1 00:00:02,000 --> 00:00:07,000 Downloaded from YTS.MX 2 00:00:06,673 --> 00:00:11,611 [POLICE SIREN WAILS] 3 00:00:08,000 --> 00:00:13,000 Official YIFY movies site: YTS.MX 4 00:00:11,711 --> 00:00:15,281 [DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS] 5 00:00:15,382 --> 00:00:17,617 MALE REPORTER: We begin tonight with breaking news, 6 00:00:17,717 --> 00:00:21,121 Matthew Perry, best known for starring in the hit sitcom 7 00:00:21,221 --> 00:00:25,291 Friends, has died at the age of 54. 8 00:00:25,392 --> 00:00:28,061 Perry was found dead in his Los Angeles home, 9 00:00:28,161 --> 00:00:31,064 just after 4 p.m., California time. 10 00:00:33,066 --> 00:00:34,934 FORRESTER: I got a phone call, 11 00:00:35,035 --> 00:00:37,270 Matthew Perry had been found dead. 12 00:00:37,370 --> 00:00:39,606 He'd drowned in his jacuzzi. 13 00:00:41,041 --> 00:00:42,776 This could not be true. 14 00:00:42,876 --> 00:00:45,679 How could this possibly be true? 15 00:00:47,914 --> 00:00:51,818 He was in a really good place, 16 00:00:51,918 --> 00:00:54,754 which is why this seems so unfair. 17 00:00:54,854 --> 00:00:59,225 I was just in utter shock. 18 00:00:59,325 --> 00:01:03,596 He was such a heartwarming, kind, uplifting person, 19 00:01:03,697 --> 00:01:06,266 that I feel like everyone could just turn on the TV 20 00:01:06,366 --> 00:01:08,401 and feel immediately comforted by him. 21 00:01:08,501 --> 00:01:11,304 FAIRCHILD: I flash back on that young man 22 00:01:11,404 --> 00:01:13,606 who would come bounding over on the set 23 00:01:13,707 --> 00:01:14,474 like a big puppy dog. 24 00:01:14,574 --> 00:01:16,710 That's always how I remember him. 25 00:01:19,379 --> 00:01:22,382 WILKER: He's one of very few people in Hollywood 26 00:01:22,482 --> 00:01:27,420 to have ever reached that level of success and acclaim. 27 00:01:29,022 --> 00:01:31,858 FORRESTER: But I genuinely don't think a lot of people 28 00:01:31,958 --> 00:01:34,361 realize what fame really is. 29 00:01:36,496 --> 00:01:39,599 DAVID: One of the most dangerous parts of fame 30 00:01:39,699 --> 00:01:44,437 is all of your worst instincts are going to be catered to, 31 00:01:45,472 --> 00:01:49,175 and that is a really dangerous place to be. 32 00:01:50,810 --> 00:01:54,647 Tragically Mr. Perry fell back into addiction issues. 33 00:01:57,717 --> 00:02:01,388 Mr. Perry was getting his ketamine illegally. 34 00:02:03,623 --> 00:02:05,392 How'd he get it, who was giving it to him? 35 00:02:05,492 --> 00:02:09,229 Following Mr. Perry's death, law enforcement, my office, 36 00:02:09,329 --> 00:02:12,799 began an in-depth, wide ranging investigation. 37 00:02:15,535 --> 00:02:20,473 There was just such a degree of almost disdain for Mr. Perry. 38 00:02:22,475 --> 00:02:24,244 KADING: And these are doctors. 39 00:02:25,578 --> 00:02:27,180 It's sickening actually. 40 00:02:28,448 --> 00:02:31,484 When people cause the death of others, 41 00:02:31,584 --> 00:02:33,253 there needs to be accountability. 42 00:02:33,353 --> 00:02:34,521 We're talking about ketamine, 43 00:02:34,621 --> 00:02:36,423 we're talking about drug rings in L.A., 44 00:02:36,523 --> 00:02:39,225 and obviously it spiraled out of control. 45 00:02:39,325 --> 00:02:41,728 Someone who's seen him nearly die, 46 00:02:41,828 --> 00:02:46,966 and then gone back and preyed on him for money. 47 00:02:47,067 --> 00:02:51,838 [SLOW DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS] 48 00:02:57,210 --> 00:03:00,680 [BIRDS CAW] 49 00:03:03,717 --> 00:03:07,120 MALE REPORTER: An investigation into exactly how Matthew Perry died 50 00:03:07,220 --> 00:03:09,422 is still ongoing, and it may be weeks 51 00:03:09,522 --> 00:03:13,126 before we know an official cause of death. 52 00:03:13,226 --> 00:03:15,895 FEMALE VOICE: He sent his assistant out to do some errands, 53 00:03:15,995 --> 00:03:17,664 and when they came back, 54 00:03:17,764 --> 00:03:19,132 they found Matthew unconscious 55 00:03:19,232 --> 00:03:21,568 where they immediately called 911. 56 00:03:23,803 --> 00:03:26,306 FORRESTER: I got a phone call. I got in the car, 57 00:03:26,406 --> 00:03:28,375 drove up Pacific Coast Highway, 58 00:03:28,475 --> 00:03:30,944 it's quite far up the house. 59 00:03:31,044 --> 00:03:32,612 I think it was 9, 10:00 at night 60 00:03:32,712 --> 00:03:34,314 by the time I got up there. 61 00:03:34,414 --> 00:03:38,284 And we were met with the road cordoned off, 62 00:03:38,385 --> 00:03:40,987 a lot of police activity. 63 00:03:41,087 --> 00:03:43,590 It honestly was a bit of a circus. 64 00:03:43,690 --> 00:03:45,291 FEMALE REPORTER: Reports say his death comes 65 00:03:45,392 --> 00:03:47,427 after some physical activity this morning, 66 00:03:47,527 --> 00:03:49,696 two hours of pickleball, and that his assistant 67 00:03:49,796 --> 00:03:52,298 discovered his body in the hot tub. 68 00:03:53,600 --> 00:03:55,568 ESTRADA: I heard about Matthew Perry's death. 69 00:03:55,669 --> 00:03:58,171 This is something that was very tragic. 70 00:03:58,271 --> 00:04:01,574 It was very sad for our community. 71 00:04:01,675 --> 00:04:04,911 ESTRADA: So initially the Los Angeles Police Department, 72 00:04:05,011 --> 00:04:06,479 they investigated, 73 00:04:06,579 --> 00:04:08,715 preserved the scene to make sure they could follow every lead. 74 00:04:10,750 --> 00:04:13,520 The first people to get there are your patrol units. 75 00:04:14,521 --> 00:04:16,756 He was determined to be dead on arrival. 76 00:04:18,024 --> 00:04:21,695 It could be an accident, could be intentional, 77 00:04:21,795 --> 00:04:26,332 could be an overdose, could be a suicide. 78 00:04:26,433 --> 00:04:27,701 So there's all these different variables 79 00:04:27,801 --> 00:04:29,469 detectives need to take into consideration. 80 00:04:29,569 --> 00:04:33,039 To determine whether or not that there's any foul play. 81 00:04:33,139 --> 00:04:37,711 [DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS] [DOG BARKS] 82 00:04:43,049 --> 00:04:46,486 WILKER: When I had first read that Matthew Perry 83 00:04:46,586 --> 00:04:47,954 had this book coming out I was like, 84 00:04:48,054 --> 00:04:52,058 "Oh, that sounds like it's gonna be really interesting." 85 00:04:52,158 --> 00:04:56,696 In the book,Friends, Lovers, And the Big Terrible Thing, 86 00:04:56,796 --> 00:04:59,599 The Big Terrible Thing part was his addiction. 87 00:05:01,501 --> 00:05:05,271 Friends, Lovers, and the Big Terrible Thing. 88 00:05:05,372 --> 00:05:07,240 You start with a thunderclap. 89 00:05:07,340 --> 00:05:08,608 "Hi, my name is Matthew, 90 00:05:08,708 --> 00:05:10,744 although you may know me by another name. 91 00:05:10,844 --> 00:05:15,248 My friends call me Matty. and I should be dead." 92 00:05:15,348 --> 00:05:17,817 Yep, that's definitely true. 93 00:05:19,386 --> 00:05:21,254 WILKER: With the Diane Sawyer interview, 94 00:05:21,354 --> 00:05:25,058 I remember the picture you get is, 95 00:05:25,158 --> 00:05:26,659 of a man who's leading 96 00:05:26,760 --> 00:05:29,929 an extraordinarily solitary life. 97 00:05:31,698 --> 00:05:35,502 PERRY: I have had all that the outside had to offer. 98 00:05:36,603 --> 00:05:38,538 Julia Roberts as my girlfriend. 99 00:05:38,638 --> 00:05:41,141 It doesn't matter, you have to drink. 100 00:05:41,241 --> 00:05:42,542 I just bought my dream house. 101 00:05:42,642 --> 00:05:44,511 It looks across the whole city. 102 00:05:44,611 --> 00:05:47,447 Can't enjoy that without a drink. 103 00:05:47,547 --> 00:05:49,949 I'm making a million dollars a week. 104 00:05:50,050 --> 00:05:51,317 I win, right? 105 00:05:51,418 --> 00:05:52,652 Would you like to have a drink? 106 00:05:52,752 --> 00:05:55,722 Why, yes I would, thank you very much. 107 00:05:56,956 --> 00:05:59,459 I'm the luckiest man on the planet, 108 00:05:59,559 --> 00:06:02,262 and boy, did I have fun. 109 00:06:02,362 --> 00:06:04,064 They just weren't the answer. 