The Escalation at the Doss Home

Dr. Death

This flow traces how the investigation turns the Doss home into a site of police pressure, family violence, and temporary separation.

increasing

Bearing strength in each event

decreasing

Detectives Arrive Detectives Arrive from "Dr. Death". Public Pressure at Home A Sudden Demand Steve Korn and Brad Demetri tell Richard he must accompany them to the station.

Detectives Arrive from "Dr. Death". Public Pressure at Home A Sudden Demand Steve Korn and Brad Demetri tell Richard he must accompany them to the station.

Public Pressure at Home A Sudden Demand Steve Korn and Brad Demetri tell Richard he must accompany them to the station. Children Witness It Stacy cries and Eric threatens the detectives, making the investigation a family crisis.

Eric's Outburst Eric's Outburst from "Dr. Death". Alex Becomes the Enemy A Charge of Betrayal Eric accuses Alex of helping police and rushes him in the family room.

Eric's Outburst from "Dr. Death". Alex Becomes the Enemy A Charge of Betrayal Eric accuses Alex of helping police and rushes him in the family room.

Alex Becomes the Enemy A Charge of Betrayal Eric accuses Alex of helping police and rushes him in the family room. Trust Lost Stacy remains with her brother, leaving Alex unable to counsel either sibling in that moment.

A Confession About Helen A Confession About Helen from "Dr. Death". A Dangerous Parallel Eric's Story Eric tells Stacy that he killed Helen to end her suffering.

A Confession About Helen from "Dr. Death". A Dangerous Parallel Eric's Story Eric tells Stacy that he killed Helen to end her suffering.

A Dangerous Parallel Eric's Story Eric tells Stacy that he killed Helen to end her suffering. A Sister's Fear His language about human suffering makes Stacy wonder whether he also helped their mother die.

The Pottery Fight The Pottery Fight from "Dr. Death". Violence in the Living Room Collection Destroyed Eric swings a baseball bat through Richard's ceramics and then fights his father.

The Pottery Fight from "Dr. Death". Violence in the Living Room Collection Destroyed Eric swings a baseball bat through Richard's ceramics and then fights his father.

Violence in the Living Room Collection Destroyed Eric swings a baseball bat through Richard's ceramics and then fights his father. A Momentary Embrace After the struggle, father and son cling to each other amid the wreckage.

Stacy Leaves Stacy Leaves from "Dr. Death". A Necessary Distance Safer Intervenes Joe Safer arranges for Stacy to stay at his home rather than remain in the volatile household.

Stacy Leaves from "Dr. Death". A Necessary Distance Safer Intervenes Joe Safer arranges for Stacy to stay at his home rather than remain in the volatile household.

A Necessary Distance Safer Intervenes Joe Safer arranges for Stacy to stay at his home rather than remain in the volatile household. A Family Divided Richard stays with Eric, while Stacy is separated from both father and brother.

Mid-September, during Eric's appointment

At the police station that afternoon

That evening at the Doss house

Later that night

Immediately after the fight