I realize it has been awhile since the beginning of the case conference on Otto. I just read through the messages and was asking myself whether Otto not only was malingering, but created a history for himself (abusive, neglected childhood) that would further support an "insanity defense". I was struck by Don's description regarding how Otto described his childhood experiences without much affect and as if looking through the wrong end of a telescope. Maybe it was just part of his legal maneuvering.