>In one of the best episodes of the 1st season(?), Tony's shrink, a
>woman, is raped. She is able to identify the rapist, but the police
>mishandle the evidence and the man walks free.
>
>At the next session with Tony, she bursts into tears, and we are
>made to understand that she wishes, more than anything else in the
>world, to tell Tony what happened so that he could "squish him like
>a bug." Which, in fact, we all know he would gladly do.
>
>But, she doesn't tell him. Why? She doesn't say, but a couple of
>reasons are possible: 1) it would break the psychoanalytic contract
>according to which the doctor takes care of the patient, not vice
>versa. 2) it would not undo the rape, just add another act of
>violence.
And one of the great things about that story line is that we (ok, I, but I bet I'm not alone) wish she would tell Tony and that Tony would squish the bug in a very satisfying fashion. Then you realize what you're rooting for and feel funny.
Doug