This. Was it love . What we learned was he was having an affair. Was it money . Nobody really knows what happened except for him and garrett. Or was the truth hidden here on this tropical paradise. It was an assassination, a hit. No question. Reporter it was august hot in coral gables. The air was shirtsticking thick as night fell. The small, damp breeze pushed weakly at limp palm fronds. In the artificial kula john suttons house, an intimate party was winding down early. It was susan suttons birthday, attending his son, girlfriend and johns law partner. Daughter melissa, just off to college in north florida couldnt be there. So she phoned her mother to say, she missed her. Were you two close . Extremely. Thats my best friend. Reporter i was going to ask how old your mom was . 57. No, you cant put that on. She was a nice 45. Lets put it, leave it at that. Reporter the guests laughed. The law partner went home. Son christopher and his girlfriend went to a movie. John settled in to watch
Reporter and mostly, they it was an assassination, a waited with everyone else, to hit. No question. See if john sutton would survive the attack, to see if they would ever be able to ask him, what happened. And until now all they heard from sutton was this. Are you bleeding . Do you see any blood . I am bleeding all over, yes. I cant see. Reporter i cant see. Reporter it was august hot in coral gables. It was almost a week after the the air was shirtsticking thick shooting. As night fell. When sutton was awakened from a the small, damp breeze pushed medically induced coma. Weakly at limp palm fronds. He was going to live. In the artificial kula john suttons house, an intimate but he was going to live with the scars of the shooting. Party was winding down early. He had lost an eye, but worse, far worse was the news the it was susan suttons birthday, doctors gave him. Attending his son, girlfriend he would never see again. And johns law partner. He was blind in both eyes. Daughter meliss