A thorough look at the psychological disorder of sociopathy, with links made to Charles Dickens' novel "Great Expectations", using Estella as an example of a sociopath.

"He will choose you, disarm you with his words, and control you with his presence. He will delight you with his wit and plans. He will show you a good time, but you will always get the bill. He will smile and deceive you, and he will scare you with his eyes. And when he is through with you, and he will be through with you, he will desert you and take with him your …

…make up excuses for sociopaths, such as "he must have been under duress", when these people deserve not your excuses, but your testimony against them! Until there is greater public awareness of sociopaths, they will continue to wreak havoc on our society, in the manner that Estella did to the males she met. Positive identification of sociopaths could be extremely useful to police, prosecutors, and judges, to ensure that these people cannot ruin more lives.