110 00:06:05,598 --> 00:06:07,334 WILKER: You just had no idea 111 00:06:07,434 --> 00:06:10,570 what this person had been through. 112 00:06:10,670 --> 00:06:14,774 It is interesting, uh, where he picks out 113 00:06:14,874 --> 00:06:18,645 certain events that happened in his early childhood, 114 00:06:18,745 --> 00:06:21,815 and how they relate all through his life 115 00:06:21,915 --> 00:06:23,783 and haunted him. 116 00:06:28,588 --> 00:06:31,157 [DRAMATIC MUSIC STOPS] 117 00:06:31,257 --> 00:06:35,462 [SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYS] 118 00:06:35,562 --> 00:06:38,264 WILKER: Matthew Perry was born in 1969. 119 00:06:38,365 --> 00:06:41,601 And he was raised in Ottawa, Canada. 120 00:06:43,803 --> 00:06:47,741 His father was a singer. 121 00:06:47,841 --> 00:06:50,977 His mom became a Press Secretary 122 00:06:51,077 --> 00:06:54,614 for the Prime Minister of Canada, Pierre Trudeau. 123 00:06:56,449 --> 00:06:58,818 His parents were just too young. 124 00:06:59,886 --> 00:07:01,755 In his book, he talks about his mom 125 00:07:01,855 --> 00:07:03,957 becoming pregnant when she was 20, 126 00:07:04,057 --> 00:07:06,593 and by the time he was about 1, 127 00:07:06,693 --> 00:07:07,927 they were done. 128 00:07:08,028 --> 00:07:11,464 He describes it as they were not meant to be together. 129 00:07:16,603 --> 00:07:20,373 One of the most dramatic parts of the story 130 00:07:20,473 --> 00:07:23,109 is really very early on. 131 00:07:24,644 --> 00:07:28,248 He talks about being put on a plane by his mom 132 00:07:28,348 --> 00:07:30,250 when he was 5 years old. 133 00:07:30,350 --> 00:07:32,018 He could not understand, 134 00:07:32,118 --> 00:07:35,922 you know, why isn't there anybody here with me? 135 00:07:36,022 --> 00:07:39,059 PERRY: I was sent on a plane from Montreal, Canada, 136 00:07:39,159 --> 00:07:40,727 where I lived with my mom, 137 00:07:40,827 --> 00:07:44,831 to Los Angeles, California, where I would visit my dad. 138 00:07:44,931 --> 00:07:49,102 I was what is called "an unaccompanied minor." 139 00:07:49,202 --> 00:07:50,537 For maybe a millisecond 140 00:07:50,637 --> 00:07:52,806 I thought it would be an exciting adventure, 141 00:07:52,906 --> 00:07:55,809 and then realized I was too young to be alone 142 00:07:55,909 --> 00:07:58,745 and this was all completely terrifying. 143 00:08:00,580 --> 00:08:04,250 This is where a lot of this started, 144 00:08:04,351 --> 00:08:06,186 this feeling very alone. 145 00:08:11,791 --> 00:08:15,495 WILKER: Matthew Perry talks about being 14 years old 146 00:08:15,595 --> 00:08:19,966 the first time he experienced alcohol. 147 00:08:20,066 --> 00:08:21,968 POWER: The first time you had a drink, you write about. 148 00:08:22,068 --> 00:08:23,670 PERRY: Yeah. POWER: You were 14. 149 00:08:23,770 --> 00:08:27,607 I was with my best friends, the Murray brothers, 150 00:08:27,707 --> 00:08:31,277 and they got some beers and I got a bottle of wine, 151 00:08:31,378 --> 00:08:33,980 and I drank the entire bottle, 152 00:08:34,080 --> 00:08:38,151 and lay in the ground and looked at the skies, 153 00:08:38,251 --> 00:08:39,386 and just felt better 154 00:08:39,486 --> 00:08:42,088 than I ever had in my entire life, 155 00:08:42,188 --> 00:08:44,924 and I thought to myself, this is probably 156 00:08:45,025 --> 00:08:48,228 what normal people feel like all the time. 157 00:08:49,929 --> 00:08:51,765 WILKER: Matthew points out in the book 158 00:08:51,865 --> 00:08:55,235 that his dad went on to have an acting career. 159 00:08:55,335 --> 00:08:58,805 PERRY: Though he was what they sometimes call a journeyman, 160 00:08:58,905 --> 00:09:00,607 he was working pretty steadily 161 00:09:00,707 --> 00:09:03,243 and would eventually become the Old Spice guy. 162 00:09:03,343 --> 00:09:06,479 JOHN BENNETT PERRY: So even if you love only one woman, 163 00:09:06,579 --> 00:09:07,981 you'll love old spice. 164 00:09:08,081 --> 00:09:10,817 The man's scent so many women love. 165 00:09:10,917 --> 00:09:14,120 He was on your television set all day. 166 00:09:14,220 --> 00:09:17,657 PERRY: I saw his face more often on TV or in magazines 167 00:09:17,757 --> 00:09:19,726 than I did in reality. 168 00:09:19,826 --> 00:09:21,995 Perhaps that's why I became an actor. 169 00:09:22,095 --> 00:09:26,099 [DRAMATIC STRING MUSIC PLAYS] 170 00:09:32,038 --> 00:09:35,575 In 1987, Matthew Perry was cast in a movie 171 00:09:35,675 --> 00:09:37,110 opposite River Phoenix. 172 00:09:37,210 --> 00:09:39,846 It was called A Night in the Life of Jimmy Reardon. 173 00:09:39,946 --> 00:09:41,915 I've still got 20 minutes, right? 174 00:09:42,015 --> 00:09:43,016 Fifteen. 175 00:09:43,116 --> 00:09:46,119 The film was not exactly a massive success, 176 00:09:46,219 --> 00:09:49,989 but he said it had a really huge impact on him. 177 00:09:55,061 --> 00:09:58,732 Matthew was the first friend I made in Los Angeles. 178 00:09:58,832 --> 00:10:03,870 When I moved there I was 21, he was 16. 179 00:10:03,970 --> 00:10:07,774 We did a pilot together called Morning Maggie, 180 00:10:07,874 --> 00:10:10,510 that never saw the light of day, 181 00:10:10,610 --> 00:10:13,880 but Matthew and I became really good friends. 182 00:10:13,980 --> 00:10:18,718 And we were really more like brothers for a long time. 183 00:10:22,155 --> 00:10:25,158 As the '80s went on, turns into the '90s, 184 00:10:25,258 --> 00:10:30,497 he's working as a pretty good guest star on television. 185 00:10:30,597 --> 00:10:32,098 Enjoy Los Angeles. 186 00:10:32,198 --> 00:10:35,835 By the way, Griffith Park has the best picnic areas. 187 00:10:38,705 --> 00:10:41,141 [DRAMATIC STRING MUSIC STOPS] 188 00:10:41,241 --> 00:10:44,778 And eventually he was cast in Friends,obviously. 189 00:10:44,878 --> 00:10:47,280 ["I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU" STARTS PLAYING] 190 00:10:47,380 --> 00:10:49,015 Excuse me. 191 00:10:49,115 --> 00:10:51,384 [CROWD LAUGHS] 192 00:10:51,484 --> 00:10:53,119 Is your name Chandler? 193 00:10:53,219 --> 00:10:55,522 Hi. Hey. 194 00:10:55,622 --> 00:10:58,091 Chandler, Chandler is my name. 195 00:10:58,191 --> 00:10:59,259 Chandler Bing. 196 00:10:59,359 --> 00:11:00,827 Do you know me or...? 197 00:11:00,927 --> 00:11:03,029 Friendswas such a global phenomenon 198 00:11:03,129 --> 00:11:05,198 you know, it was such a huge hit 199 00:11:05,298 --> 00:11:06,232 all around the world. 200 00:11:06,332 --> 00:11:08,601 WILKER: The character of Chandler Bing 201 00:11:08,702 --> 00:11:11,771 seemed to be custom made for Matthew Perry. 202 00:11:11,871 --> 00:11:14,174 Please, could she be more out of my league. 203 00:11:14,274 --> 00:11:15,842 Could I be more sorry? 204 00:11:17,577 --> 00:11:19,379 Could we be more white trash? 205 00:11:19,479 --> 00:11:20,947 [CROWD LAUGHS] 206 00:11:21,047 --> 00:11:24,017 And it was about six young people in their 20s 207 00:11:24,117 --> 00:11:26,920 living in Manhattan, figuring out life. 208 00:11:27,020 --> 00:11:28,755 They developed really great characters, 209 00:11:28,855 --> 00:11:31,658 and the actors, you know, play them well, 210 00:11:31,758 --> 00:11:33,126 so it's really fun 211 00:11:33,226 --> 00:11:35,462 and we have a really good time doing it, 212 00:11:35,562 --> 00:11:37,263 so I think that comes across. 213 00:11:37,364 --> 00:11:40,467 All right, well, be good. I love you. 214 00:11:40,567 --> 00:11:42,102 [SMACKS] 215 00:11:42,202 --> 00:11:43,737 My name is Morgan Fairchild 216 00:11:43,837 --> 00:11:45,972 and I've been an actor since I was 10 years old 217 00:11:46,072 --> 00:11:47,440 Hey, hey, hey, she's on. 218 00:11:47,540 --> 00:11:49,576 [CROWD CLAPS AND WHISTLES] 219 00:11:49,676 --> 00:11:51,311 Ah, Nora Bing! 220 00:11:51,411 --> 00:11:52,912 [CROWD LAUGHS] 221 00:11:53,013 --> 00:11:55,615 FAIRCHILD: When they offered me the part I thought, 222 00:11:55,715 --> 00:11:57,217 Mrs. Bing sounded like a hoot to play. 223 00:11:57,317 --> 00:11:59,719 What is this about you being arrested in London? 