Josh Mankiewicz

I think that, you know, if you're in that kind of traumatic situation and you had absolutely nothing to do with it, the natural reaction is you're going to be anguished. You're going to seem anguished and upset and miserable and scared and horrified and realizing, you know, one, that this person you loved is gone.

I think that, you know, if you're in that kind of traumatic situation and you had absolutely nothing to do with it, the natural reaction is you're going to be anguished. You're going to seem anguished and upset and miserable and scared and horrified and realizing, you know, one, that this person you loved is gone.

And second, like they're looking at you for it when you had absolutely nothing to do with it. I think there are some very natural reactions, but what he exhibited are not among that kind selection of natural reactions. That looks like somebody basically coaching himself. And this might be a good time to mention it. Never charged. Yeah, never charged. Never charged.

And second, like they're looking at you for it when you had absolutely nothing to do with it. I think there are some very natural reactions, but what he exhibited are not among that kind selection of natural reactions. That looks like somebody basically coaching himself. And this might be a good time to mention it. Never charged. Yeah, never charged. Never charged.

This, I think, I'm sure that Susan Nall, who is the keeper of the official Dateline institutional memory, will inform me that I am wrong. But I do not remember a story in which Previous military service and trauma experienced on the battlefield came back in which that was a factor in determining how someone might behave in a stressful situation.

This, I think, I'm sure that Susan Nall, who is the keeper of the official Dateline institutional memory, will inform me that I am wrong. But I do not remember a story in which Previous military service and trauma experienced on the battlefield came back in which that was a factor in determining how someone might behave in a stressful situation.

Yeah, I mean, I think that one of the things that we sort of don't know a lot about is how... That kind of trauma and that kind of stress affects people when they leave military service and return to private life. Despite that, there are clearly people in this story who think he knew what had happened. Maybe he didn't do it, but he knew what had happened.

Yeah, I mean, I think that one of the things that we sort of don't know a lot about is how... That kind of trauma and that kind of stress affects people when they leave military service and return to private life. Despite that, there are clearly people in this story who think he knew what had happened. Maybe he didn't do it, but he knew what had happened.

I mean, when he says, you know, I decided not to come back until the next morning, I think, uh-oh. And then I stayed the night with a friend. Okay, well, who was it? Well, it was a friend of mine named, well, let's see. Let me go through my Rolodex. I mean, yeah, come on, dude.

I mean, when he says, you know, I decided not to come back until the next morning, I think, uh-oh. And then I stayed the night with a friend. Okay, well, who was it? Well, it was a friend of mine named, well, let's see. Let me go through my Rolodex. I mean, yeah, come on, dude.

We've had throuples on Dateline before. This is not the first time that's come up. But it certainly added to the intrigue. And when you start hearing about that, that's when I think like, oh, wait, everything I thought I understood about this maybe is a little bit wrong because now there's somebody else involved. But then it turns out there's a whole layer beyond that.

We've had throuples on Dateline before. This is not the first time that's come up. But it certainly added to the intrigue. And when you start hearing about that, that's when I think like, oh, wait, everything I thought I understood about this maybe is a little bit wrong because now there's somebody else involved. But then it turns out there's a whole layer beyond that.

I'm asking you this, admitting beforehand that without talking to Scott or Desiree, we might not know the answer here. But you think Desiree's infidelity maybe gave Scott what he thought, I got to pass now, you know?

I'm asking you this, admitting beforehand that without talking to Scott or Desiree, we might not know the answer here. But you think Desiree's infidelity maybe gave Scott what he thought, I got to pass now, you know?

Not a great idea, but certainly not while they were married is when that happened, which is an important distinction to some people when we return. We will have an extra clip from Blaine's interview with the woman at the center of this extremely complicated, weird case, Paige Blades. Page texts Desiree, I'm fairly convinced that in the event of your demise, I would be the chosen one.

Not a great idea, but certainly not while they were married is when that happened, which is an important distinction to some people when we return. We will have an extra clip from Blaine's interview with the woman at the center of this extremely complicated, weird case, Paige Blades. Page texts Desiree, I'm fairly convinced that in the event of your demise, I would be the chosen one.

First of all, when you're that age, right, you don't talk to your friends about like, you know, if you die, what is going to die at that? What are you talking about? That's not an age where you think about people dying and you replacing them. I just thought that was really weird.

First of all, when you're that age, right, you don't talk to your friends about like, you know, if you die, what is going to die at that? What are you talking about? That's not an age where you think about people dying and you replacing them. I just thought that was really weird.

And the other thing I thought was really weird was Paige's text saying, I've been wanting to do away with you because she was done away with.

And the other thing I thought was really weird was Paige's text saying, I've been wanting to do away with you because she was done away with.