Conscious sedation as truth serum

Sometimes Dear Abby has some fascinating stories:

While I was waiting for my wife to awaken, I overheard a nurse talking to the wife of the patient next to us. She said, “You know, you can find out anything from them when they’re coming out of anesthesia. They are completely incapable of lying.” She said it in a lighthearted way – sort of giggling.

A few minutes later, I heard the wife ask softly, “Bart, have you ever cheated on me?”

“Yes,” he moaned, “with Mary Helen.”

I heard the wife choke back a sob, and she ran from the room.

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