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Hard to see how Gordo really wins....


Simon loses his job, yes. But that doesn't appear to have anything to do with Gordo. Furthermore, he still has his skills, & it's possible his employer won't risk a libel suit by disclosing what happened to a future employer.

Given that Simon appears essentially narcissistic, he ought to be able to accept that his marriage is over, & if the baby is Gordo's, then it's a real solid, because he'll be off the hook for child support. Meanwhile he has pretty strong evidence that Gordo drugged & raped his wife/ex-wife, trespassed—even with the monkey mask I think the police could put a pretty strong case together against Gordo, especially given his history.

About the only thing that might save Gordo, if the baby is his, would be for the wife to lie & claim they had consensual sex. Still would leave Simon off the hook.

Were Simon a better person he might be screwed, but he's not. So what the heck—he's young enough to restart his life & career.

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Simon is first and foremost a control freak, and he stopped being in control over every aspect of his life. His job is gone, his wife will leave him taking his child with her, and he will never know if Gordon raped his wife.

His "apology" to Gordon is absolutely classic. At no point in his little speech did he actually apologize, and then demanded Gordon accept the apology that he didn't make, and then, did exactly what he was supposed to be apologizing for, being a bully.

Gordo did not rape his wife. He planted the seed of doubt in the mind of someone who lies as easily as breathing, the sort of person that believes everybody lies as much as he does. Gordo even tells him this, "I could tell you the truth, but a liar won't believe anything anybody tells him." And "You see what happens when you poison peoples' minds with ideas?" Tells him "Look at the eyes, it is the only way you'll know for certain."

That's how Gordon wins. He took control away from a bully control freak and let him fuck up his own life.

edit: words

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