pesci. she had a strong alibi. do you know who shot him? i don t. that is only the start of the twists in this hollywood mystery. stranger than fiction, nobody would write a script like this. the most stunning twist is what didn t happen. my mom said don t you [ bleep ] die. that hit me harder than the bullets, my mom never swore. holoand welcome to dateline. derrick ward was a hollywood stunt man, who made a living pulling off death defying acts. one night, he opened the door for a stranger, and found himself in the miftsds a terrifying scene that was too real. he was looking down the barrel of a gun. moments later, four shots rang out. and soon, investigators would be
on the marquis. joe pesci, famous for roles of a cold blooded killer. featuring his ex-wife, model and actress that appeared in the gangster film sakino. the supporting cast, her brother, a tough guy who did time in prison, and harbors a terrible secret. and claudia s second husband, derrick warren, familiar with danger. fade in, early evening, in the quiet town of westlake village, california, outside of l.a. stunt man, garrett warren heard a knock on the door, a question
embroiled in a whodunit with more suspects ready, action. action! it ranked second only to money. as the single most important word in hollywood. here in l.a., where life and art are often the same thing there is a real life drama that rivals any action movie with a plot that includes all the elements of classic film noir. a mystery, featuring an assassin, a fem fatashlgs a hollywood star, and a stunt man who takes the fall. as for the money, we will get to that start with the biggest name
rushing tote bed side of his buddy, a stunt man shot with live bullets, i run into garrett s mom, and realize that i am going to lose my friend. he is not going to make it. garrett was in critical condition. all these things run through your head. the time you spent together, the things that maybe you should have said that you didn t. it was rough. shot three times in the body, once through the eye, all at close range. hard to imagine anyone surviving it. ready for the second twist? it is one that neither garrett s family northe gunman saw coming. this was garrett warren today.
about a silver volvo parked in the driveway. garrett answered, and then comes the plot twist. three shots into his body. one more into garrett s right eye. the dare devil s luck run out. i called and his mother answered the phone. screaming, crying, just destraut. wallyings you are not going to believe what happened. garrett has been shot. wally crowdir was a fellow stunt man and garrett s good friend. garrett was one of those men you could count on, you hear in life, you have five mends or count a friend on one hand, garrett was that friend to me. wally has been in the business for more than 30 years. garrett warren was probably the finest fight man you could ask for. i hired him on several shows.