From Senneca's Purported "Contract" June 2002?: "Mrs. Senneca Peters and her family shall have full and free use of the Baxter home.  Further, she shall have full authority over visitors, hours of visitation, dates of visitation by any and all who should visit... She may grant or refuse visitation and travel as she deems in the best interest of Col. Baxter."

Dec. 8, 2002: "Senneca is his primary caregiver. Gus pays her to do that. Thus she is responsible. She isn't just a kid from down the block who is baby sitting. She is responsible to him for him--not to me, the girls, the boys, etc. To that end she and Gus have a contract that spells out her responsibilities. (On file with his lawyer, Dee Hawthorne.) Running the household is her responsibility--contractually. When I visit, I'm her guest, not Gus'. She has all the heavy lifting to do. If everyone (but particularly you, me and the girls) want to help lift, great; but we have to be careful of coaching....(So if Senneca says that Eric may visit only when she is there, then that's that...)"

Oct. 25, 2004: "Who spends time in the house? That is Senneca's call. She has authority to control the agenda, Gus's schedule and who visits."

Apr. 7, 2004: "Of course he got Level III care from my mother. She had nothing to do but tend to her patient. What he gets from Senneca who is in school and has a 2 year old is Level II. (She doesn't read to him as mom did and she isn't a good cook, and golly she is only 21!) How do I know? He bitches incessantly about it all (not uncommon of many his age) to the point that Jan is about ready to have him walk home for being an ingrate. She is really steamed. What he doesn't grasp is that if he isn't careful he could loose (sic) his 'home care' ticket and he would be looking a level II care facility, probably in California. (I don't suppose that Gus ever had the best 'feel' for the opposite sex, but that is just a guess...) Any way (sic), his hard head is not make (sic) life any easier for himself."

Sept. 4, 2004: "Dee had a long conference this morning with the lawyer who will handle this [the interdiction], so things are moving, ..I spoke with the lawyer this evening and let him know that time was really and (sic) issue because of Addie and Eric. (Which he knew.) We are concerened (sic) that we could have a repeat of the last incident. Brandt called (apparently just to visit) and Gus wanted Brandt to tell Eric and Addie to come see him. (Gus thinks that Eric lives in town and he wants him to take him to the hardware store...) So, I had Senn & Eric (sic) call Brandt had (sic) tell him that Gus had forgotten that he would be visiting in California and that Brandt shouldn't plan a trip. Maybe that will work. But if we end up with a potential second confrontation, we may need to stash^* Gus with you until the interdiction is finished. Is that a possibility in event of emergency? After the interdiction it won't matter.
 
 

Conditions Facilitating the Work of the Influencer - from The Case of the Evil Nurse, Margaret Singer 1. Isolation Isolation is set into motion by the manipulator by controlling as closely as possible all avenues of communication to and from the intended victim. The manipulator desires to create and convince the potential signer [of legal documents] of the existence of a pseudoworld. In other words, the manipulator creates a big myth that is supported by the surrounding events and conditions that the manipulator is able to put into place. The Evil Nurse and her collaborators used such tactics as sending family, friends, and neighbors away, censoring the mail, and controlling phone calls. The Evil Nurse effectively cut off outside information and support from coming to Ms. Rose [victim]. Simultaneously, she made others feel that Ms. Rose did not want to see or talk to them. Thus, Ms. Rose was walled away from incoming information and could send none out. The Evil Nurse, aided by the renegade lawyer and the accountant, became the sole source and channel of information from and access to the broader world. They were the "gatekeepers" controlling both incoming and outgoing information. The deceitful control and manipulation of information puts the victims in these situations at a great disadvantage.

 
 

For the purposes of this Section, the following definitions shall apply:

A(1.1) "Abuse" is the infliction of … mental injury on an adult by other parties, including … such means as … isolation, exploitation or extortion of funds … to such an extent that his health, self-determination, or emotional well-being is endangered.