The Seducers
by Martin Shepard
Jonas Lippman—father, husband, successful psychiatrist, provider and respected community member—seems to have everything. Why, then, does he risk all of this during an encounter with one of his sexually repressed patients? What prompts such a man? Is it done soley for his own gratification or are more complex motivations involved? Is he idealistic, simplistic, or simply a seducer?