his former partner mimi o'donald has been questioned, once o'donald discovered hoffman was abecausing drugs, she allegedly told him he had to stay at a second apartment in the west village, not with their children. how long had hoffman been on a downward spiral? it seems quite some time judging from people who recently came in contact with him. >> he was fallow. his face seemed to be pock-marked. he looked tired, had bags under his eye. >> this journalist is still haunted by hoffman's physical appearance after he saw him at party at last month's sundance film festival in utah. this is hoffman's picture from sundance. the journalist said he didn't even recognize him, disturb not just by how the actor looked but by what he said. >> he said you don't recognize me. at that point i said, well,