Part 4, Chapter 21-23 Summary

Dr. Rivers attends the electric shock session on Callan. The brutal treatment lasts for a few hours, but by the end of it, Callan is once again speaking normally.

In chapter 22, Dr. Rivers attempts to write a report, but cannot as he is plagued by the images of the day. Rivers begins to feel ill and decides that he should go outside. He takes a walk on the Heath and then goes to bed. He is awakened by a nightmare in which he is in Dr. Yealland's place, holding down a patient and forcing a horse's bit into his mouth. The chapter closes with Rivers sitting awake in bed, analyzing his dream and the accusations it contains.

In chapter twenty three, Rivers returns to Craiglockhart for the medical board. Sassoon has finished his book, called "Counter Attack" and is...