224 00:11:59,819 --> 00:12:01,221 What is that all about? 225 00:12:01,321 --> 00:12:02,655 Your mom was arrested? 226 00:12:02,756 --> 00:12:04,457 Shh! I'm busy beaming with pride. 227 00:12:04,557 --> 00:12:05,625 PHOEBE: Okay, well... 228 00:12:05,725 --> 00:12:07,027 Working with Matthew 229 00:12:07,127 --> 00:12:09,829 and becoming his mother was an interesting process. 230 00:12:09,929 --> 00:12:12,232 I'm leaving for New York tomorrow, 231 00:12:12,332 --> 00:12:13,166 which I hate, 232 00:12:13,266 --> 00:12:15,235 but I get to see my son, who I love. 233 00:12:15,335 --> 00:12:18,772 FAIRCHILD: You know, Chandler wanting a normal mother, 234 00:12:18,872 --> 00:12:21,541 and Nora Bing never being able to execute, 235 00:12:21,641 --> 00:12:25,478 being a normal mother because she is who she is, 236 00:12:25,578 --> 00:12:26,946 and she's a little eccentric, 237 00:12:27,047 --> 00:12:30,984 and she's a little oversexed and she's a little hyper, 238 00:12:31,084 --> 00:12:32,752 but she loves him. 239 00:12:32,852 --> 00:12:34,921 [SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYS] 240 00:12:35,021 --> 00:12:37,023 WILKER: By the end of the first season, they knew, 241 00:12:37,123 --> 00:12:40,026 you know, this is it. This is gonna be a juggernaut. 242 00:12:40,126 --> 00:12:41,695 FEMALE REPORTER: You're looking wonderful. 243 00:12:41,795 --> 00:12:42,929 Thank you very much. 244 00:12:43,029 --> 00:12:44,431 MALE REPORTER: Matthew, right back here! 245 00:12:44,531 --> 00:12:46,533 FEMALE REPORTER: Who's the funniest person in the cast? 246 00:12:46,633 --> 00:12:47,701 Matthew Perry. Lisa Kudrow. 247 00:12:47,801 --> 00:12:49,035 REPORTER: Matthew! Matthew! 248 00:12:49,135 --> 00:12:51,838 And at one point, they were being paid 249 00:12:51,938 --> 00:12:55,575 more than $1.1 million an episode. 250 00:12:55,675 --> 00:12:57,944 REPORTERS: Matthew! Matthew! 251 00:12:58,044 --> 00:12:59,879 FEMALE REPORTER: Matthew! Your left. 252 00:13:00,814 --> 00:13:03,116 MALE VOICE: Matthew! Matthew! 253 00:13:04,984 --> 00:13:08,988 We think as outsiders looking in, 254 00:13:09,089 --> 00:13:12,492 if I had millions of dollars, all my troubles would go away. 255 00:13:12,592 --> 00:13:15,228 REPORTERS: Matthew! Matthew! 256 00:13:15,328 --> 00:13:17,897 FEMALE REPORTER: Matthew, one second here... 257 00:13:17,997 --> 00:13:21,534 WILKER: But there's a thing going on inside 258 00:13:21,634 --> 00:13:23,737 that can't be cured, 259 00:13:23,837 --> 00:13:27,073 money can't cure it, fame can't cure it. 260 00:13:31,878 --> 00:13:33,213 [SOLEMN MUSIC STOPS PLAYING] 261 00:13:33,313 --> 00:13:35,815 WILKER: With the Diane Sawyer interview, 262 00:13:35,915 --> 00:13:38,818 I remember I felt a little bit relieved, like, 263 00:13:38,918 --> 00:13:43,757 "Oh, thank God, you know, he seems like he's okay." 264 00:13:43,857 --> 00:13:46,926 You say, "addiction, the big terrible thing 265 00:13:47,027 --> 00:13:50,363 is far too powerful for anyone to defeat alone, 266 00:13:50,463 --> 00:13:52,599 but together, one day at a time, 267 00:13:52,699 --> 00:13:54,701 we can beat it down." 268 00:13:54,801 --> 00:13:57,037 Yeah, your disease is just outside 269 00:13:57,137 --> 00:13:58,672 just doing one-arm pushups, 270 00:13:58,772 --> 00:14:00,473 just waiting, just waiting for you. 271 00:14:00,573 --> 00:14:02,042 Waiting to get you alone. 272 00:14:02,142 --> 00:14:06,980 Because alone, you lose to the disease. 273 00:14:07,080 --> 00:14:09,049 And now I finally feel okay 274 00:14:09,149 --> 00:14:11,217 and feel like I've got some strength. 275 00:14:11,317 --> 00:14:13,286 FORRESTER: I'd reported on him for so many years, 276 00:14:13,386 --> 00:14:15,689 and seeing what he looked like on TV, 277 00:14:15,789 --> 00:14:16,956 and speaking to her, 278 00:14:17,057 --> 00:14:18,925 it seemed like he was doing so well. 279 00:14:19,025 --> 00:14:20,760 Everyone thought he was clean and sober. 280 00:14:20,860 --> 00:14:24,564 [DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS] 281 00:14:26,900 --> 00:14:28,635 ESTRADA: An autopsy was conducted. 282 00:14:28,735 --> 00:14:31,604 That autopsy showed that he had died 283 00:14:31,705 --> 00:14:35,475 as a result of the acute effects of ketamine. 284 00:14:35,575 --> 00:14:38,144 FEMALE REPORTER: There was ketamine found in Matthew Perry's system 285 00:14:38,244 --> 00:14:41,815 and it was reported that he had been receiving 286 00:14:41,915 --> 00:14:43,750 ketamine-infusion therapy 287 00:14:43,850 --> 00:14:47,087 to treat depression and anxiety. 288 00:14:47,187 --> 00:14:49,823 FORRESTER: When the toxicology report came back, 289 00:14:49,923 --> 00:14:51,224 that's when we knew that, 290 00:14:51,324 --> 00:14:54,094 you know, there's way more to this story. 291 00:14:55,362 --> 00:14:58,932 That began to open the door to the possibilities of, 292 00:14:59,032 --> 00:15:01,034 you know, ketamine abuse 293 00:15:01,134 --> 00:15:04,437 and if so, how'd he get it, who was giving it to him. 294 00:15:05,438 --> 00:15:08,608 It became incumbent upon us as investigators 295 00:15:08,708 --> 00:15:11,945 to determine how he obtained that ketamine. 296 00:15:12,045 --> 00:15:14,981 ESTRADA: We began working the various leads. 297 00:15:15,081 --> 00:15:16,583 And we learned that there were 298 00:15:16,683 --> 00:15:20,620 allegedly multiple sources of supply for the ketamine. 299 00:15:23,123 --> 00:15:24,491 Those sources were people 300 00:15:24,591 --> 00:15:26,292 who should have known much better. 301 00:15:28,762 --> 00:15:29,863 You just don't wanna believe it, 302 00:15:29,963 --> 00:15:32,265 that it could be something that sinister. 303 00:15:32,365 --> 00:15:34,234 [DRAMATIC MUSIC ENDS] [SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS] 304 00:15:34,334 --> 00:15:35,935 FEMALE REPORTER: The question now? 305 00:15:36,036 --> 00:15:38,672 Where did Matthew Perry get the ketamine? 306 00:15:38,772 --> 00:15:40,874 These defendants took advantage 307 00:15:40,974 --> 00:15:43,043 of Mr. Perry's addiction issues 308 00:15:43,143 --> 00:15:44,544 to enrich themselves. 309 00:15:45,812 --> 00:15:47,247 These are the parts of the story 310 00:15:47,347 --> 00:15:50,050 that then become even more disturbing. 311 00:15:50,150 --> 00:15:54,387 [SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC ENDS] 312 00:15:57,657 --> 00:16:01,561 [POLICE SIREN WAILS] 313 00:16:01,661 --> 00:16:05,665 [DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS] 314 00:16:05,765 --> 00:16:08,468 FEMALE REPORTER: A criminal investigation is underway tonight 315 00:16:08,568 --> 00:16:10,670 into the death ofFriends star Matthew Perry. 316 00:16:10,770 --> 00:16:13,807 MALE REPORTER: The investigators focusing on the amount of ketamine 317 00:16:13,907 --> 00:16:15,175 found in the actor's body 318 00:16:15,275 --> 00:16:17,610 and they want to know where it came from. 319 00:16:23,750 --> 00:16:28,254 ESTRADA: Following Mr. Perry's death in October of last year, 320 00:16:29,823 --> 00:16:31,157 law enforcement, my office, 321 00:16:31,257 --> 00:16:34,060 and our partners represented on this stage 322 00:16:34,160 --> 00:16:38,331 began an in depth, wide ranging investigation. 323 00:16:38,431 --> 00:16:41,001 That investigation has revealed 324 00:16:41,101 --> 00:16:44,070 a broad underground criminal network 325 00:16:44,170 --> 00:16:45,538 responsible for distributing 326 00:16:45,638 --> 00:16:51,344 large quantities of ketamine to Mr. Perry and others. 