again. I must also talk with whoever...

was on duty the night that Scarlatos was murdered.

Alright. What do you want me to do?

To make things easier for everybody...

I want everybody there tomorrow morning.

I don't want you to give them any details. Can you do that?

Yes, of course.

Let me check the schedule of the staff.

You are lucky. They will all be here tomorrow.

Except one.

Can you bring him in too?

Yes, of course.

We'll be there tomorrow, around 10.

I'll be expecting you.

Whatever you need.

Mary, come in for a second.

Dimitris, tomorrow we're going to the clinic...

for a second round of interviews. I'd like you to come along.

-What for? -I'll brief you on the case...

with whatever we have so far.

If the lab confirms that the fingerprint on the bat...

belongs to the finger you brought to us...

then you are directly involved in the case.

How soon can we have the results?

Since we have both the print and the finger... probably, today.

This is the schedule with tomorrow's shifts.

They are all here, except one. Markos Christou.

I want you to revoke his leave. He is to be here tomorrow.

-Yes, sir. -Okay?

-Do you need anything else? -No, thank you.

Where's my article for the murder in the clinic?

"Your" article is not ready yet.

We go to print in two hours.

I feel there's a lot more to this story.

I want to investigate more.

Do you want something about inadequate security measures etc?

If we wanted to write nonsense...

we'd both be working in a day-time TV show.

We wouldn't be here, working with minimum wages...

from morning till night.

That's why I adore you.

Hurry up, though.

Hi.

Is your name Markos Christou?

No, Markos is outside. My name is Nikolaou.

-Pericles Nikolaou? -Right.

Yes, I remember you. Weren't you the one...

who gave Petalas the injection the night I was here?

No, Markos gave him the injection. But I was there too.

-Are you Markos Christou? -Yes.

You gave Petalas the injection that night?

Yes, sir.

Tell us, what happened that night?

I was on duty. It was past bedtime.

We were checking to see that everybody was in bed.

Everything was okay.

We divided the wings with Pericles, like we always do...

for the inspection.

Petalas' room was in my wing.

When I went in, Petalas was asleep.

Scarlatos was not there.

Did you see him sleeping?

No, Markos told me so.

-You said you were together. -We do the inspection together.

But we divide the rooms, so we can do it faster.

Was Scarlatos in the same room with Petalas?

-Yes, sir. -Was the victim also asleep?

No, he was in Mr. Lazaridis' office.

-How do you know that? -Markos told me.

How did he know?

I'm sorry, I don't know. Ask him.

We completed the inspection and I went to inform the Director.

When I went to his office, I saw him talking with Scarlatos.

He told me abruptly to go. That's not his usual style.

-When you say, abruptly? -He was upset.

With Scarlatos?

I suppose so.

-Why do you suppose that? -He was talking with Scarlatos.

Had you ever seen Scarlatos chatting with Petalas?

Everybody talks with everybody. Nothing special.

I never saw Scarlatos having any interaction with anyone.

Tell us, what happened that night?

As I told you, we had completed the inspection.

I was on the steps, at the entrance.

I was on the phone with my girlfriend.

I went downstairs, had a last look around.

After about five minutes, I saw Scarlatos in the corridor.

He went to his room. I went to the recreation room to watch TV.

After fifteen minutes I heard Mrs. Toula screaming.

I run outside...

I called Pericles and we went to the room together.

I heard screams and I saw Markos coming from the yard.

He run up the stairs and told me to get off the phone.

Something had happened.

We run together to the room where Scarlatos and Petalas slept.

What was Pericles doing at the entrance?

Talking on his phone.

Which ones were in the room?

It was me, Markos, Mrs. Toula and Mr. Lazaridis.

Which one was screaming?

Mrs. Toula, the cook.

Ms. Toula's full name... is Panagiota Litsi?

Yes, sir.

There was a problem with the freezer...

and I wanted to inform Mr. Lazaridis.

I went to his office, but he wasn't there.

I picked up the empty glasses from his desk...

and walked back to the kitchen.

I heard a scream from Scarlatos's room.

I was scared. I dropped the glasses.

I opened the door, to see what was going on.

What did you see when you got there?

