kevin wrote:Fred,
Could You please expand on a comment You made:-
"And sad to say, neither was Her father"
Kevin
Things that were written in both Defying Gravity and later in the Goodbye Man regarding Dr. Brown's discharge from the Navy and an investigation and report by the FBI.
Joseph left home at a very young age and until Dr. Brown's death, had very little contact with his family. What was it that drove him away? When I was involved in the story, I wanted to contact Joseph's widow and children but found I was being 're-routed' whenever I got close. You need not be Sherlock Holmes to see there is a deliberate attempt to keep things hidden.
What was it that 'frightened' or at least rattled a young man (Morgan/J. D./Mr. Smith) to run out of Dr. Brown's office at Ashlawn? Looking into someone's eyes is like gazing at their Soul. Having had the opportunity to do so, I am certain that it was not physics but may have been physical. And that is as far as I can go with it as I do not have certainty beyond that.
I wanted to believe lots of things back then. I wanted to believe that we were all on a path to enlightenment and possibly a true breakthrough. That was not to be the case. Little by little, pieces of the puzzle began to fit and they contradicted many things that were being said and written. Inquiries into them were met with accusations of the sort that left me questioning more and more, until I was 'outed' by a unilateral decision. Which to this day has left me with a bitterness that is only slowly waning.
The answer to your question is, "Deceit." Misdirection to protect what? What was so secret that it could not be spoken?
Once the questions were asked directly things fell apart. Trusted friends were now being accused of all the nasty things which turned out to be false of course, but the damage was done. My reputation and Mr. Mikado's as well were ripped via more deceit and even we blamed others as part of a conspiracy to keep us from knowing.
Well I know now things that I did not know then. I know that Mikado is a man of integrity and a true friend. He was the ONLY one from the whole lot that was by my side when I buried Cyndi. To me at least, actions do speak louder than words.