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Scheck denies he ever said anything that suggested he felt guilty for defending Simpson. "I accidentally bumped into Kim Goldman," he says. "She reacted as if she had been hit by a cattle prod. I wanted Dunne to tell the Goldmans I would steer clear of them. I also said that they looked like good people and that I felt their loss." He insists the second encounter never happened. Told of Scheck's version, Dunne literally gasps and says he told a number of people about these exchanges at the time. "I was so moved by what...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: BOOKS: L.A. CONFIDENTIAL | 11/17/1997 | See Source »

...menacing, seemingly omnipotent PROD would fit well in a book called 1997, but Felix's perplexing predicament owes as much to Kafka as to Orwell. Frustrated by the impenetrable conspiracy enmeshing him, Felix frantically threatens Gavin, his only link to the mysterious world of Mirry and PROD. Unfortunately, when a dead and mangled body surfaces in Gavin's car, Felix's wild threats make him the prime suspect in the murder investigation...

Author: By Elizabeth A. Murphy, CONTRIBUTING WRITER | Title: Little Mystery to a Lighthearted 'Underworld' | 11/14/1997 | See Source »

...amount is based on Turner's personal profits on Time Warner stock since the corporation merged with CNN parent Turner Broadcasting last year. "I figure its only nine months' earnings, who cares?" Turner said. He also promised to prod similar donations from other billionaires, warning that they should expect his fund-raising calls...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: FRIDAY: U.N. to Ted ? Thanks a Billion | 9/19/1997 | See Source »

Thompson ended the week on a high note. "We've seen the influx of substantial amounts of money into the political process, much of it illegal, and much of the illegal part [is] of foreign origin," he told TIME. This week he will prod intelligence officials to make public more information about the mysterious Chinese plot to influence U.S. elections. And Democrats will get a chance to play prosecutor, describing the Republicans' own China connection: alleged money laundering by former G.O.P. chief Haley Barbour...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: CONNECT THE DOTS | 7/28/1997 | See Source »

...food was mixed with feces from the toilets, so that we became sick.... They connected electrodes to my fingertips and put another electric prod in my mouth. The pain was so severe that I automatically urinated in my pants," he said...

Author: By Benjamin A. Stingle, | Title: Monk Describes Torture | 5/1/1997 | See Source »

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