Dr. Keaton's 1st letter to Janet Winston-Rogers

                                                Mrs. Janet. Winston-Rogers
                                                High Branch Manor,
                                                872 Kingsport Rd,
                                                Aylesbury, Massachusetts

Dr. Jonathan Keaton
513 West Henry Street,
Savannah, Georgia

April 26, 1937

Dear Mrs. Winston Rogers,

Please accept my sincere condolences, however belated, for the loss of 
your father. While I did not have the pleasure of meeting him, one of my 
patients at Joy Grove, Mr. Douglas Henslow, knew him well and corresponded 
with him.

I learned of your loss shortly after a visit from a Mr. Vito de Genaro and 
his associates. They were looking into our institution for a purpose they 
could not name for legal reasons, but which, it was strongly implied, 
involved a grant or a donation to Joy Grove. Naturally, we showed them 
every courtesy, and while they were, of course, most discreet about whom 
they represented, the timing is indicative of our potential benefactor's 
identity, as was their choice of patients to interview.

We hope that they are satisfied with what they saw and heard, but, in the 
interest of full and honest disclosure, I thought it best to acquaint you 
with events occurring after their departure.

First of all, Mr. Henslow, while much improved by their visit, has taken to 
writing to Mr. Winston, as he remains ignorant of the current state of 
affairs. We have not presumed to enlighten him, but if you wish us to do so, 
of course we will. If you wish to visit him in person and explain matters, 
we will do our utmost to accommodate you.

Second, sometimes a patient at our institution will assume that a mere 
coincidence actually holds deep and significant meaning. Soon after the 
departure of Mr. de Genaro and his associates, one of our patients chose 
to check herself out. I hasten to add that this was not only her right, 
but entirely appropriate. We cannot, of course, reveal the details of her 
case, but I assure you that she was of entirely sound mind when she left, 
and that this was the reason for her departure.

Nevertheless, Mr. Henslow found the coincidence of timing significant and 
wove it into his longstanding self-protective narrative. He is not in a 
position to harm the young woman, or, indeed, anyone else. He is, as I have 
said, much improved, but we do not with to conceal facts from you or to be 
anything less than completely frank.

In closing, let me assure you that Joy Grove is an institution of which I 
am proud to be a part. We enjoy helping our patients, and even when we 
cannot grant them a full recovery, we pride ourselves on giving them as much 
of a restored and peaceful mind as we can. Should you ever wish to visit in 
person, it will be my pleasure to show you around the institution and let 
you see for yourself how much we have accomplished. It is our hope that we 
will continue to have the funding we need to provide the best care for our 
patients, both present and future.

Again, my sincerest condolences on your loss.

Holding you in my thoughts and prayers,

Dr. Jonathan Keaton