101 Well, I would say extremely intelligent. Gifted, accomplished. 102 Yet inside, I believe... 103 ...she vacillates between a feeling of godlike omnipotence... 104 ...and a sense that she simply doesn't exist... 105 ...which, of course, is intolerable. 106 Do you consider Miss Tramell to be mentally impaired? 107 Not by legal definition, no. Not at all. 108 If released, is she likely to commit a violent crime? 109 I believe her behavior is driven by what we call a risk addiction. 110 A compulsive need to prove to herself that she can take risks... 111 ...and survive dangers others can't. 112 Especially the subsequent encounters with the police or the powers that be. 113 Why would a person do that? 114 The greater the risk, the greater the proof of her omnipotence. 115 Her existence, really. 116 When you say she has a risk addiction... 117 ...is this condition likely to get worse? 118 All addiction is progressive. 119 The addict always needs to take greater risks. 120 If other people are hurt or killed... 121 ...as a result of her behavior, that's not likely to stop her? 122 I think the only thing that'd stop her... 123 I suspect the only limit for her would be her own death. 124 Then she is a danger to herself. 125 Yes, I believe she is. 126 Nice work, Michael. Well done. 127 Dr. Glass, did Catherine Tramell kill Kevin Franks? 128 No, I can't make any comment, sorry. 129 Can you please tell us about the bail? 130 Dr. Michael Glass. What a big thing you are all of a sudden. 131 What are you doing here, Adam? Don't say you're writing about Tramell. 132 A sexy, omnipotent killer with a Random House contract. 133 Why would I write that? 134 You don't know she's a killer. 135 No, but I hope she is, though. I mean, I pray to God she is. 136 By the way, I hear you were brilliant in there. 137 You're so lucid sometimes, it's just disgusting. 138 You thought about daytime television? 139 Denise always says you were born for the small screen. 140 And how is my wife these days? Having fun? 141 Ex-wife, Michael. Ex-wife. 142 While we're chatting about killers... 143 ...is there any chance of talking about George Cheslav? 144 Who told you about Cheslav? 145 Denise? 146 That's got to be any shrink's worst nightmare. 147 A patient in your care suddenly runs amok... 148 ...beats his girlfriend to death with a brick. 149 That was seven years ago, why talk about it now? 150 Not quite seven, actually. Seven in July.
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