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August 23, 2018 by Wendy Lambert Leave a Comment

DL103: Richard Diamond – Expert Insight

A psychiatrist explains what Spence is like

Richard Diamond, Private Detective — The Louis Spence Case (Part 3 of 7) Summary of Part 3 Diamond consults with a couple psychiatrists and gains a lot of insight about how Spence's mind works. This is crucial information, but he still has to figure out a way to use this information to save Lieutenant Levinson, Spence's hostage. What makes Louis Spence tick? The psychiatrist has worked with Spence for four years in the mental hospital. He tells Diamond how Spence sees himself, how he sees authority, and whether he is capable of carrying out his threat. Psychiatric Therapy For Spence, his therapy used music. Hearing beautiful music made him feel secure. He sees himself as very talented and sometimes even believed he himself had written the song. But the feelings of safety and security brought on by the music would not last long. He would fight off anything that he felt was manipulating him to be good. Insight Time's up! Diamond has to get going, but at least the doctor has … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Detective, Podcast, Upper Intermediate, Upper Intermediate Detective Tagged With: insane, psychiatrist, therapy

August 9, 2018 by Wendy Lambert Leave a Comment

DL102: Richard Diamond – Reasoning with a Crazy Man

Spence gives Diamond a time limit.

Richard Diamond, Private Detective — The Louis Spence Case (Part 2 of 7) Summary of Part 2 Diamond gets pulled in to meet the insane man face to face. Will he be taken hostage too? His former boss and friend, Lieutenant Levinson, who has already been taken hostage by the crazed activist, doesn’t like doing this to Diamond, but he needs help…and Diamond is much more capable than Sergeant Otis. Doomed Lieutenant Levinson has given up hope. He called Diamond in to help, but the situation seems hopeless. What could Richard Diamond possibly do? What could any man do? Hostage Negotiations Diamond tries reasoning and negotiating with Spence, but Spence doesn't wear down. He knows he has the upper hand and enjoys shocking people with his demands. The Dilemma Diamond and Otis clear the building. But they have no idea about how to solve the hostage situation beyond that. Diamond isn't used to dealing with the insane. They seem too unpredictable, so he doesn't know what to do. Otis … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Detective, Podcast, Upper Intermediate, Upper Intermediate Detective Tagged With: hostage, insane, negotiate, reasoning

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