What is it that causes a person to just finally break inside and how do you know how close you are to the other side of crazy?
There was a woman a year or so ago that killed a man. She was divorced for like six years but couldn't let go. She still wore her ring, called herself a married woman. The ex didn't help things at all. He agreed to let her still do everything for him. Prepare meals, laundry, cleaned his bachelor pad. Over those years she probably went from hoping for a reconciliation to being plain obsessed. The situation obviously skewed her thinking, but when you look at it from a distance, was she really wrong to have hope? He gave her reason to hold on until something broke. She killed someone that she perceived as a hindrance.
One would think that this lady was the mildest woman on the planet. So calm, thoughtful, she truly did care for people in general. Her heart was huge and yet she still got to a point where a plotted, perfectly executed murder was the only way she saw to stay in touch with her ex. When someone with that much inner kindness becomes sick enough to do harm to others, well it made me really think. I genuinely liked her. Could have quickly fallen for her, was probably obviously affected by her. I still did my job, but I hated arresting someone like her.
If I connect so easily with someone like her or like Nicole Wallace, how close am I to completely breaking myself? When is empathy no longer empathy but a sign of being seriously screwed up? Getting into the head of a bad guy can be a lot of fun. I love figuring out what makes people tick and then using that to unravel their own crimes. It feels good to profile someone and then when we catch the perp, the profile fits. I did my job and my instincts were right. Nice bit of ego stroking there.
Article comments
1 - ann
wow...great show, greater character, awecome blog. Law & Order CI is one of the most underrated shows on television and Goren is one of the most intriguing characters.
2 - Carly
FINALLY! Goren hits the mainstream. I've been a cultlike admirer of him for ages and have been waiting for his appeal to become more widespread.
3 - Trinket
I agree Ann. Goren is far to interesting not to be more of a mainstream character!
4 - susie
I love this series:-) Its refreshin3 to see someone focus on the Nicole/Bobby relationship dynamics.Those two are brilliant to3ether.Ive always thou3ht That Bobby would see her as the person he mi3ht have been,you know,"there but for the 3race of 3od," and all, and Ive wondered how that would influence his actions towards her.There are a million oppurtunities for intri3ue with these two.Thank you for writin3 what NEEDED to be written, and for writin3 it well.Keep em comin3:-)