▁sessions ▁with ▁Dr . ▁Michael ▁G lass , ▁who ▁has ▁conducted ▁a ▁court - ordered ▁psych iat ric ▁exam ▁and ▁given ▁testim ony ▁in ▁her ▁case . ▁Dr . ▁G lass ▁strongly ▁suspect s ▁that ▁Tr am ell ▁is ▁a ▁n arc iss ist ▁in cap able ▁of ▁telling ▁the ▁difference ▁between ▁right ▁and ▁wrong . ▁Tr am ell ▁begins ▁to ▁play ▁mind ▁games ▁with ▁G lass , ▁who ▁becomes ▁increasing ly ▁fr ustr ated ▁and ▁intr igu ed ▁by ▁her . ▁Meanwhile , ▁the ▁journalist ▁boy friend ▁of ▁G lass ' s ▁ex - w ife , ▁who ▁was ▁in ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁writing ▁a ▁story ▁critical ▁of ▁G lass , ▁is ▁found ▁str ang led ▁to ▁death . ▁More ▁mur ders ▁begin ▁to ▁surface ▁around ▁Dr . ▁G lass , ▁including ▁his ▁own ▁ex - w ife , ▁as ▁his ▁ob session ▁with ▁Tr am ell ▁grows ▁and ▁when ▁his ▁career ▁and ▁life ▁are ▁threatened ; ▁he ▁begins ▁to ▁suspect ▁that ▁Tr am ell ▁is ▁really ▁comm itting ▁the ▁mur ders ▁and ▁attempting ▁to ▁frame ▁him ▁for ▁them . ▁ ▁G lass ▁increasing ly ▁cannot ▁distinguish ▁himself ▁between ▁right ▁and ▁wrong , ▁and ▁the ▁London ▁police ▁begin ▁to ▁suspect ▁him . ▁He ▁confront s ▁Tr am ell ▁at ▁her ▁a partment ▁where ▁they ▁eng age ▁in ▁passion ate ▁sex . ▁Tr am ell ▁gives ▁G lass ▁a ▁copy ▁of ▁the ▁draft ▁of ▁her ▁next ▁novel , ▁titled ▁The ▁Anal yst . ▁After ▁reading ▁it , ▁he ▁real ises ▁that ▁Tr am