1:27:00
I hadn't touched her.
1:27:02
That's how I know that my former
partner and friend, Vince Collins...
1:27:08
... murdered Maureen O'Flaherty.
1:27:15
You must have guessed by now
that Vince and I had found a way...
1:27:18
... to relocate Maureen's body
to New Jersey.
1:27:22
This is the one criminal act
the both of us committed...
1:27:25
... but we were in a panic and
needed to create an ironclad alibi.
1:27:30
The crates were delivered
to our room.
1:27:33
The publicist had opened the crates
for a photo op.
1:27:36
But the official story became...
1:27:38
... that she found Maureen's
overdosed body in the tub.
1:27:40
A police officer called Scaglia
was there to witness the whole thing.
1:27:45
Live, until they drop dead...
1:27:47
During the telethon...
1:27:48
... I kept telling myself that I could
forgive Vince for two reasons.
1:27:53
First of all, I don't think he could
have known what he was doing.
1:27:56
He was completely out of it,
even more than usual.
1:27:59
The second is that he was terrified...
1:28:01
... that this incident would become
public knowledge.
1:28:05
In those days, the slightest hint
that he could swing both ways...
1:28:09
... would destroy his
show-business career in an instant.
1:28:13
As it was, it was only to destroy us.
1:28:16
We completed the telethon...
1:28:19
... but we both knew
we were finished.
1:28:22
The marriage...
1:28:24
... was over.
1:28:27
There was a moment
in the middle of the telethon...
1:28:30
... where I actually broke down.
1:28:33
I just couldn't control myself.
1:28:36
I remember I mumbled something...
1:28:39
... to a little girl who was recounting
her experiences with the disease.
1:28:44
I don't remember what I said...
1:28:47
... but I do remember
feeling worthless.
1:28:52
Everyone thought that my tears
were for her.
1:28:55
It made for a great picture
in the papers the next day.