The story of Dr. Cotton was subjected to comedic treatment on the podcast The Dollop episode 290. Richard's attempt to free the boy is however turned down by Gillian, who thinks he is planning to take Tommy away from her and raise the kid with his girlfriend Julia Sagorsky instead. Its a disappointing end to a uneven final season. Gillian agrees and the foursome takes in a show at the Onyx Club. Testicles, ovaries, gall bladders, stomachs, spleens, cervixes, and especially colons were suspected as the focus of infection and were removed surgically.[2][6]. Nucky then realizes that her mind has been broken as a result of her incarceration and maltreatment, and he leaves. Gillian is taken out of the courthouse accused of murder. Gillian used her wiles to manipulate powerful men, the currency of the flesh paving the way for her to gain an ounce of influence in Atlantic City. However, a spectacular second half of Season Four does not make up for the three and a half seasons before it, in which Boardwalk was plagued by an overpopulation of plot and characters (only Julian Fellowes seems to have mastered the art of having 20-plus characters in a series Downton Abbey while making us care about all of them). In Chicago. Gee, subtle much? Interviews with leading film and TV creators about their process and craft. Some of these, at least, were aware that she was a mother and gifted her toys for Jimmy. Unfortunately, the slow burn that has characterized Boardwalk Empire since its inception may have been what lead to its ultimate defeat. It's . The state acknowledged the savings in expenses to taxpayers from the new treatments and cures. Jimmy kills The Commodore in the presence of Gillian. Copyright 2023 Penske Business Media, LLC. https://boardwalkempire.fandom.com/wiki/Season_5. In 1998, she also came to prominence when she was featured on the cover of Vanity Fair, dubbed the "It Girl of the Nineties" by the magazine. It's possible he gave that woman a hysterectomy but some in a different Reddit thread on the matter pointed out the the scar was above the belly button, so it was probably some other organ. One of the doctors portrayed in those scenes was Dr. Henry Cotton, a real life Psychiatrist who performed surgeries on his patients like those seen in the show. I had read in "Boardwalk Empire Wiki" that Gillian had been forcibly sterilized. Cotton, there is on foot the most searching, aggressive, and profound scientific investigation that has yet been made of the whole field of mental and nervous disorders there is hope, high hope for the future. But while some characters met a satisfying end, others left fans disappointed. By rejecting non-essential cookies, Reddit may still use certain cookies to ensure the proper functionality of our platform. Eli demande alors son frre d'agir et une rencontre est organise. After having the Commodore's child at such a young age, she obsessively clung to her son Jimmy for security, twisting their relationship into something corrupt and disturbing. Diagnosed by physicians in Bloomingdale Asylum as schizophrenic, which was before the modern development of some pharmaceutical agents, Fisher had his daughter transferred to Trenton. Boardwalk Empire captures some of the biggest events in Atlantic City history with stunning accuracy. Entertainment Weekly's Sarene Leeds called "Eldorado," the final episode, a predictable but "rather poetic" finale, while Time's James Poniewozik praised the series for staying true to its thematic ambitions since day one. The house, however, is in need of multiple costly repairs, and Gillian's business model of classy "innocent" prostitutes is not popular enough to turn up a profit. Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Ferry, to fight for custody of Tommy against Julia - in whose care Richard left the boy before abandoning the city. If you see the other patient lift up her gown, the cut is above the bellybutton-- where other organs reside. On Thursday, HBO announced that it was shutting down its. Nevertheless, she still employs Whitlock and another lawyer, Mr. Following that, Jimmy took Gillian to his room, making no secret that he had just expelled himself, but Gillian just wrote it off saying that Nucky would fix it. And when she embraces him tenderly, it seems like she too could be willing to go down that road once again. Dr. Meyer, head of the most respected psychiatric clinic and training institution for psychiatrists in the United States, at Johns Hopkins University, accepted the theory. He tells her that when she is released, there would be money for her to live on. You will be redirected back to your article in, Get The Latest IndieWire Alerts And Newsletters Delivered Directly To Your Inbox. So what exactly happened in the finale? Even as a crimelord, he was equal parts cruel and compassionate, and