327 00:16:56,483 --> 00:16:59,319 KADING: In the indictment, there are five people 328 00:16:59,419 --> 00:17:01,921 who are involved in an ongoing conspiracy 329 00:17:02,022 --> 00:17:05,692 to provide Mr. Perry with ketamine. 330 00:17:05,792 --> 00:17:10,663 ESTRADA: These defendants took advantage of Mr. Perry's addiction issues 331 00:17:10,764 --> 00:17:12,599 to enrich themselves. 332 00:17:12,699 --> 00:17:16,636 This network included a live-in assistant, 333 00:17:16,736 --> 00:17:19,539 Kenneth Iwamasa. 334 00:17:19,639 --> 00:17:21,808 FORRESTER: Matthew Perry's personal assistant, 335 00:17:21,908 --> 00:17:23,109 Kenneth Iwamasa 336 00:17:23,209 --> 00:17:24,277 arrested and charged, 337 00:17:24,377 --> 00:17:25,879 which I think was quite a shock, 338 00:17:25,979 --> 00:17:27,547 because he'd been with Matthew Perry 339 00:17:27,647 --> 00:17:28,615 for many, many years. 340 00:17:30,750 --> 00:17:32,519 FEMALE REPORTER: New details are coming to light 341 00:17:32,619 --> 00:17:34,954 about Matthew Perry's longtime assistant 342 00:17:35,055 --> 00:17:36,456 and his involvement in his death. 343 00:17:36,556 --> 00:17:39,959 According to law enforcement, Kenneth "Kenny" Iwamasa 344 00:17:40,060 --> 00:17:41,561 administered the dose of ketamine 345 00:17:41,661 --> 00:17:44,497 that killed the belovedFriends star. 346 00:17:45,765 --> 00:17:48,635 ESTRADA: On the last day of Matthew Perry's life, 347 00:17:48,735 --> 00:17:52,806 Mr. Iwamasa injects Mr. Perry several times. 348 00:17:57,043 --> 00:18:00,347 And one last injection, he leaves him, 349 00:18:00,447 --> 00:18:03,083 goes to run some errands, comes back, 350 00:18:03,183 --> 00:18:06,219 and we find Mr. Perry passed away. 351 00:18:06,319 --> 00:18:09,155 [DRAMATIC MUSIC STOPS AND SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS] 352 00:18:09,255 --> 00:18:12,058 O'NEILL: As far as being an assistant goes, 353 00:18:12,158 --> 00:18:13,259 it can be super glamorous, 354 00:18:13,360 --> 00:18:16,329 but it's very hard work, as well. 355 00:18:16,429 --> 00:18:19,299 They have to meet so many criteria 356 00:18:19,399 --> 00:18:22,602 and I think trust is the number one criteria 357 00:18:22,702 --> 00:18:23,803 for a celebrity. 358 00:18:27,040 --> 00:18:29,309 Ken was living with him, 359 00:18:29,409 --> 00:18:33,513 he was working with him 24/7. 360 00:18:35,215 --> 00:18:37,117 When you have a personal relationship, 361 00:18:37,217 --> 00:18:38,818 the lines get blurred. 362 00:18:38,918 --> 00:18:40,453 [SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC ENDS] 363 00:18:40,553 --> 00:18:42,222 FORRESTER: It's a very tough subject 364 00:18:42,322 --> 00:18:44,290 talking about being a celebrity's assistant 365 00:18:44,391 --> 00:18:46,326 because if you've been in Hollywood long enough, 366 00:18:46,426 --> 00:18:48,962 you know how hard that job is. 367 00:18:49,062 --> 00:18:52,465 [SLOW DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS] 368 00:18:52,565 --> 00:18:54,601 O'NEILL: I felt bad that he was in that position, 369 00:18:54,701 --> 00:18:58,538 and I thank God that I was never in that position. 370 00:18:58,638 --> 00:19:00,573 Your boss asks you to do something 371 00:19:00,674 --> 00:19:03,643 and you may not feel comfortable doing it, 372 00:19:03,743 --> 00:19:06,746 but this is your livelihood on the line, 373 00:19:06,846 --> 00:19:08,448 and if you say no, 374 00:19:08,548 --> 00:19:11,284 they'll just find somebody else who will say yes. 375 00:19:14,754 --> 00:19:17,057 I think it's easy for people to judge Ken 376 00:19:17,157 --> 00:19:21,428 and say that he, you know, never should have done that. 377 00:19:23,763 --> 00:19:26,232 O'NEILL: I mean, I don't know him personally, 378 00:19:26,332 --> 00:19:30,337 but if I were in his shoes, 379 00:19:30,437 --> 00:19:33,006 I would be horrified at the situation. 380 00:19:33,106 --> 00:19:38,311 [SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYS] 381 00:19:45,752 --> 00:19:49,255 In 1996, Matthew Perry was making a movie 382 00:19:49,356 --> 00:19:52,625 with Salma Hayek, Fools Rush In, 383 00:19:52,726 --> 00:19:56,296 and out near their shooting location, 384 00:19:56,396 --> 00:19:59,799 he saw a bunch of jet skis out on the lake, 385 00:19:59,899 --> 00:20:01,501 and he wanted to do it. 386 00:20:02,802 --> 00:20:07,307 And there was an incident, and he hurt himself, 387 00:20:08,475 --> 00:20:13,513 and he was given opiates for his pain. 388 00:20:13,613 --> 00:20:17,817 And thus began a new addiction. 389 00:20:20,620 --> 00:20:23,890 At that point, he was aware of his own problems 390 00:20:23,990 --> 00:20:28,395 with alcohol, but it was a new level with painkillers. 391 00:20:31,631 --> 00:20:34,267 PERRY: You can track the trajectory of my addiction 392 00:20:34,367 --> 00:20:37,137 if you gauge my weight from season to season. 393 00:20:37,237 --> 00:20:39,105 You know what? 394 00:20:39,205 --> 00:20:40,974 I'm not gonna end up like this. 395 00:20:41,074 --> 00:20:43,977 PERRY: When I'm carrying weight, it's alcohol. 396 00:20:44,077 --> 00:20:45,578 I can't believe I ruined this. 397 00:20:45,679 --> 00:20:47,981 PERRY: When I'm skinny, it's pills. 398 00:20:48,081 --> 00:20:49,749 Oh, my God! 399 00:20:49,849 --> 00:20:53,953 PERRY: When I have a goatee, it's lots of pills. 400 00:20:54,054 --> 00:20:55,655 He talks very vividly 401 00:20:55,755 --> 00:21:00,026 about his weight gains and weight losses. 402 00:21:00,126 --> 00:21:04,597 [SOLEMN MUSIC PLAYS] 403 00:21:04,698 --> 00:21:07,033 You wanted it to be a surprise. 404 00:21:08,835 --> 00:21:12,305 He has a very vivid description 405 00:21:12,405 --> 00:21:15,642 of the scenes 406 00:21:15,742 --> 00:21:20,714 when he's proposing to Monica. 407 00:21:20,814 --> 00:21:21,981 I thought... 408 00:21:26,486 --> 00:21:29,289 Wait, I can do this! 409 00:21:29,389 --> 00:21:30,924 When they come back the next season, 410 00:21:31,024 --> 00:21:34,227 there's such a marked difference in his weight. 411 00:21:34,327 --> 00:21:36,629 Monica and I are engaged. 412 00:21:36,730 --> 00:21:37,997 Oh, my God! 413 00:21:38,098 --> 00:21:39,799 Come on. 414 00:21:39,899 --> 00:21:42,068 [AUDIENCE LAUGHS] 415 00:21:42,168 --> 00:21:43,503 Congratulations. 416 00:21:47,741 --> 00:21:50,310 What doesn't Matthew know? 417 00:21:50,410 --> 00:21:52,412 That he's all right. 418 00:21:56,349 --> 00:21:57,884 We didn't know. 419 00:21:59,419 --> 00:22:03,156 We, you know, we weren't equipped, 420 00:22:03,256 --> 00:22:07,460 we weren't-- To deal with it. 421 00:22:07,560 --> 00:22:11,998 You know? Nobody had ever dealt with that. 422 00:22:14,267 --> 00:22:15,635 I tried to reach out a little bit 423 00:22:15,735 --> 00:22:17,537 and let him know I was there for him 424 00:22:17,637 --> 00:22:20,573 FAIRCHILD: because I have had other people in my life 425 00:22:20,674 --> 00:22:23,243 who've had trouble with alcohol or drugs, 426 00:22:23,343 --> 00:22:25,612 and I'm here to talk if you would like to. 427 00:22:26,646 --> 00:22:32,419 His life was overtaken by addictions 428 00:22:32,519 --> 00:22:37,123 that in each phase that he writes about, 429 00:22:37,223 --> 00:22:38,692 he finds a new way 430 00:22:38,792 --> 00:22:41,961 to try and handle and never can. 431 00:22:46,032 --> 00:22:50,437 He talks about spending more than $9 million, 432 00:22:50,537 --> 00:22:55,642 going to detox more than at least 12 times. 433 00:22:57,877 --> 00:23:00,780 PERRY: I have lived half my life in one form or another 434 00:23:00,880 --> 00:23:03,917 off a treatment center or a sober living house. 