Scarlatos had been killed.

Petalas was crouching in a corner.

He had his arms around his knees and had a vacant look.

-Did you talk to him? -Not I. Mr. Lazaridis did.

-What did he tell him? -He asked him what happened.

-What did Petalas answer? -It was not me. It was the voice!

Where did Petalas get the bat?

-How should I know? -Couldn't it have been his?

Impossible. Every day, when the patients are in the yard...

we go in the rooms and we check everything.

Cabinets, mattresses, under the mattresses. Everywhere.

If he had it, we would have found it.

There was blood everywhere.

Scarlatos was on his bed.

Petalas was across the room.

And?

When I opened the door, he looked at me.

He seemed lost.

As if he didn't know what had happened.

You said that the Director is not abrupt, usually.

Yes.

Did he give any excuse for the way he behaved?

Yes, he apologized.

He said that he was upset about something he had heard.

-Did he say what it was? -No.

Do you suspect anything?

Maybe it had to do with Scarlatos's release.

-How do you figure that? -I heard Mr. Lazaridis saying...

that he had been ordered to release Scarlatos...

and that he would never allow such a monster to go free.

Did he use the word "monster"?

He believed that Scarlatos was taking advantage of the system.

That he should not be in a clinic. He pretended to be crazy.

To whom did he say that?

I don't know. He was talking on the phone.

-Are you eavesdropping? -No.

I went to ask for leave and...

I heard him shouting before knocking on the door.

I see. Did you get it?

-What? -The leave.

-Yes, but it was useless. -Why?

Because today I'm here.

Tell us, what happened when you heard the screams?

Next.

We're done.

-Have we seen everybody? -Except the guard.

-Why didn't he come? -He said he won't leave the gate.

-Why so conscientious? -Shall I get him?

Leave him. We'll talk to him as we leave.

-And Dimitris? -He must be outside.

Listen. What's going on with Dimitris?

He has Asperger syndrome.

-It's a form of... -I know what it is.

He's an introvert, but he's an excellent scientist.

Come in.

-Are you through? -Almost.

I have a few more questions for you.

-I'm listening. -What are the visiting hours?

Every Sunday, 5 to 7.

-Are visits supervised? -Of course. By our entire staff.

-Where do the visits take place? -Usually in the dining room.

If the weather is good, also in the yard.

Did Petalas have any visitors?

-No. -Scarlatos?

Yes. His lawyer.

You said that Petalas did not give any indication...

that he could turn violent. Right?

Right.

So, why was he sharing a room with Scarlatos, who had been violent?

Scarlatos was a rapist and a killer.

Why did you put them in the same room?

As I already said...

Scarlatos was a model patient.

He never gave us any reason to worry. Not here and not in Patra.

He was cured. Actually, we received an order...

to release him.

Therefore, we had no reason to suspect...

that their sharing one room could be dangerous.

But, finally, your decision was wrong.

-Excuse me? -I said, your decision was wrong.

No.

You say that, knowing what has happened.

When the decision was taken...

all the facts indicated that our decision was right.

Yes, but in retrospect?

The correctness of a decision, sir...

is not judged by the result...

but by the information one has the moment he takes it.

Let's not be Monday morning quarterbacks.

-Anything else? -I'd like...

To thank you.

Yes, I'd like to thank you once more.

-Have you reached any conclusions? -Nothing yet. It's too early.

We shall also talk to the guard as we leave.

We didn't want to take him from his post.

Dimitris, what was that in the Director's office?

Mr. Barassopoulos, I thought that since he is a suspect...

it would be best if we did not alert him.

Do you suspect him for Scarlatos's murder?

I suspect everybody in here.

But the Director, besides the opportunity...

he also had a motive.

We, policemen, say that most of the times...

nothing is what it seems.

We, criminologists, say the exact opposite.

His office, his manner...

the way he collaborates with the authorities...

the way he manages the clinic. Everything seems perfect.

What do you mean by that?

That there is no humanity in perfection.

Hello?

Are we certain?

100%?

Okay, thanks.

What happened?

The fingerprint on the bat that was used to kill Scarlatos...

is from the finger that was sent to Dimitris.

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