And Peter? Was he of that world? He would not profit financially, of course—or, if he did, that was between him and the bank. But, Marshal thought, if Peter had no financial motive, what were his motives? To ridicule psychoanalysis? Could there be a tie-in with Seth Pande? Or Shelly Merriman? Or even the whole breakaway faction of the Psychoanalytic Institute? Could this possibly be a prank? Sheer sociopathic maliciousness? But, whatever the game, whatever the motive, why hadn’t I spotted it earlier? I’ve been a fucking fool. A fucking, greedy fool!