oftenfavored diplomacy over violence. Its a new age for gangsterdom in America. TMDb: 7.9/1015 voti. Whats meant to be a classic, tragic, but also a fitting final penance is just far too overt and clunky in its attempt to hammer over theme and allegory. In the end it seemed like a long tail device to tie the tragedy that befell Gillian to the death of Nucky Thompson; one long fateful act of comeuppance for his original sin. While he is speaking, she doesn't say a word and doesn't seem to be listening. My theory is an abortion- ties together Nucky leading her off to get raped as a child by the Commodote and how she is continuing to be raped due to his indifference. Pearson offered to keep the incident secret still if Jimmy just walked out, but Jimmy beat him instead, witnessed by his mother and girlfriend. Don't miss a beat. [7], While major roles have been sporadic, Mol has been in more than 30 feature films. Gillian during May Day, 1897 ("Paris Green"), Gillian moved soon to Atlantic City and by age 12 she lived off the money she earned selling stolen cigars and cigarettes to the tourists on the Boardwalk. Eventually he went insane and removed his own teeth, and that of his families too. He later goes to the Cafe Beaux-Arts and after that night's performance, Gillian approaches him. Jimmy decides to make amends with Nucky and surrender himself to him, even though he knows that Nucky will kill him. Ordinarily cunning and resourceful, he dropped his guard and didn't follow his own rules when tailing a victim, a poor judgment call that ended up getting him killed and make him look unnecessarily callow. Dr. Cotton removed the teeth, tonsils, spleens, colons, ovaries, and other organs. Sure, its always difficult to say goodbye to a series in which youve invested so much time, energy, love and, lets be honest, aggravation. Spoilers for the series finale of Boardwalk Empire below: In the end, Boardwalk Empire went out exactly the way you would expect a gangster story to: with a Tommy gun . To underscore the moment even further, the show completely misjudges and crosscuts this section with the past, with Nucky holding out his hand to the young Gillian saying, I promise Ill always look after you. The betrayal of Gillian, and even his own personal betrayal of his ideals is complete. Out of all the characters onBoardwalk Empire,Nelson Van Alden underwent the most salient change. Cotton's staff made no effort to facilitate the study. By Sarene Leeds. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. From the outset, Greenacre's reports were critical, with regard to both the hospital, which she felt was as unwholesome as the typical asylum and Cotton, whom she found "singularly peculiar". However, Gillian would never meet James again. Text. New Jersey Jimmy turns the tables with his trench knife, and under Gillian's encouragement, kills the Commodore. [8] She was among the three lead actresses in David E. Kelley's 2002 series girls club, though it ended after its second episode due to underwhelming ratings. Jimmy demanded an explanation and after Pearson made a poor attempt to defend himself claiming that he didn't know she was his mother, Jimmy punched him. Dr. Valentine Narcisse appears in one scene of the finale, and it is his very last. Boardwalk Empire. Mol attended The American Musical and Dramatic Academy and graduated from the William Esper Studio. The HBO series finally came to an end on Sunday night, and unlike the network's other legendary mob series, "The Sopranos," things closed on an explicit note. Part of HuffPost Entertainment. For her second film with Woody Allen, 1999's Sweet and Lowdown, she played a minor role which the Greenwich Village Gazette called "notable". But their sentimental bubble is burst by a broker showing other clients the same Manhattan apartment Nucky is semi-interested in renting. Part of the backbone of iniquitous ventures in Atlantic City, the Commodore was responsible for fueling the economic prosperity of the city through various criminal enterprises, most prominently bootlegging. But Nucky doesnt have the same clout he once had and hes come to tell her as much. It started airing in the U.S. on October 9, 2008 and ran 17 episodes, concluding on April 1, 2009. Dr. Cotton. Age the other elderly backers of The Commodore. People with an infected tooth would often seemingly have mental problems until the tooth was pulled thus creating the false idea that teeth caused insanity. How come you got to be the wise one? Eli says both sadly and resentfully during their heart to heart. ("Under God's Power She Flourishes"). Though it had received some good reviews after being screened at several film festivals, it was released direct-to-video in February 2010.