'Kyle' tells Cornell a story about a former soldier who was discharged for being gay-a story Strachey draws upon from his own past in his bid to be believable as an aspiring ex-gay.Ĭornell isn't the only one who believes that being gay is a choice determined only by how much willpower a person exerts to 'change'. Trevor Cornell, the Foundation's director. In his undercover persona, the detective introduces himself to Dr. Strachey goes undercover into the Foundation as 'Kyle'. Strachey's lover Timmy Callahan is able to provide the firm a lead on Paul Hale-before he died, he was the spokesman for the Phoenix Foundation, which practices ex-gay conversion therapy. Kenny convinces Donald to hire him as Strachey Investigations' new office manager. On the way to work the next morning, Strachey accosts someone who he believes is breaking into his office, but it turns out to be Kenny Kwon, who was fired during a confrontation between Strachey and his boss Nathan Zenck during a prior case. Strachey is determined to find out the truth about Paul's death. Both the coroner and Detective Bailey rule his death a suicide due to apparent evidence of alcohol and drugs nearby his body and in his bloodstream, but neither Donald nor Paul's mother are convinced of this. The next night, however, Paul Hale turns up dead.

Hale hands the private eye a $5,000 check for a retainer just before the speeding van separates the two. Hale is very nervous, and before Strachey can calm what seems like paranoia, an incoming van approaches. Late one night, Donald Strachey is meeting a new client in a dark alley-one Paul Hale. ( November 2011) ( Learn how and when to remove this template message) Please help improve it by removing unnecessary details and making it more concise.

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