Behavior: True Confessions by Telephone

A call-in service for those who need to bare their souls

Beep. "Mom, Dad," says a 19-year-old, "I'm sorry, but I'm gay. And I will never, never change." Beep. "I just want to say I'm sorry," sobs a young woman, who says she caused an automobile accident that killed five people. "I wish I could bring them back." Beep. "I wish I had someone to share this with," murmurs a man, revealing the secret pleasure he gets from wearing his wife's clothing.

The soul baring goes on and on, recorded in 60-second messages to the Apology Sound-Off Line, a Los Angeles-based telephone service that offers the catharsis of confession for the price...

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