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THE PILLARS OF SOCIETY

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THE PILLARS OF SOCIETY... -  By Bernard Bujold -  Half of the pillars of the society in which I lived became outcasts and the symbol of exception and talent that they represented disappeared as if it had never existed.  The last to fall is Edgar Fruitier...  In Edgar's case, I briefly rubbed shoulders with him during his activities as a great connoisseur and collector of classical music records.  I've been in contact with many of society's symbols, including Gilbert Rozon; Eric Salvail; and Marcel Brisebois, the father of the Musée d'Art contemporain de Montréal. I often tell myself that perhaps it would have been better for me to be alone on the shore of a lake than to be badly surrounded! But how to know?  If there's a conclusion, it's that the people we meet are not always who we think they are... Fortunately for my peace of mind, I had never met Gabriel Wortman, the millionaire denturist from Nova Scotia, who killed more than twenty people last...