t said it was only to drop off a present at his apartment near seattle for brenna, from peggy. i asked if he d be willing to come down to the police station with us. i said, we d like to get your story on tape. he agreed. he s under no obligation to do that. he doesn t have to go anywhere with us. detective: need a soda or anything? no, i m fine. if the coffee is ever done, sure like to have [inaudible].. detective: [inaudible] coffee? josh mankiewicz: once again, with tape rolling, jim huden freely admitted to being in washington at the time of the crime, to meeting russell douglas there, and to being a lousy, two-timing husband. but that s where jim huden drew the line. i m a son of a bitch, but i m no killer. but i m a son of a bitch. josh mankiewicz: for nearly an hour, the interview covered old ground with occasional interruptions from detectives in las vegas, who were, at that very moment, grilling huden s girlfriend, peggy thomas. detective: what do think peggy s reactions are
with tape rolling, jim huden freely agreed to being in washington at the time of the crime, to meeting russel douglas there and to being a lousy, two-timing husband, but that s where jim huden drew the line. i m a son of a but no killer. i m a [ expletive ]. for nearly an hour, it covered old ground with few interruptions with detectives in las vegas who were at that very moment grilling huden s girlfriend peggy thomas. peggy was my guide out there? i would be surprised if it was any different than mine. and he was right, like jim, peggy wasn t giving the police anything in her interview. so detective mike beach decided to shake things up.
of the crime, to meeting russell douglas there, and to being a lousy, two-timing husband. but that s where jim huden drew the line. i m a son of a bitch, but i m no killer. but i m a son of a bitch. josh mankiewicz: for nearly an hour, the interview covered old ground with occasional interruptions from detectives in las vegas, who were, at that very moment, grilling huden s girlfriend, peggy thomas. detective: what do think peggy s reactions are going to be to my guys out there? i d be surprised if it s any different than mine. josh mankiewicz: and he was right. like jim, peggy wasn t giving the police anything in her interview. so detective mike beech decided to shake things up. but with this tactic get jim to talk? [music playing] coming up, it s peggy s turn to be interrogated. will she give up her lover? he said, you know what? just know that i love you and you re never going to see me or hear from me again.