435 00:23:04,017 --> 00:23:06,786 Which is fine when you're 24 years old, 436 00:23:06,886 --> 00:23:09,989 less fine when you're 42 years old. 437 00:23:10,090 --> 00:23:11,558 Now I was 49, 438 00:23:11,658 --> 00:23:15,495 still struggling to get this monkey off my back. 439 00:23:18,665 --> 00:23:23,436 He talks about going to yet another detox program, 440 00:23:23,536 --> 00:23:27,774 yet another place, this time in Switzerland, 441 00:23:27,874 --> 00:23:31,544 and this was the first time he was introduced to ketamine 442 00:23:31,644 --> 00:23:33,780 and you can tell by the way he writes 443 00:23:33,880 --> 00:23:35,949 that it made an impression on him. 444 00:23:38,785 --> 00:23:41,921 PERRY: I was also doing ketamine infusions every day. 445 00:23:42,022 --> 00:23:45,658 Ketamine was a very popular street drug in the '80's. 446 00:23:45,759 --> 00:23:47,761 There is a synthetic form of it now 447 00:23:47,861 --> 00:23:49,796 and it's used for two reasons: 448 00:23:49,896 --> 00:23:53,400 to ease pain, and help with depression. 449 00:23:53,500 --> 00:23:54,934 It has my name written all over it. 450 00:23:55,035 --> 00:23:57,537 They might as well have called it Matty. 451 00:23:57,637 --> 00:24:00,073 Ketamine felt like a giant exhale. 452 00:24:00,173 --> 00:24:04,144 Like being hit in the head with a giant happy shovel. 453 00:24:04,244 --> 00:24:08,014 [DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS] 454 00:24:12,152 --> 00:24:13,253 Matthew Perry described 455 00:24:13,353 --> 00:24:14,721 his first treatment with ketamine 456 00:24:14,821 --> 00:24:16,723 as being hit over the head with a happy shovel, 457 00:24:16,823 --> 00:24:18,892 it doesn't surprise me at all. 458 00:24:22,495 --> 00:24:23,897 FEIFEL: What Matthew Perry experienced 459 00:24:23,997 --> 00:24:27,634 was this lifting of this depression. 460 00:24:27,734 --> 00:24:30,737 And what's profound about ketamine 461 00:24:30,837 --> 00:24:34,174 is it does it almost instantaneously. 462 00:24:35,742 --> 00:24:37,544 FEIFEL: Typically, the patients that come here 463 00:24:37,644 --> 00:24:40,413 are patients that have tried conventional treatments 464 00:24:40,513 --> 00:24:44,651 for things like depression, anxiety, PTSD, 465 00:24:44,751 --> 00:24:45,885 and they just found that 466 00:24:45,985 --> 00:24:47,754 they were really not making any progress. 467 00:24:47,854 --> 00:24:50,724 So they come in saying, "I need something different." 468 00:24:50,824 --> 00:24:52,826 Hi, Annie. Hi, Dr. Feifel. 469 00:24:52,926 --> 00:24:55,829 Great to see you. It's good to see you too. 470 00:24:55,929 --> 00:24:58,832 So it's been about three weeks, I think, 471 00:24:58,932 --> 00:25:00,967 since your last treatment, right? 472 00:25:01,067 --> 00:25:02,135 Yup. 473 00:25:02,235 --> 00:25:06,673 Ketamine is actually a very old drug, if you will. 474 00:25:06,773 --> 00:25:08,875 I mean, it's a drug that was developed 475 00:25:08,975 --> 00:25:12,112 in the 1960s as an anesthetic. 476 00:25:15,148 --> 00:25:16,516 At lower doses, 477 00:25:16,616 --> 00:25:20,353 this drug seems to have remarkable properties 478 00:25:20,453 --> 00:25:21,688 for treating mental illness. 479 00:25:21,788 --> 00:25:23,690 And the idea behind that 480 00:25:23,790 --> 00:25:27,360 is it kind of kick starts the brain changes 481 00:25:27,460 --> 00:25:28,928 and the psychological changes 482 00:25:29,029 --> 00:25:31,798 that can have that therapeutic effect. 483 00:25:34,467 --> 00:25:38,938 Treating patients in a medically observed environment 484 00:25:39,039 --> 00:25:40,206 is critical, 485 00:25:40,306 --> 00:25:41,741 because ketamine can result 486 00:25:41,841 --> 00:25:44,811 in a person losing consciousness. 487 00:25:44,911 --> 00:25:47,213 We're always continuously monitoring 488 00:25:47,313 --> 00:25:48,615 patients' blood pressure, 489 00:25:48,715 --> 00:25:52,285 their heart rate, and their oxygenation status. 490 00:25:52,385 --> 00:25:55,922 [DRAMATIC MUSIC STOPS] 491 00:25:59,025 --> 00:26:00,760 [KNOCKS] 492 00:26:00,860 --> 00:26:02,562 Hi, Annie... ANNIE: Hello. 493 00:26:02,662 --> 00:26:04,297 How are you feeling? 494 00:26:04,397 --> 00:26:06,566 I'm doing good. Good. 495 00:26:06,666 --> 00:26:08,935 [SLOW DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS] 496 00:26:09,035 --> 00:26:15,008 I really hope that this becomes a more accessible treatment. 497 00:26:15,909 --> 00:26:17,610 Because I know so many people 498 00:26:17,711 --> 00:26:23,750 who are stuck feeling like they have to depend 499 00:26:23,850 --> 00:26:28,121 on SSRIs or pills and stuff and they don't always work. 500 00:26:29,723 --> 00:26:31,524 FEIFEL: The majority of our patients 501 00:26:31,624 --> 00:26:33,660 report for the days and weeks afterwards, 502 00:26:33,760 --> 00:26:36,262 they just feel like they have more normal emotions, 503 00:26:36,363 --> 00:26:39,532 they're free of the depression, the anxiety, the PTSD. 504 00:26:39,632 --> 00:26:42,469 The speed at which it can improve things 505 00:26:42,569 --> 00:26:44,371 is unprecedented. 506 00:26:52,879 --> 00:26:54,781 FEMALE REPORTER: According to the autopsy report, 507 00:26:54,881 --> 00:26:56,983 he had high levels of ketamine in his blood. 508 00:26:57,083 --> 00:26:58,952 With Perry reported to be receiving 509 00:26:59,052 --> 00:27:02,789 ketamine infusion therapy for depression and anxiety. 510 00:27:02,889 --> 00:27:04,791 However, an investigation concluded 511 00:27:04,891 --> 00:27:08,228 the ketamine did not come from the infusion therapy, 512 00:27:08,328 --> 00:27:09,796 as his last treatment 513 00:27:09,896 --> 00:27:11,231 was a week and a half before his death, 514 00:27:11,331 --> 00:27:14,901 and the drug clears the system in a few hours. 515 00:27:16,069 --> 00:27:18,238 Ketamine is a controlled substance. 516 00:27:18,338 --> 00:27:23,143 It is a substance that can have legitimate purposes, 517 00:27:23,243 --> 00:27:24,778 but it has to be administered 518 00:27:24,878 --> 00:27:26,312 by trained professionals. 519 00:27:27,747 --> 00:27:30,316 Unfortunately, it is a drug that is also abused. 520 00:27:32,152 --> 00:27:35,655 Mr. Perry fell back into addiction. 521 00:27:35,755 --> 00:27:37,057 And he began searching 522 00:27:37,157 --> 00:27:39,893 for additional sources of ketamine. 523 00:27:41,828 --> 00:27:43,329 DAVID: If you're an addict, 524 00:27:43,430 --> 00:27:48,268 anything that can be abused can sort of wake that beast up. 525 00:27:51,905 --> 00:27:53,740 WILKER: Hollywood is full of enablers, 526 00:27:53,840 --> 00:27:56,376 and I don't think that's unique to Hollywood. 527 00:27:56,476 --> 00:27:58,011 I think any industry 528 00:27:58,111 --> 00:28:00,680 where there's a lot of money to be made, 529 00:28:00,780 --> 00:28:02,882 you're always gonna find enablers. 530 00:28:02,982 --> 00:28:07,620 [SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS] 531 00:28:07,721 --> 00:28:10,690 There's a whole plethora of criminal activity. 532 00:28:10,790 --> 00:28:14,728 They supplied Matthew Perry with large amounts of ketamine, 533 00:28:14,828 --> 00:28:18,298 in exchange for large sums of money. 534 00:28:20,100 --> 00:28:22,869 That really hit me. Out of anything. 535 00:28:22,969 --> 00:28:26,339 That they'd really preyed on somebody vulnerable. 536 00:28:26,439 --> 00:28:29,376 [SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC ENDS] 537 00:28:32,545 --> 00:28:37,083 [SLOW DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS] [POLICE SIREN WAILS] 538 00:28:42,756 --> 00:28:45,992 FEIFEL: One could describe the current state of ketamine 539 00:28:46,092 --> 00:28:47,961 access and treatment as a Wild West. 540 00:28:48,061 --> 00:28:50,730 Because there's a great demand for ketamine, 541 00:28:50,830 --> 00:28:52,298 there's a lot of physicians 542 00:28:52,399 --> 00:28:55,969 making decisions to provide ketamine because they can. 543 00:28:56,069 --> 00:28:58,004 So we see a lot of physicians 544 00:28:58,104 --> 00:29:00,340 suddenly open up these clinics. 