Bub had been spared from non-existence (and dissection), and Dr.Logan had introduced (or reacquainted him to remember past, civilized life tendencies) - he was presented with a toothbrush, a razor, a Stephen King paperback novel (Salem""s Lot), and a desk phone.Then, after he had their attention, he proposed to kill their mutual enemy Batman - "It""s simple.We, uh, kill the Batman" - in exchange for half of the Mafia""s money.Gambol was incensed by the clown and challenged him with a bounty: "Five hundred grand for this clown dead.Kesey had derived most of the novel""s secondary characters from real-life psychiatric ward patients at a VA hospital (in Menlo Park, CA) where he had once worked in a night job in the late 50s."""Female reporter 3: "The CDC is projecting a fatality oll ranging from 5 million to as many as 150 million in the next 6 to 8 months.