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You're on the stand this afternoon.
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Doctor, have you formed an opinion
as to Frederick Manion's...
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mental and emotional state
at the time he killed Barney Quill?
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- I have.
- And what is that opinion?
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He was temporarily insane
at the time of the shooting.
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At the time of the shooting,
do you believe he was able...
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to distinguish right from wrong?
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He may or may not have been.
It doesn't make too much difference.
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Now, Doctor,
as clearly as you can...
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will you explain
Frederick Manion's temporary insanity?
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It is known as dissociative reaction...
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a psychic shock which creates...
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an almost overwhelming tension...
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which the person in shock
must alleviate.
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In Lt. Manion's case, a soldier...
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it is only natural
that he would turn to action.
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Only direct, simple action...
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against Barney Quill would relieve
this unbearable tension.
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This is not too uncommon. For example,
in combat, some of the more...
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remarkable heroics take place
in this state of mind.
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Is there another name for dissociative
reaction that we might recognize?
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Yes, it has been known
as irresistible impulse.
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Now, Doctor, a man in the grip
of irresistible impulse...
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would he be likely to go
to his neighbor for advice...
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or call up the police
to come to his aid?
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- Completely incompatible.
- Yes, but our man...
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was able to think of going
and taking out a gun...
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and loading it before setting out
to find Quill.
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That's his conscious mind working, but
he'd go even if a gun wasn't available.
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How would a man look
in the grip of dissociative reaction?
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He might appear to be deadly calm,
fiercely deliberate.
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Mm-hmm.
Would you describe his behavior...
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as being like a mailman
delivering the mail?
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That's not bad. Like a mailman, he would
have a job to do, and he would do it.
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- Your witness.
- Doctor...
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did you find any psychosis
in Frederick Manion?
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- I did not.
- Any neuroses?
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I found no history of neuroses.
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Any history of delusion?
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- None.
- Loss of memory?
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- Not before this instance.
- Did you find any history--