545 00:29:01,675 --> 00:29:04,644 I think the main thing that can make ketamine dangerous 546 00:29:04,744 --> 00:29:06,746 is its unsupervised use. 547 00:29:06,846 --> 00:29:11,251 That's where we have a dangerous situation. 548 00:29:13,486 --> 00:29:16,956 FEMALE REPORTER: This morning new details on potential charges 549 00:29:17,057 --> 00:29:18,425 in the death of actor, Matthew Perry. 550 00:29:18,525 --> 00:29:21,327 A law enforcement source familiar with the investigation 551 00:29:21,428 --> 00:29:23,530 into how he obtained the ketamine 552 00:29:23,630 --> 00:29:25,098 that contributed to his death, 553 00:29:25,198 --> 00:29:27,834 tellingNBC News several people 554 00:29:27,934 --> 00:29:29,736 who supplied Perry with the drug 555 00:29:29,836 --> 00:29:31,705 could face federal charges. 556 00:29:31,805 --> 00:29:37,277 [DRAMATIC MUSIC PLAYS] 557 00:29:37,377 --> 00:29:39,579 KADING: Once a responsible doctor realizes 558 00:29:39,679 --> 00:29:43,283 a person is abusing drugs, he'll no longer prescribe it. 559 00:29:43,383 --> 00:29:46,653 So then they have to go find another more friendly doctor 560 00:29:46,753 --> 00:29:48,621 until they find somebody 561 00:29:48,722 --> 00:29:49,856 with no consideration or concern 562 00:29:49,956 --> 00:29:52,125 about responsibilities. 563 00:29:55,795 --> 00:30:00,967 ESTRADA: Kenneth Iwamasa allegedly began obtaining ketamine 564 00:30:01,067 --> 00:30:03,169 from these two medical doctors, 565 00:30:03,269 --> 00:30:09,142 Dr. Salvador Plasencia and Dr. Mark Chavez. 566 00:30:10,343 --> 00:30:13,113 Ketamine is a Schedule 3 narcotic, 567 00:30:13,213 --> 00:30:15,915 under the Controlled Substance Act. 568 00:30:16,016 --> 00:30:19,786 And a Schedule 3 narcotic has to be prescribed, 569 00:30:19,886 --> 00:30:21,588 for it to be legally distributed. 570 00:30:30,330 --> 00:30:31,998 KADING: According to the indictment, 571 00:30:32,098 --> 00:30:35,301 Dr. Chavez creates prescriptions for the ketamine, 572 00:30:35,402 --> 00:30:39,072 and he's distributing down to Dr. Plasencia. 573 00:30:39,172 --> 00:30:42,876 [DRAMATIC MUSIC STOPS PLAYING] 574 00:30:42,976 --> 00:30:44,911 [SUSPENSEFUL MUSIC PLAYS] 575 00:30:45,011 --> 00:30:48,415 When you read some of the communications 576 00:30:48,515 --> 00:30:51,818 that law enforcement was able to get its hands on, 577 00:30:51,918 --> 00:30:53,453 it's sickening actually. 578 00:31:00,360 --> 00:31:04,497 ESTRADA: Dr. Plasencia was very clear in text messages 579 00:31:04,597 --> 00:31:05,965 and other messages 580 00:31:06,066 --> 00:31:08,301 in saying that he saw this as an opportunity 581 00:31:08,401 --> 00:31:10,970 to make a lot of money in a short amount of time, 582 00:31:11,071 --> 00:31:12,372 and he allegedly did just that. 583 00:31:12,472 --> 00:31:14,874 He sets the prices, which were exorbitant. 584 00:31:14,974 --> 00:31:16,943 And the indictment contains evidence 585 00:31:17,043 --> 00:31:18,978 that he sold over about a month, 586 00:31:19,079 --> 00:31:21,948 20 vials of ketamine to Mr. Perry 587 00:31:22,048 --> 00:31:24,317 in exchange for $55,000. 588 00:31:25,552 --> 00:31:29,823 They supplied Matthew Perry with large amounts of ketamine, 589 00:31:29,923 --> 00:31:33,093 in exchange for large sums of money, 590 00:31:33,193 --> 00:31:35,462 charging Perry $2000 591 00:31:35,562 --> 00:31:41,134 for a vial that cost Dr. Chavez approximately $12. 592 00:31:44,270 --> 00:31:45,672 ESTRADA: They even talked about the fact 593 00:31:45,772 --> 00:31:48,908 that this wasn't the right way to administer ketamine, 594 00:31:49,009 --> 00:31:50,076 yet this was 595 00:31:50,176 --> 00:31:52,112 a golden opportunity to make money. 596 00:31:52,212 --> 00:31:55,648 And at one point, Dr. Plasencia writes to Dr. Chavez 597 00:31:55,749 --> 00:31:58,718 quote, "I wonder how much this moron will pay." 598 00:32:04,891 --> 00:32:06,760 There was just such a degree 599 00:32:06,860 --> 00:32:10,130 of almost disdain for Mr. Perry. 600 00:32:10,230 --> 00:32:12,198 And these are medical doctors. 601 00:32:13,933 --> 00:32:15,502 FORRESTER: The text messages, 602 00:32:15,602 --> 00:32:18,772 I think that really hit me out of anything. 603 00:32:18,872 --> 00:32:22,575 You know, that they'd really preyed on somebody vulnerable. 604 00:32:25,945 --> 00:32:28,848 DAVID: The demeaning way they talked about him, 605 00:32:28,948 --> 00:32:31,017 it's sort of hard to believe 606 00:32:31,117 --> 00:32:35,221 these are human beings walking among us. 607 00:32:35,321 --> 00:32:36,790 KADING: According to the indictment, 608 00:32:36,890 --> 00:32:39,959 these individuals were using the app called Signal, 609 00:32:40,060 --> 00:32:42,028 which is an encrypted app. 610 00:32:42,128 --> 00:32:43,296 Oftentimes people think 611 00:32:43,396 --> 00:32:45,298 that because it's an encrypted app 612 00:32:45,398 --> 00:32:47,701 that law enforcement can't access it, 613 00:32:47,801 --> 00:32:49,035 but it's not the case. 614 00:32:49,135 --> 00:32:51,371 Oftentimes law enforcement's ahead of the game. 615 00:32:54,808 --> 00:32:56,276 Within the indictment, 616 00:32:56,376 --> 00:33:00,180 there's a whole plethora of criminal activity. 617 00:33:00,280 --> 00:33:03,817 Dr. Plasencia even teaches Mr. Iwamasa 618 00:33:03,917 --> 00:33:06,286 how to do the injections. 619 00:33:06,386 --> 00:33:09,522 Allegedly, you have Dr. Plasencia 620 00:33:09,622 --> 00:33:12,225 providing ketamine to a live-in assistant, 621 00:33:12,325 --> 00:33:14,961 who has no medical training whatsoever. 622 00:33:15,061 --> 00:33:16,663 And that live-in assistant 623 00:33:16,763 --> 00:33:19,265 is administering ketamine to a person 624 00:33:19,366 --> 00:33:21,634 whose risk factors are through the roof. 625 00:33:22,969 --> 00:33:26,473 KADING: So you've got doctor, doctor, assistant. 626 00:33:26,573 --> 00:33:30,310 But when it reached a point where Mr. Perry's request 627 00:33:30,410 --> 00:33:34,014 or demand for more ketamine became so great 628 00:33:34,114 --> 00:33:36,449 that Dr. Plasencia and Dr. Chavez 629 00:33:36,549 --> 00:33:39,119 could not provide that amount, 630 00:33:39,219 --> 00:33:41,254 they then reached out to an intermediary 631 00:33:41,354 --> 00:33:43,423 who was this Mr. Fleming. 632 00:33:51,531 --> 00:33:55,135 ESTRADA: Erik Fleming had no medical training, 633 00:33:55,235 --> 00:33:58,138 so the risk factors are through the roof. 634 00:33:58,238 --> 00:33:59,873 It sounds murkier 635 00:33:59,973 --> 00:34:02,776 with the assistant and the doctors, 636 00:34:02,876 --> 00:34:05,378 and now a go-between person. 637 00:34:05,478 --> 00:34:08,481 KADING: Mr. Fleming in turn went to reach out 638 00:34:08,581 --> 00:34:13,119 to an individual named Jasveen Sangha, 639 00:34:13,219 --> 00:34:15,555 known as the Ketamine Queen. 640 00:34:16,523 --> 00:34:18,992 ESTRADA: We searched her house. 641 00:34:19,092 --> 00:34:21,661 She was a massive source of drugs. 642 00:34:21,761 --> 00:34:23,329 DAVID: This was something bigger 643 00:34:23,430 --> 00:34:25,932 than people ever expected it to be. 644 00:34:26,032 --> 00:34:28,134 And when I heard the details, 645 00:34:28,234 --> 00:34:31,371 I was, like everybody else, horrified. 646 00:34:37,143 --> 00:34:42,115 [OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING] 647 00:34:52,892 --> 00:34:54,794 FORRESTER: There's nothing like Hollywood. 648 00:34:56,029 --> 00:34:57,230 Fame is hugely important 649 00:34:57,330 --> 00:34:58,865 to a lot of people that come here. 650 00:35:03,803 --> 00:35:06,806 But a lot of people come here to make it. 651 00:35:12,312 --> 00:35:15,281 But I genuinely don't think a lot of people realize 652 00:35:15,382 --> 00:35:16,816 what fame really is. 653 00:35:19,719 --> 00:35:23,390 DAVID: I do think people seek fame and celebrity 654 00:35:23,490 --> 00:35:27,160 to fill a hole that that's never going to fill. 655 00:35:27,260 --> 00:35:29,729 WOMAN: Matthew! MAN: Matthew! How are you? 656 00:35:29,829 --> 00:35:35,568 [PEOPLE CLAMORING] 657 00:35:35,669 --> 00:35:39,039 Matthew Perry writes very vividly 658 00:35:39,139 --> 00:35:41,641 about seeking fame. 659 00:35:41,741 --> 00:35:45,578 But wanting fame to stop his own issues. 