Maria Pavlova, Part 1
INTERVIEW WITH DR. MARIA PAVLOVA, PART 1
[This interview was conducted by me, Dr. Richard Joff, at Dr. Pavlova's home, since she was under house arrest. I was shocked to find the furnishings of the house in complete disarray, as if a tornado had swept through it. Dr. Pavlova ushered me past this chaos into her bedroom, where, I hasten to add, I sat in a chair and she sat on the bed across from me. We then started the interview which follows.]
"Why don't you sit right over there in that chair, Dick. I'm sorry that the rest of the house is a wreck, but I haven't had time to clean up from my husband Tom's wild rampage."
[I asked if that was the reason he was committed to the asylum.]
"Yes, he went completely crazy with lust and desire, and he tried taking it out on me and my research assistants, as well as the house. He complained that we were all conspiring against him!"
[I asked why he felt that way.]
"I can tell you what I think led to his feeling that way, but to do that I should probably start at the beginning..."