"She's dead Jim."
Posted on 10/12/2007 2:53:41 PM PDT by Froufrou
Wouldn’t they first need to verify that he really was her husband?
Had to get the stories straight and rehearsed.
“...hey, let’s get Mikey to do it!”
I am still trying to figure out if people were so concerned about her mental state and she clearly had problems then why was she traveling alone?
If I had a nickel for every story I heard in the rooms of people getting loaded before showing up for rehab...
If Mr. Gotbaum was so terribly concerned for his wife, and it certainly sounds like she was a mess, why couldn’t he have had someone escort her to the airport and see her onto her flight sober? I am assuming “prominent” here means having money to burn.
That said, airport security should have people in their holding cells under continual observation, it’s not like they’re going to be kept there long.
"She's dead Jim."
For the life of me, I do not understand why this “prominent” and wealthy New York family could not provide a nurse/caregiver to accompany the troubled young woman on her long trip to the rehab hospital. This was terribly irresponsible of the husband and the mother-in-law, and anyone else who cared about the poor thing.
Only two hours through a New York bureaucracy???
That’s actually pretty good.
Ooops!
I mean Pheonix.
So?
That’s nothing! When my Dad died in Vietnam, it took 1 1/2 days for word to reach us...the person who initially took the call in the Command Post didn’t understand it & didn’t pass it on.
If this guy was so worried, why didn’t he pay someone to accompany her (assuming he is too much of a big shot to go with her himself)?
Damn, if they had notified him earlier, mebbe something could of been done!
How many top-rated alcohol rehab facilities in or near New York City must there be? Why was this poor sick woman sent so far away all by herself?
And, if the husband had been told sooner, she would have survived?
Seems to me this was the first mistake. A family member should have traveling with her.
Excellent question. I heard the tape of the husband talking to the airport, insisting that she not be left alone. So....
She was probably headed to Palo Verde, known around here as the rehab center for the stars. It’s got a solid reputation for keeping a person’s anonymity (unless of course they break out and get busted for driving down the wrong side of the road at 2AM), and actually doing a good job of getting people dry. It’s also not far from the fat farm of the stars, there’s a couple of convenience stores on the east side of town that are great for autograph seekers.
Gee, I wonder if he’ll sue?
Hippocrites, all.
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