:01:01
And I would like to think this
was only a matter of chance.
:01:08
As reported
in the "Reno Gazette..."
:01:11
June of 1983...
:01:14
there is the story of a fire...
:01:16
the water that it took
to contain the fire...
:01:19
and a scuba diver
named Delmer Darion.
:01:26
Employee of the Nugget Hotel
and Casino, Reno, Nevada...
:01:30
engaged as a blackjack dealer.
:01:32
Well-liked and well-regarded...
:01:35
as a physical, recreational,
and sporting sort...
:01:38
Delmer's true passion
was for the lake.
:01:51
As reported by the coroner,
Delmer died of a heart attack...
:01:54
somewhere between
the lake and the tree...
:01:57
but most curious side note...
:01:58
is the suicide the next day
of Craig Hansen...
:02:01
volunteer firefighter,
estranged father of four...
:02:05
and a poor tendency to drink.
:02:07
Mr. Hansen was the pilot of
the plane that accidentally...
:02:10
lifted Delmer Darion
out of the water.
:02:13
Added to this,
Mr. Hansen's tortured life...
:02:16
met before with Delmer Darion
just two nights previous.
:02:20
All I need is a two.
:02:21
All you need is a deuce.
All right.
:02:24
That is an eight.
:02:26
Glad you like my work.
Moment of truth.
:02:29
The weight of the guilt...
:02:31
and the measure
of coincidence so large...
:02:34
Craig Hansen took his life.
:02:38
And I am trying to think...
:02:40
this was all only
a matter of chance.
:02:43
The tale told
at a 1961 awards dinner...
:02:47
for the American Association
of Forensic Science...
:02:50
by Dr. John Harper,
president of the association...
:02:53
began with
a simple suicide attempt.
:02:56
Seventeen-year-old
Sydney Barringer...