4 The girl was a good candidate for hypnotism. Intelligent, curious, imaginative. Clover moved to her dog bed and Liz shifted over to the love seat so Selena could stretch out the full length of the couch. Winnie had used hypnotism for years to help her family and friends with assorted problems. People quit smoking, cured their insomnia, discovered the source of their anxiety—her nephew Danny even got over his fear of flying. And her late husband Joe had depended on Winnie’s skill with hypnotism to help him manage certain aspects of his work. For the past three years, as Winnie gained more and more clients through her referral-only business, she had had more opportunities than ever before to practice using this valuable tool. So it was with confidence that she began leading the girl