Keith Morrison

She had to be dead.

There are many kinds of villains.

This is the story of a mother and two sons in all kinds of troubles.

Is it fair for me to say that though you knew your mother was a terrible person, you loved her as intensely as a son can love a mother?

There's probably not another son on this planet who loved his mother as much as I loved mine.

But, as we say, this is about a mother and two sons.

The other now speaking out.

His first recorded interview in decades.

When your mother died, was that very difficult for you?

So much history, darkly comic to just plain dark.

But we can begin, because why not begin here, in a celebration.

July 4th, 1998.

Millions gathered in New York City to watch the nation's biggest fireworks spectacular.

At just off Manhattan's Millionaire's Row, a smaller crowd gathered for a different kind of spectacular, a dinner party at a mansion on East 65th Street.

The hostess was an 82-year-old widow named Irene Silverman.

She's vivacious.

She's a lot of fun.

Fashion designer Zhang Toy was a close friend and frequent party guest.

She know how to throw a great party during her heyday, and she had the heart of gold.

Friend Janice Herbert also loved Irene's company.