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5 min readThe Asylum That Wasn't What It Seemed
A private investigator—whose name, he says, is not important—was hired three months ago by a well-off client to find her missing sister, Monica. Monica had been forced into court-ordered treatment at an upscale psychiatric and substance abuse facility called the Waserman Center after a DUI arrest that also turned up a large quantity of illegal drugs. After her mandatory treatment ended, she called her family to say she was taking a cab back to her apartment. The cab driver confirmed she asked to be let out downtown for an errand. That was the last anyone saw of her.
The police suspected she'd run afoul of her own unsavory contacts. Her parents hired investigators, but none turned up anything concrete—only rumors about the Waserman Center: unethical experimental treatments, excessive secrecy, the kind of stories that echo the real-life horror studies of abusive mental hospitals from the early 20th century. The center passed every state inspection with flying colors. There were no grounds for a police investigation.
The PI decided to do what other people wouldn't even consider. He got himself committed.
Inside the Waserman Center
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- 1 (02:35) **Investigation Begins: The Case of Monica** - A private investigator accepts a case to find a missing woman named Monica, who disappeared after court-ordered treatment at the Waserman Center.
- 2 (05:57) **Inside the Waserman Center** - The PI describes the surprisingly homey and open atmosphere of the facility, which allows him freedom to explore, but he finds no evidence of wrongdoing.
- 3 (09:52) **Discovering the Secure Ward** - The PI breaches a hedge to access the restricted secure wards, where he finds a group of patients standing in trance-like rows.
- 4 (11:04) **The Horror of Mass Lobotomization** - The PI realizes the patients have been lobotomized, a procedure he thought was a dark chapter of medical history.
- 5 (12:39) **Confrontation with Dr. Wasserman** - After taking photos of the lobotomized patients, the PI is caught by Dr. Henry Wasserman and his orderlies.
- 6 (14:21) **Led to a Sealed Room** - The PI is taken to a secure ward and locked in an empty room, where he searches for an escape route.
- 7 (18:59) **The Neonatal Ward** - The PI opens the curtain to reveal a room like a neonatal ward, containing deformed infants and a woman he recognizes as Monica.
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