660 00:35:45,679 --> 00:35:48,815 Fame, fame, fame, that's all we wanted. 661 00:35:48,915 --> 00:35:51,985 It was all we cared about because, at least for me, 662 00:35:52,085 --> 00:35:55,321 I figured being famous would fill the great hole 663 00:35:55,422 --> 00:35:58,591 that was endlessly growing inside of me. 664 00:35:58,692 --> 00:36:03,096 I think one of the most dangerous parts of success, 665 00:36:03,196 --> 00:36:04,764 whether that's wealth or fame or both, 666 00:36:04,864 --> 00:36:08,001 is that all of your worst instincts 667 00:36:08,101 --> 00:36:10,236 are going to be catered to, 668 00:36:10,337 --> 00:36:13,673 and that is a really dangerous place to be. 669 00:36:15,675 --> 00:36:21,715 O'NEILL: I think that people feel that stars can do no wrong, 670 00:36:21,815 --> 00:36:23,683 and they love to build them up 671 00:36:23,783 --> 00:36:28,288 as much they love to tear them down. 672 00:36:28,388 --> 00:36:30,790 It's an impossible place to be. 673 00:36:39,899 --> 00:36:43,903 I remember when Matthew was first starting to go public 674 00:36:44,004 --> 00:36:45,605 about some of the issues, 675 00:36:45,705 --> 00:36:48,341 and yeah, I was terribly proud of him. 676 00:36:48,441 --> 00:36:50,276 It's hard, especially in this town 677 00:36:50,377 --> 00:36:52,379 to admit you've got any problem, 678 00:36:52,479 --> 00:36:54,647 that there's anything wrong, 679 00:36:54,748 --> 00:36:56,783 and I thought it was very brave of him 680 00:36:56,883 --> 00:36:58,551 and I was very, very proud of him. 681 00:36:58,651 --> 00:37:00,453 He did seem to really want 682 00:37:00,553 --> 00:37:03,256 to help other people that were also struggling. 683 00:37:08,228 --> 00:37:09,829 You were in treatment for something-- 684 00:37:09,929 --> 00:37:11,331 Yeah. Substance abuse? 685 00:37:11,431 --> 00:37:13,733 Well, it actually happened during this movie, 686 00:37:13,833 --> 00:37:15,301 while we were shooting this movie, 687 00:37:15,402 --> 00:37:16,670 it's been pretty well-documented 688 00:37:16,770 --> 00:37:19,939 that I had some problems with alcoholism and addiction, 689 00:37:20,040 --> 00:37:24,010 and before this movie was over, I left the film to go get help. 690 00:37:24,110 --> 00:37:25,178 You know, and it's kind of-- 691 00:37:25,278 --> 00:37:26,179 LETTERMAN: How are you doing now? 692 00:37:26,279 --> 00:37:27,213 I'm doing great. 693 00:37:27,313 --> 00:37:29,182 I'm doing really great. Thanks. 694 00:37:29,282 --> 00:37:34,287 [CROWD APPLAUDING] 695 00:37:36,356 --> 00:37:37,857 My true message is that, you know, 696 00:37:37,957 --> 00:37:40,460 if you face this, then sobriety is possible, 697 00:37:40,560 --> 00:37:41,995 and I've never been happier in my life. 698 00:37:42,095 --> 00:37:44,464 LETTERMAN: Good for you, that's a lovely thing. 699 00:37:51,004 --> 00:37:52,405 [CROWD CLAMORING] 700 00:37:52,505 --> 00:37:54,941 MAN: Matthew! Suprise! Up top! 701 00:37:56,609 --> 00:38:00,180 FAIRCHILD: He was trying to help people even when he was struggling, 702 00:38:00,280 --> 00:38:02,248 even in the midst of his own pain, 703 00:38:02,349 --> 00:38:03,783 he tried to reach out to other people. 704 00:38:03,883 --> 00:38:05,719 MAN: Matthew, right here please. 705 00:38:05,819 --> 00:38:08,088 All the way over here. there you go. Thank you. 706 00:38:08,188 --> 00:38:09,622 And that smile, Mat. 707 00:38:11,624 --> 00:38:16,730 [MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING] 708 00:38:16,830 --> 00:38:20,233 The night I went into AA, Matthew brought me in. 709 00:38:20,333 --> 00:38:22,402 Um, the whole first year I was sober 710 00:38:22,502 --> 00:38:24,604 we went to meetings together, 711 00:38:24,704 --> 00:38:27,073 and he was such a great... 712 00:38:27,173 --> 00:38:31,845 I got to tell him this, he was just, as a sober person, 713 00:38:31,945 --> 00:38:36,583 um, he was so caring and giving and wise 714 00:38:36,683 --> 00:38:40,520 and he totally helped me, um, get sober. 715 00:38:40,620 --> 00:38:44,024 [SAD MUSIC PLAYING] 716 00:38:47,160 --> 00:38:50,830 I hadn't been there for anyone for so long, 717 00:38:50,930 --> 00:38:53,266 my addiction being my best friend 718 00:38:53,366 --> 00:38:55,702 and my evil friend and my punisher 719 00:38:55,802 --> 00:38:58,371 and my lover, all in one. 720 00:38:58,471 --> 00:39:00,674 My big terrible thing. 721 00:39:02,208 --> 00:39:04,110 I sensed an awakening, 722 00:39:04,210 --> 00:39:07,981 that I was here for more than this big terrible thing. 723 00:39:08,081 --> 00:39:11,351 That I could help people, love them, 724 00:39:11,451 --> 00:39:14,654 because of how far down the scale I had gone, 725 00:39:14,754 --> 00:39:16,456 I had a story to tell, 726 00:39:16,556 --> 00:39:18,958 a story that can really help people. 727 00:39:19,059 --> 00:39:23,029 And helping others had become the answer for me. 728 00:39:28,001 --> 00:39:30,937 He got a lot of personal satisfaction, 729 00:39:31,037 --> 00:39:34,074 pleasure, almost, from helping other people, 730 00:39:34,174 --> 00:39:35,342 loved helping people, 731 00:39:35,442 --> 00:39:38,144 loved the feeling that it brought him. 732 00:39:38,244 --> 00:39:39,245 It's lovely to have you. 733 00:39:39,346 --> 00:39:40,613 I've been looking forward to this. 734 00:39:40,714 --> 00:39:42,515 Congratulations on the book. I really enjoyed it. 735 00:39:42,615 --> 00:39:44,517 How's the process been of just talking about it? 736 00:39:44,617 --> 00:39:45,985 PERRY: It's been, you know, 737 00:39:46,086 --> 00:39:48,054 what it's all about is helping people, 738 00:39:48,154 --> 00:39:51,024 and I've heard already five stories of people 739 00:39:51,124 --> 00:39:54,494 that read the book and checked into treatment. 740 00:39:54,594 --> 00:39:59,632 [CROWD CHEERING AND APPLAUDING] 741 00:39:59,733 --> 00:40:04,971 [MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING] 742 00:40:09,109 --> 00:40:11,511 FORRESTER: I first started reporting on Matthew Perry 743 00:40:11,611 --> 00:40:13,413 around the time of the Friendsreunion, 744 00:40:13,513 --> 00:40:15,682 rumors were circulating. 745 00:40:15,782 --> 00:40:17,484 Everyone was very excited. 746 00:40:17,584 --> 00:40:20,220 KUDROW: Matty! Hi. PERRY: Hi. 747 00:40:20,320 --> 00:40:21,888 KUDROW: Could you be any later? 748 00:40:21,988 --> 00:40:25,058 FORRESTER: Matthew Perry is a little more low-key 749 00:40:25,158 --> 00:40:28,361 and he was more removed from the rest of the cast. 750 00:40:28,461 --> 00:40:29,696 PERRY: How are you, buddy? Good. 751 00:40:29,796 --> 00:40:31,898 Look at all of us. LEBLANC: Isn't it crazy? 752 00:40:31,998 --> 00:40:34,334 WILKER: He may not have looked great. 753 00:40:34,434 --> 00:40:36,369 He may have seemed a little off, 754 00:40:36,469 --> 00:40:38,405 but the fact that he was there, 755 00:40:38,505 --> 00:40:41,107 and he was with all those guys. 756 00:40:41,207 --> 00:40:43,209 The cast of Friends, everybody! 757 00:40:43,309 --> 00:40:45,178 [CHEERING AND APPLAUDING] 758 00:40:45,278 --> 00:40:46,980 WILKER: It was like when your favorite rock band 759 00:40:47,080 --> 00:40:49,282 gets back together, "Oh, thank God." 760 00:40:49,382 --> 00:40:50,717 You know, that's that feeling 761 00:40:50,817 --> 00:40:53,019 that all these people are together. 762 00:40:58,591 --> 00:41:01,327 To me, I felt like I was gonna die 763 00:41:01,428 --> 00:41:02,829 if they didn't laugh. 764 00:41:02,929 --> 00:41:05,632 And it's not healthy, for sure. 765 00:41:05,732 --> 00:41:08,034 But I would sometimes say a line and they wouldn't laugh 766 00:41:08,134 --> 00:41:09,336 and I would sweat, 767 00:41:09,436 --> 00:41:13,673 and just, like, go into convulsions. 