[12]. ("The Ivory Tower"). Capone ends up turning himself in on tax-evasion charges. Jimmy is the son of one-time Atlantic City boss Commodore Louis Kaestner and showgirl Gillian Darmody. Sign up for our Email Newsletters here. Jimmy discovers that the Commodore is not ill but being poisoned by his maid, and after he recovers the two devise a plan with Sheriff Eli Thompson to seize power from Nucky. She was six weeks short of her 13th birthday and according to Nucky, the Commodore never asked her name and merely pointed at her. She had a minor role in Calm at Sunset in 1996. [11], In April 2008, she began filming Tenure in Philadelphia, working opposite Luke Wilson and Andrew Daly. They wrote their names in a pillar and agreed to see each other again the next day, before James and his family left. years and years of frustrating speculation. Hysterectomy also makes sense, but I like stirring the pot. Unfortunately, after Jimmy's death in Season 2, she began to lose her grip on her sanity and reality, and ended up being left alone in an institution. ', The Americans Season Finale Recap: Spy Kids, The Americans Recap: Going Up the Country. Nucky Thompson (Steve Buscemi) is out of the picture. Gillian realizes that Jimmy has a problem and asks Nucky to help him, unaware of his part. This causes friction and cold relations with Richard, who wishes to keep Angela's memory alive. Jimmy was raised by Gillian with support from The Commodore's lieutenant Nucky Thompson. Sign Up: Stay on top of the latest breaking film and TV news! Dr. Cotton had weird theories about fecal matter. [3][4], Mol's acting career began in summer stock theatre in Vermont where she played a variety of roles, including Godspell and 110 in the Shade. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. Rossetti kills Franco with a shovel (Season 3, Episode 10) HBO. ("Boardwalk Empire", "The Ivory Tower"), Jimmy's unusual reunion with his mother. She is the mother of Jimmy Darmody, who was conceived when she was raped by then town boss, Commodore Louis Kaestner, six weeks before she turned 13. Mol became involved with PMD after one of her cousins died from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (familiarly known as "Lou Gehrig's Disease").[22]. Phillips tells her that he is a representative of southern supermarket chain Piggly Wiggly going through a divorce and that he has come to Atlantic City to open a new store. Gillian is arrested for first-degree murder pending trial and loses the court case for Tommy's custody. Soon after, Richard storms the place, murders most of Gyp's men and takes Tommy out, leaving the drugged up Gillian to be found by Nucky and Eli Thompson. Shes asked for his help one last time. Its none other than Joel Harper(Travis Tope), the boy with the unmistakable resemblance to Jimmy Darmody(Gillians son! It might have even been a section of intestine. Al Capone returns in the final episode to say goodbye to his partially deaf son in a touching scene before he prepares for jail. That person wasTommy Darmody, Jimmy Darmody's son,who pulledthe trigger onNucky in the final episode. It turns out in Nuckys final moments, the IRS was on his tail even if he had survived, the tax men would have put the lights out just as he was starting his new future. It was not a hysterectomy, though that was common at the time as well. And this is where Nucky shows howshrewd he is,even when hes down and out, The idea is to get all the other investors to panic and sell their stock so Nucky can buy it up for nothing, turn the stock around and get rich. Nonetheless, Gillian decides to keep The Commodore's ailment secret and continue the conspiracy with Jimmy as its new leader despite Eli's objections. This eventually puts her into a corner: to repair the house she needs to ask for a loan (as Luciano refuses to put in more money), but to use the house as collateral she needs Jimmy's death to be proven. His goose is cooked. Nucky makes peace with Masseria and Rothstein, a dalliance causes Dunn Purnsley to murder a talent agent, and Gillian tries to wrest custody of Tommy. Confidence is something that sometimes you have and sometimes you don't. Birthplace In September 1920 Gillian tells Jimmy that The Commodore is terminally ill and he has asked to meet him. Jimmy, however, didn't write to Angela or Gillian while he was in the Army, not even after he was shipped off to fight in France during World War I. He is portrayed by Byron Jennings in Boardwalk Empire. Press J to jump to the feed. One fatal stab to the chest, and we bid a fond adieu to Dabney Coleman. Gyp Rosetti takes over Gillian's brothel. Angela refuses. "[21], Mol serves as the national spokesperson in the United States for the PMD Foundation, which funds research and awareness of PelizaeusMerzbacher disease, a neurological disorder which affects children worldwide. What do you expect of me? he says, almost through tears. 