Chief Jesse Stone:
What pushed your button? Dr. Dix:
My boozer button? Chief Jesse Stone:
The precipitating event. Dr. Dix:
Booze. I was a drinker of opportunity. I got my hands on it; I drank it. Chief Jesse Stone:
Well, I was alright till My wife left me. Dr. Dix:
No you weren't. Even when you were sober... you were a drunk waiting to happen. Chief Jesse Stone:
Just what did my wife tell you about me? Dr. Dix:
Ex-wife. She says you have a hyperactive sense of responsibility. She says, you feel the divorce was your fault, even though she was the one having the affair. She thinks you also feel responsible that your friend Abby Taylor was murdered. Chief Jesse Stone:
I am responsible. Dr. Dix:
You working on a murder case now? Chief Jesse Stone:
Yes. Dr. Dix:
That your fault too? Chief Jesse Stone:
[smiles knowingly]
I sense a parable. Dr. Dix:
My wife left me because I was a drunk. Chief Jesse Stone:
Booze kill the job too? Dr. Dix:
It did. Chief Jesse Stone:
So, how'd you get sober? Dr. Dix:
I stopped drinking. You're a drunk because you drink. You don't drink, you're not a drunk. Chief Jesse Stone:
You don't believe in addiction? Dr. Dix:
Sure I do. I was addicted. I still am. But that was just an explanation. If you want to stop drinking, pal; you got to do more than explan it. Chief Jesse Stone:
You're a cold bastard, aren't you? Dr. Dix:
Getting sober is cold bastard work. Chief Jesse Stone:
I need a drink. Dr. Dix:
Me too. Chief Jesse Stone:
[looks away and swigs coffee]