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* TheCloudCuckooLanderWasRight: Possibly the case with paranoid schizophrenic Stephen at the end of "Stephen's Story", [[spoiler: where it appears that his stepmother really was poisoning his father and brother.]] However, it's left ambiguous whether this is another of his delusions or not.

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* TheCloudCuckooLanderWasRight: Possibly the case with paranoid schizophrenic Stephen at the end of "Stephen's Story", [[spoiler: where it appears that his stepmother really was poisoning his father and brother.]] However, it's left ambiguous whether this is another of his delusions or not. In "Tina's story" Stephen's father reappears, suggesting his final conversation with his stepmother was indeed a delusion.



* InsanityDefense: {{Discussed}} in "Stephen's Story". Stephen's attorney wants him to get a psychiatric examination so they can prove he was insane at the time of his crime (he's clearly a schizophrenic). Stephen refuses though, denying he's mentally ill and claiming what happened was justified to defend himself and his family. This doesn't work, and he gets convicted of attempted murder.

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* InsanityDefense: {{Discussed}} in "Stephen's Story". Stephen's attorney wants him to get a psychiatric examination so they can prove he was insane at the time of his crime (he's clearly a schizophrenic). Stephen refuses though, denying he's mentally ill and claiming what happened was justified to defend himself and his family. This doesn't work, and he gets convicted of attempted murder. Granted, Stephen was aware of the possibility of going to jail, but preferred that to a mental hospital as a prison sentence would come with a set release date.

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