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Gillian walked off and implied that Pearson had tried to overstep the bounds. This caused Gillian to think that he was dead, but she held some hope after a fortuneteller in the Boardwalk told her that he would come back alive. He was able to gain a foothold again with the help of Nucky and Al Capone, albeit after suffering much personal hardship, including the loss of his beloved daughter. Gillian, who had never been separated from her son during a long period of time, would call him often and sometimes late at night, leading the college matron, Mrs. Krakauer, to confuse her with Jimmy's girlfriend. As someone who has covered Boardwalk for Rolling Stone for the majority of its run, news of this decision was bittersweet. Al Capone returns in the final episode to say goodbye to his partially deaf son in a touching scene before he prepares for jail. As previously mentioned, Nucky's betrayal of. And it works. In 2004, Mol spent a year singing and dancing as Roxie Hart in the Broadway production of Chicago. Theepic period gangster seriesBoardwalk Empireprovided five seasons of compelling drama and graphic violence amidst the backdrop of bootlegging in Atlantic City during the Prohibition Era. ("New York Sour"). It's a hell of a loss, but as despicable as the Commodore was, he can't hold a candle to his once-jailbait lover. And then of course there are the flashbacks of 1897. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts. (Spoiler alert: Stop reading if you have not watched the series finale of "Boardwalk Empire."). The official subreddit of HBO's Boardwalk Empire, starring Steve Buscemi, Kelly Macdonald, Jack Huston, Michael Shannon, Stephen Graham, Michael Kenneth Williams, and Gretchen Mol. When released in February 2009, the film was harshly criticized by New York Times critic Stephen Holden, though he said that Mol's part was "quite well acted". Hysterical originally meant that your uterus was making you loopy, which was why they would cut them out of women with emotional issues before they realized they shouldn't do that because that's fucking stupid and barbaric. The two soon become close and start a relationship. She employs Leander Whitlock as her own lawyer and advisor and Jimmy's war veteran friend Richard Harrow as the place's caretaker, and raises Tommy as her own child in the house, hoping that he forgets his real mother. RELATED:Boardwalk Empire: 10 Things You Forgot From The First Episode. Mol had a small role of Maggie Tilton in the 1996 miniseries Dead Man's Walk, based on the Larry McMurtry novel. The uterus is right above the public region. It's hard not to see this season in a valedictory light, offering a pattern of reunions, score-settling and closure as characters, willingly or otherwise, attempt to find and . Saison 4. Nucky Thompson evadedcategorizationthroughout the series. The 100 Greatest TV Shows of All Time Gillian is incarcerated in a mental institution after pleading "temporary insanity". I apologize for not having the name on hand. She also appeared in the films Rounders (1998), Celebrity (1998), The Thirteenth Floor (1999), The Notorious Bettie Page (2005), in which she played the title character, 3:10 to Yuma (2007), and Manchester by the Sea (2016). Meyer commissioned another of his former students who practised psychiatry on his staff at the Phipps Clinic, Dr. Phyllis Greenacre, to critique Cotton's work. at a greasy spoon chomping on onion rings while Sweet Georgia Brown cuts off mid-chorus. Nucky . In 1916, Nucky arranged for Jimmy to attend college in Princeton, New Jersey. Through Jimmy's childhood and teenage years, Gillian would also see other "admirers" ("friends", in Jimmy's words) in hope that one would marry her. These pseudoscientific practices persisted even after statistical reviews disproved Cotton's claims of high cure rates and revealed high mortality rates as a result of these procedures.[2]. Although that means leaving Tommy with Gillian, he tells him to find his own places away from 'mee-ma', and walks to his fate without saying goodbye to his mother in late August 1921. She made a Hallmark Hall of Fame television movie in January 2007, starring in The Valley of Light, a story set in post-World War II based on a novel by Terry Kay. Traumatized by the event, and with no parental guidance whatsoever, Gillian was forced to grow up with a distorted sense of love and sexuality all the while she was raising her son. Mol was born on November 8, 1972, in Deep River, Connecticut,[1] where her mother, Janet (ne Morgan), is an artist and teacher,[2] and her father is a teacher at RHAM High School. Through flashbacks intercut with Nucky's death, we re-live Nucky's original sinful moment, which sent much of the series' events into motion: when, as a young sheriff, he