Elena

So Najimy and Schwenk, more than anyone else, knew the extent of the abuse that was happening in this relationship at Robert's hands. And they felt, they knew the fear that Kathy had felt a lot.

And neither of them had trusted Robert Durst's timeline of events or explanation of what happened. They just both were like, no, it doesn't add up. Which when your friends are already thinking that your husband is the reason you're missing, there was a problem. Yeah. Like there was a problem and that we should take these people seriously.

And neither of them had trusted Robert Durst's timeline of events or explanation of what happened. They just both were like, no, it doesn't add up. Which when your friends are already thinking that your husband is the reason you're missing, there was a problem. Yeah. Like there was a problem and that we should take these people seriously.

So the problem was, though, they couldn't find any actual like solid evidence to prove he was lying or that he had anything to do with the disappearance. It was just kind of like we know what was happening and we think this is suspicious. In that way, they were like detective struck. All of them were hitting dead ends. At the same time, Robert had dropped off the map completely at this point.

So the problem was, though, they couldn't find any actual like solid evidence to prove he was lying or that he had anything to do with the disappearance. It was just kind of like we know what was happening and we think this is suspicious. In that way, they were like detective struck. All of them were hitting dead ends. At the same time, Robert had dropped off the map completely at this point.

He stopped going to work, stopped returning phone calls, and stopped talking to friends. What the fuck? Where'd he go? Apparently, his friend Doug Oliver said he retreated into himself, and any messages he had for the outside world were conveyed only through his closest friend, Susan Berman.

He stopped going to work, stopped returning phone calls, and stopped talking to friends. What the fuck? Where'd he go? Apparently, his friend Doug Oliver said he retreated into himself, and any messages he had for the outside world were conveyed only through his closest friend, Susan Berman.

Durst finally returned to work the following year and continued making the following year, the next year and continued. This is when he continued making like major real estate deals. So he just like jumped right back in all around the city. And they were both on behalf of the Durst organization and himself as an individual. Oh, wow. Okay. So detectives struck in the NYPD.

Durst finally returned to work the following year and continued making the following year, the next year and continued. This is when he continued making like major real estate deals. So he just like jumped right back in all around the city. And they were both on behalf of the Durst organization and himself as an individual. Oh, wow. Okay. So detectives struck in the NYPD.

They continued following any new leads on Kathy's case. But again, they were getting few and far between. And soon the case just went cold. Yeah. Now, in the years that followed Kathy's disappearance, because it's so sad, she just disappeared. Robert Durst settled into, you know, being a single guy, a wealthy Manhattan real estate developer. Really tough role to fall back into, I suppose.

They continued following any new leads on Kathy's case. But again, they were getting few and far between. And soon the case just went cold. Yeah. Now, in the years that followed Kathy's disappearance, because it's so sad, she just disappeared. Robert Durst settled into, you know, being a single guy, a wealthy Manhattan real estate developer. Really tough role to fall back into, I suppose.

So hard, I bet. But behind the scenes, things were anything but good. Robert's lack of enthusiasm for the business, because remember, he never really wanted to enter that business.

So hard, I bet. But behind the scenes, things were anything but good. Robert's lack of enthusiasm for the business, because remember, he never really wanted to enter that business.

He wanted to like open a shop. Yeah, it's his workshop. So like he never really wanted to do this, but it's just like that was the family business and it paid a lot of money. Yeah. So he just went with it. So his lack of enthusiasm for the business and his reckless and very scandalous personal life led his father to skip over Robert and leave the company to his younger brother, Douglas.

He wanted to like open a shop. Yeah, it's his workshop. So like he never really wanted to do this, but it's just like that was the family business and it paid a lot of money. Yeah. So he just went with it. So his lack of enthusiasm for the business and his reckless and very scandalous personal life led his father to skip over Robert and leave the company to his younger brother, Douglas.

Oh, that's a bad hit. Douglas had shown like a lot of enthusiasm for the business, a lot of passion for this world. So he was the obvious choice. Yeah. It's very succession. It is. Douglas and Robert had always had a very difficult relationship and Douglas's promotion to the head of the Durst organization only made things worse. That's which I can imagine. That would be a tense family dinner.

Oh, that's a bad hit. Douglas had shown like a lot of enthusiasm for the business, a lot of passion for this world. So he was the obvious choice. Yeah. It's very succession. It is. Douglas and Robert had always had a very difficult relationship and Douglas's promotion to the head of the Durst organization only made things worse. That's which I can imagine. That would be a tense family dinner.

Yeah, I feel like it's very like Connor and Kendall Roy. Yeah. You know, in Succession. Go watch Succession. If you haven't watched that yet, you're missing out on fucking great television.

Yeah, I feel like it's very like Connor and Kendall Roy. Yeah. You know, in Succession. Go watch Succession. If you haven't watched that yet, you're missing out on fucking great television.

I can say that with full confidence. It is in my top three shows of all time.