My understanding is that the kid is incredibly bright. Valedictorian of his high school class and got his bachelors and Masters from Penn. He was involved in a bad surfing accident 2-ish years ago, and the surgery went awry and as a result he began to lose his mind. Super unfortunate, as his life as he knows it is over. Even worse, he killed a guy who had a wife and kids at home. I'm no defender of the health care industry in the US, as it is full of greedy, heartless crooks, but killing someone is never the answer. Unfortunate all around, and scary times we live in.