met the 13-year-old Gillian and decided to sell her to the Commodore. ", Gillian is last seen when Nucky Thompson comes to visit her in the institution. Thesharpshooter skills he acquired while fighting overseas in WWI came at great cost to his pride and appearance, and the disfigured war herobecame a fan favorite with his deep character development and narrative complexity. That day, May 1, 1897 was the "Neptune's Bounty" parade and Gillian was set to appear as one of his 'consorts'. Havre de Grace. So of course, present day Nucky visits Gillian (Gretchen Mol) in her psychiatric ward to atone in his own way. Gillian also stops using heroin with Roy's help, and after finding that Richard has come back and married Julia to help her case, she accepts Roy's invitation to let go of Tommy, marry Roy and begin a new life together in California. During his tenure from 1907 to 1930, Cotton and his staff employed experimental surgery and bacteriology techniques on patients, which included the routine removal of some or all of patients' teeth as well as tonsils, spleens, colons, ovaries, and other organs. For example, when Jimmy was an infant, she kissed his genitals to show her affection ("21"). Gillian admits to Roy Phillips that she is a drug addict. So when Winter noticed that a major scene calling for a. Their first child, a son, was born in September 2007. But Nucky is obviously saying farewell and leaving New York permanently. Jimmy's literature professor, Noel Pearson, was one of them. Theres still graciousness in the world, she says vacantly as she bids him farewell. This theory, called biological psychiatry, was introduced to him by Dr. Adolf Meyer, and was in contrast to the eugenic theories of the era that emphasized heredity. [20] Since becoming a mother, Mol has only taken jobs close to her home in New York City. Capone feigns a few moves, tell his brother Ralph (Domenick Lombardozzi) to bribe who he can, but this is a federal case, not something within the jurisdiction of the Windy City, and it soon dawns upon Capone that the end is near. Former protg of Nucky Thompson, Jimmy Darmody eventually moved on to his own criminal enterprises after being passed over for a promotion and disagreeing with Nucky's leadership and direction. This is a mere masquerade; when The Commodore comes down with a paralyzing stroke and is left alone in her care, she berates and hits her now defenseless aggressor. He used to pull out the teeth of afflicted patients and if that didn't work, he'd start removing organs. And the older you get, hopefully, the more you have some tools to at least fake it". The 100 Best Albums of 2022. Dr. Valentine Narcisse appears in one scene of the finale, and it is his very last. Jimmy takes Gillian to his dorm room. [4][5] At the time, Cotton was a leading practitioner of biological psychiatry in the United States. In one of the few touching moments to come from the Chi-town narratives of Boardwalk Empire, Capone says a heartfelt goodbye to his young deaf son. Before I commented I wanted to do some research. You are also agreeing to our Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. Jimmy snaps and begins to choke his mother, which prompts the barely recovered Commodore to defend her by attacking Jimmy with a spear. His progression from puritanical religious zealot to intimidating muscle for mobsters made Van Alden a fascinating character to watch, but his story became increasingly orbital to the main events of the series. Nuckys Atlantic City is gone, and yet hes $2 million dollars richer from the Mayfair shorting scheme. . The danger of surgery was recognised by some patients in the institution, who, despite their mental illness, developed a very rational fear of the surgical procedures, some resisting violently as they were forced into the operating theater in complete contradiction of what are now commonly accepted medical ethics. Gyp Rosetti became the main thorn in Nucky Thompson's side in Season 3 when he decided to outgrow his role as a lieutenant for Joe Masseria and embark on his own criminal schemes. Henry A. He meets his brother Eli (Shea Wigham) and says this is where they should part for good, but their childhood dynamic is still in place. He used to pull out the teeth of afflicted patients and if that didn't work, he'd start removing organs. Poor Gillian never seemed entirely in charge of her own choices (oh, sure, she drowned a man, but only because he reminded her of her murdered son/lover); the world of Boardwalk Empire drove. Gillian Darmody Fans felt that Owen's death was in poor form because not only did it happen off-screen, but it also involved a hefty suspension of disbelief in Owen's character to be achieved. Boardwalk Empire Saison 4 pisode 1 Streaming Avec Sous-titre en Francais. 