Capturing the Friedmans Page #11

but he has.

OK, right about now

we've been waiting for

a good two hours or so now

because evidently the parents

stormed Denis Dillon's

office this morning

when they received

the news last night

that I was to plead guilty

and they were not aware

of this fact.

They were not even aware

that negotiations were underway.

They did not want me

to have less than 10 to 30

and there are a lot of people

probably making all sorts of

angry statements

at this point in time.

I can imagine

what they're discussing.

The meeting must have,

just like our family.

Well, there wasn't really

much of them anyway

but that means

the meeting's over.

That means the meeting's over.

Go ask them, Jess.

You hold it. I'm not holding it.

Should I do it, Jess?

Oh, my god.

I can't believe this.

Oh, my god.

He raped my son!

Get them away from me!

They're animals.

Oh, my god, I don't believe it.

Wow.

After Jesse went to jail

I know my friends said to me

"Don't you feel, like,

terrible being alone

in such a big house?"

I said, "No, I feel calm."

That's when I really started

becoming a person

and started to live.

Elaine divorced him

while he was in prison.

He settled into life there

You can't say

it was good in prison

but it was as good

as it could get for him.

But of course,

the torment continued

and got worse because of Jesse.

My brother never

got over the guilt.

He had talked about

taking his life

because he had this insurance

policy he had taken out.

I think it was $250,000,

1/4 million

and Jesse was the beneficiary.

He said, "This is the only thing

I have left to give Jesse"

So he has money when he gets out

and he can make some kind of

life for himself

"because I've screwed it up

otherwise for him."

By that time, that clause

in the insurance policy

where suicide was payable

had come into effect.

And this is

the coroner's report.

It describes the cause of death

as doxepin intoxication

which basically means

that Arnold took

a massive overdose

of antidepressants.

I took a deep breath and I said

"It's over, David."

He's out of his misery.

"It's over."

I thought it was a blessing

because the guilt

he was carrying

he was so unhappy.

He was out of his misery.

The rest of the family wasn't

but he was.

I found it a blessing.

Let me entertain you

Let me make you smile.

It's unbelievably difficult.

I have to read

these horrible letters

about my brother being

almost killed in prison.

My friends call me, I'm crying.

"Why are you crying?"

I can't tell them.

None of the people

that do what I do

know about this story.

Just the intimation

of something like this

can ruin someone's career.

And I'm always afraid

that's going to happen.

So let me entertain you

And we'll have a real good time

I feel I will never

really know the truth.

But the one truthful thing

or the honest thing we know

Howard loved his brother.

Howard loved his family.

Loves his family.

And I believed him when he said

he didn't do

those terrible things.

I believed him.

Arnold had a need to confess

and he had a need to go to jail.

And the sad thing is

that he took his son with him.

What's the term about families?

Dysfunctional?

Numero uno.

It was not the way

it was supposed to end.

People were supposed to realize

that all of this was nonsense

and we'd try to go back to

living our normal lives.

Hey! Hi, everyone!

I would have to stare at Arnold

across the dinner table

and it was just the two of us.

There was really

nothing between us

except these children

that we yelled at.

We named the cottage

"Peaceful Pond Cottage"

because we were looking for

a place of healing and peace.

Any comment on

your personal life, sir?

It's personal.

Oh, my god.

Hey, how you doing?

Oh, my god.

Oh, my god.

Yes! Finally.

- Is that him?

- That could be he.

Sh*t.

Oh, my god.

Oh, my god.

Room service.

Oh, god.

You order a son?

You looking for me?

Surprise. Hi. Look at me. Look.

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