A Good Boy

Some secrets shouldn't stay buried, and some things can't be forgiven.After receiving the devastating news that he now has full-blown AIDS, heroin-addicted prostitute David Harrison tries to end his hellish existence in prison. This failed attempt sends him down a dark and twisted road, one that begins at Stillwater Hospital for the Criminally Insane. It's here that David undergoes evaluations with Dr. Lester Moore, the assistant medical director...a man who may not be what he seems....
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Some secrets shouldn't stay buried, and some things can't be forgiven.After receiving the devastating news that he now has full-blown AIDS, heroin-addicted prostitute David Harrison tries to end his hellish existence in prison. This failed attempt sends him down a dark and twisted road, one that begins at Stillwater Hospital for the Criminally Insane. It's here that David undergoes evaluations with Dr. Lester Moore, the assistant medical director...a man who may not be what he seems. David unearths a disturbing secret from his past that fueled his addiction and now must be confronted. With his body and mind deteriorating under relentless onslaught of AIDS, he struggles to reconcile with his family before his inevitable death. Yet David's ability to deal with his demons and make peace in a family life ravaged by his struggles with drug abuse and trauma remains uncertain. Tautly plotted and cerebral, Robert McMackin's morally complex redemptive story is as captivating as it is chilling.