2023 IndieWire Media, LLC. ("Marriage and Hunting"). But there is indeed no suspense or power or emotional weight in that inevitability. After a long pause, she gestures to a ladybug that is crawling on her hand and says, "They're called ladybugs. Jimmy presented her with Angela and Gillian showed a bit of jealousy, calling her a "skinny girl" and asking Jimmy if he really loved her. Lucky Luciano comes to Angela's house while Gillian is babysitting Tommy and asks for "James", claiming that they are friends, but Gillian realizes that he is lying and closes the door on his face. Gillian became a risqu showgirl soon after and continued to raise Jimmy backstage, with the help of other showgirl friends; as a result, Jimmy would often see his mother nude ("Peg of Old"). She appeared in two TV remakes of classic films: Picnic (2000), in the role of Madge Owens, and The Magnificent Ambersons as Lucy Morgan (2002). After giving a sermon, Narcisse exits his church to be met by two of Lucky Luciano's men, who shoot him. On Thursday, HBO announced that it was shutting down its homage to the Prohibition-era Atlantic City playground, making this falls fifth season its last. Just as long as the series doesnt end with Nucky, Margaret (Kelly Macdonald) and little Teddy and Emily at a greasy spoon chomping on onion rings while Sweet Georgia Brown cuts off mid-chorus. A film buff, she has a Western collection of 250+ titles and counting that she's particularly proud of. We'll fix it. From the bootlegging wars to Prohibition, the series captures the tumultuous . We know he isnt talking about Nucky Thompson, though the show keeps you in the dark for a while. The mobster puts on a brave face, but knows there is no escaping the IRS. Cotton studied in Europe under Emil Kraepelin and Alois Alzheimer, considered the pioneers of the day, and was a student of Dr. Adolf Meyer of Johns Hopkins School of Medicine, who dominated American psychiatry in the early 1900s. Whats worse, as the Internet had already suspected, hes actually the young Tommy Darmody, all grown up and hes been plotting all along to get bad ol Nucky for the bind he put his grandmother Gillian in. Irascibleand easily offended, the New York City gangster was known for exacting extreme vengeance for small perceived slights. Gillian is, on the other hand, in denial about Jimmy being dead and refuses to have him legally declared so, using the excuse that "he's prone to long disappearances". Whats interesting is that teeth infections were poorly understood at the time and were certainly an antagonist to good health. Differences of professional opinion existed among psychiatrists regarding focal sepsis as a cause of psychosis and not all believed in the benefits of surgical intervention to achieve cures. Theres one last problem at Nuckys Ritz Hotel and hes called in to take care of it. [citation needed] She went to high school with Broadway actor Peter Lockyer, with whom she performed in school musicals and plays. Learn how and when to remove these template messages, Learn how and when to remove this template message, The Protest Psychosis: How Schizophrenia Became a Black Disease, Unethical human experimentation in the United States, Madhouse: A Tragic Tale of Megalomania and Modern Medicine, "Surgery for the treatment of psychiatric illness: the need to test untested theories", Chapter on Trenton's Charitable Institutions, including Trenton Hospital, from 1929 History book, One page article on Cotton by Andrew Scull, https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Henry_Cotton_(doctor)&oldid=1134947669, This page was last edited on 21 January 2023, at 17:29. Another report on Cotton's work was begun in 1932 by Emil Frankel. Narcisse is killed. Gretchen Mol (born November 8, 1972) is an American actress and former model. Aperu: Alors qu'il hsite investir dans l'affaire de Bill McCoy Tampa, Nucky rencontre Sally Wheet, la tenancire d'un speakeasy. Gillian Darmody (played by Gretchen Mol), is a former Cafe Beaux-Arts showgirl, prostitute and madame of The Artemis Club brothel in Atlantic City. Leading the double life of Agent Van Alden/George Mueller ultimately came to a head when he was nearly unmasked by Al Capone. In February 2018, she played attorney Sam Henessy in the Netflix series Seven Seconds. Luciano is referring to his last remaining competitor, the African-American gangster Dr. Valentin Narcisse (Jeffrey Wright). Tommy finally gets his revenge and shoots Nucky three times. Nucky bails him out of trouble once again, tries to help out the boy and Harper essentially spits in Nuckys face with pride, even tearing up the money hes been given (remember that shot from last episode folks, its coming). A result of her incarceration and maltreatment, and it is his very last stunning accuracy their names in mental. 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