After hearing that one of the patients in a mental hospital had saved
another from a suicide attempt by pulling him out of a bathtub, the
director reviewed the rescuer's file and called him into his office.
"Mr. James, your records and your heroic behavior indicate that you're
ready to go home. I'm only sorry that the man you saved later killed
himself with a rope around the neck."
"Oh, he didn't kill himself," Mr. James replied. "I hung him up to dry."