1.   A series of match points led Vince Spadea from his abyss only to turn into trapdoors that teased his tortured psyche.

2.   His team-first game of brilliant passing and boundless dirty work is resonating everywhere but in the tortured psyches of some Fleet Center fans.

3.   In addition to again mining the tortured psyche of these pitiable Red Sox zealots, he springs to the defense of the ballpark.

4.   Religion soothed many a tortured psyche Tuesday afternoon and deep into the evening.