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From Scarsdale to Singapore,
they loved her.
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Her father beat the rap,
of course. Self-defence.
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And Maria walked out
of that courthouse a bigger star
:49:15
than when she broke all the rules
by walking into it.
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So how are you going to figure it?
:49:25
Suppose you're me, and what the public
wants and thinks is your business.
:49:30
You're standing in the middle of them,
:49:33
asking yourself "Where
did I lose these people?"
:49:37
You realise maybe the public knows more
about public relations than you do.
:49:42
Maybe the public heart is
something you can't put on a chart,
:49:45
or penetrate with just money.
:49:47
You begin to think that maybe, after all,
:49:50
Kirk Edwards couldn't really
walk across the English Channel
:49:54
any time he wanted to.
:50:02
In many ways, Maria
affected Oscar more than any of us.
:50:05
Her father's trial, the fact that being
honest about something unpleasant
:50:10
could make her more popular
than ever, it shook Oscar.
:50:13
His gods began to crumble.
:50:16
He became aware even of some clay
around the feet of Kirk Edwards.
:50:21
But two years went by before
the great god Edwards toppled over.
:50:25
Two good and happy years,
for me at any rate.
:50:30
The night he fell to earth - I suppose
it was the most losing night of Kirk's life -
:50:36
was just about a year ago,
in Beverly Hills, California.
:50:40
It was quite a night.
Turned out to be quite a party.
:50:44
Kirk Edwards was the host and, over my
objections, Maria let him use her house.
:50:50
He'd asked personally
and Maria said yes.
:50:56
Kirk didn't give many parties,
but when he did,
:50:59
they were always for men
like Señor Alberto Bravano.