768 00:41:19,245 --> 00:41:22,182 He'd not been seen on screen in many years. 769 00:41:23,616 --> 00:41:26,386 He was obviously somebody vulnerable. 770 00:41:26,486 --> 00:41:29,589 DAVID: They say that no matter how long you're stopped, 771 00:41:29,689 --> 00:41:32,659 your disease is doing push-ups. 772 00:41:32,759 --> 00:41:34,661 You can have 30 years 773 00:41:34,761 --> 00:41:36,596 of having done everything right 774 00:41:36,696 --> 00:41:37,964 and if one day it occurs to you 775 00:41:38,064 --> 00:41:39,766 that this would be okay to do, 776 00:41:39,866 --> 00:41:41,901 and you do it, it can kill you. 777 00:41:52,412 --> 00:41:57,017 [MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING] 778 00:42:02,455 --> 00:42:06,760 ESTRADA: Allegedly, Dr. Plasencia would arrange with Mr. Perry 779 00:42:06,860 --> 00:42:10,263 different locations to meet to provide the ketamine. 780 00:42:11,431 --> 00:42:15,268 On one occasion, they meet in a parking lot in Long Beach, 781 00:42:15,368 --> 00:42:19,372 and he administers in the back of a car, ketamine. 782 00:42:27,681 --> 00:42:30,483 Doctors are not supposed to inject people 783 00:42:30,583 --> 00:42:32,452 in the back of parking lots. 784 00:42:32,552 --> 00:42:34,621 A trained doctor like Dr. Plasencia 785 00:42:34,721 --> 00:42:36,122 knew much better. 786 00:42:36,222 --> 00:42:38,224 One of the overall themes of our indictment 787 00:42:38,324 --> 00:42:40,860 is that all these defendants should've known better. 788 00:42:40,960 --> 00:42:42,829 They were taking advantage of an individual 789 00:42:42,929 --> 00:42:44,898 and letting their greed 790 00:42:44,998 --> 00:42:47,901 drive them to endanger Mr. Perry's life. 791 00:42:54,607 --> 00:42:57,844 FEIFEL: What should've happened at that point was, 792 00:42:57,944 --> 00:42:59,946 first of all, been monitoring his vitals, 793 00:43:00,046 --> 00:43:03,950 but more importantly, they should've made sure 794 00:43:04,050 --> 00:43:08,955 that he was not near anything that could cause him harm. 795 00:43:09,055 --> 00:43:12,092 When you're not in control of your body, 796 00:43:12,192 --> 00:43:15,128 you're at risk of doing harm to yourself. 797 00:43:16,763 --> 00:43:18,698 FORRESTER: These are the parts of the story 798 00:43:18,798 --> 00:43:21,735 that then become even more disturbing. 799 00:43:21,835 --> 00:43:24,070 Someone who's seen him nearly die 800 00:43:24,170 --> 00:43:30,210 and then gone back and preyed on him for money. 801 00:43:30,310 --> 00:43:33,546 Dr. Plasencia had numerous red flags 802 00:43:33,646 --> 00:43:35,382 that were flashing in front of him. 803 00:43:36,783 --> 00:43:38,418 The allegations show 804 00:43:38,518 --> 00:43:39,919 he's providing the ketamine, 805 00:43:40,020 --> 00:43:43,423 he's injecting Mr. Perry in parking lots. 806 00:43:43,523 --> 00:43:45,692 He's seeing Mr. Perry freeze up. 807 00:43:45,792 --> 00:43:48,294 At one point, he tells another patient 808 00:43:48,395 --> 00:43:49,763 that Mr. Perry is quote, 809 00:43:49,863 --> 00:43:51,798 "spiraling out of control," 810 00:43:51,898 --> 00:43:53,667 but he does nothing about this. 811 00:43:53,767 --> 00:43:56,036 He allegedly continues to provide ketamine 812 00:43:56,136 --> 00:43:58,071 to Mr. Perry's live-in assistant, 813 00:43:58,171 --> 00:44:01,174 which is then going to be administered to Mr. Perry. 814 00:44:07,047 --> 00:44:10,350 KADING: According to the indictment, it reached a point where 815 00:44:10,450 --> 00:44:13,019 Mr. Perry's request or demand 816 00:44:13,119 --> 00:44:15,255 for the ketamine became so great 817 00:44:15,355 --> 00:44:19,693 Dr. Plasencia could not provide that amount, 818 00:44:19,793 --> 00:44:21,661 and then they go beyond that scope 819 00:44:21,761 --> 00:44:24,864 to another distributor. 820 00:44:24,964 --> 00:44:27,767 That's when they encountered Erik Fleming, 821 00:44:27,867 --> 00:44:30,904 and the Ketamine Queen, Jasveen Sangha. 822 00:44:32,272 --> 00:44:35,308 FEMALE REPORTER: Jasveen Sangha aka The Ketamine Queen 823 00:44:35,408 --> 00:44:38,044 is accused of providing the doses of the drug 824 00:44:38,144 --> 00:44:40,814 that actually killed Perry. 825 00:44:40,914 --> 00:44:42,148 According to the indictment, 826 00:44:42,248 --> 00:44:44,851 Sangha was an illegal narcotics dealer 827 00:44:44,951 --> 00:44:46,519 in the North Hollywood area. 828 00:44:46,619 --> 00:44:49,622 And she was distributing a variety of different drugs, 829 00:44:49,723 --> 00:44:51,257 one of them being ketamine. 830 00:44:53,560 --> 00:44:58,932 The evidence showed she sold about 50 vials of ketamine 831 00:44:59,032 --> 00:45:02,836 over two weeks for about $11,000 to Mr. Perry. 832 00:45:02,936 --> 00:45:04,904 Well, you may have heard the nickname Ketamine Queen 833 00:45:05,005 --> 00:45:06,706 in association with the overdose death 834 00:45:06,806 --> 00:45:08,008 of actor Matthew Perry. 835 00:45:08,108 --> 00:45:09,976 Now another family is coming forward. 836 00:45:10,076 --> 00:45:12,946 They say that she sold the drugs that killed their loved one. 837 00:45:14,481 --> 00:45:17,017 ESTRADA: This case involved not just one, but two victims. 838 00:45:17,117 --> 00:45:19,953 Certainly, the well-known victim of Matthew Perry 839 00:45:20,053 --> 00:45:22,922 but also Cody McClury who we can't forget. 840 00:45:23,023 --> 00:45:25,859 In 2019, Jasveen Sangha 841 00:45:25,959 --> 00:45:29,763 allegedly sold ketamine to Cody McClury, 842 00:45:29,863 --> 00:45:31,998 who died as a result. 843 00:45:32,098 --> 00:45:33,867 Then, one of Cody's family members 844 00:45:33,967 --> 00:45:37,237 sent a message to Ms. Sangha telling her 845 00:45:37,337 --> 00:45:40,473 her brother had died as a result of ketamine. 846 00:45:45,812 --> 00:45:48,448 KADING: Law enforcement now sees that there's this history. 847 00:45:48,548 --> 00:45:53,553 In fact, they discover that after the other death, 848 00:45:53,653 --> 00:45:56,556 is where Jasveen had Googled 849 00:45:56,656 --> 00:46:00,627 whether or not ketamine could cause somebody's death. 850 00:46:00,727 --> 00:46:04,030 So it goes to show this kind of consciousness of guilt. 851 00:46:08,668 --> 00:46:11,871 [POLICE SIREN BLARING] 852 00:46:11,971 --> 00:46:15,275 We searched her house. It wasn't just ketamine. 853 00:46:15,375 --> 00:46:18,445 We found cocaine, we found bottles of Xanax, 854 00:46:18,545 --> 00:46:20,947 thousands of methamphetamine pills. 855 00:46:21,047 --> 00:46:22,582 We found drug ledgers, scales. 856 00:46:22,682 --> 00:46:27,253 The evidence showed she was a massive source of drugs. 857 00:46:34,561 --> 00:46:37,430 MALE REPORTER: When she was growing up in the posh L.A. suburb 858 00:46:37,530 --> 00:46:41,067 of Calabasas, California, home of the Kardashians, 859 00:46:41,167 --> 00:46:43,436 she went to one of the UC colleges, 860 00:46:43,536 --> 00:46:45,505 she went to grad school in England, 861 00:46:45,605 --> 00:46:46,940 came back with an MBA. 862 00:46:47,040 --> 00:46:49,776 But she kind of went astray. 863 00:46:49,876 --> 00:46:53,213 MALE REPORTER 2: Her high-end lifestyle also included private jets, 864 00:46:53,313 --> 00:46:55,148 vacations at oceanfront resorts 865 00:46:55,248 --> 00:46:57,350 and posing with celebrities. 866 00:47:03,356 --> 00:47:05,725 KADING: When you're dealing drugs at the level 867 00:47:05,825 --> 00:47:07,827 that Jasveen supposedly was, 868 00:47:07,927 --> 00:47:09,729 it's very lucrative, 869 00:47:09,829 --> 00:47:13,199 and so you've got this rather luxurious lifestyle. 870 00:47:14,734 --> 00:47:17,804 MALE REPORTER 3: Sangha, who earned the reputation in Los Angeles 871 00:47:17,904 --> 00:47:18,972 as the Ketamine Queen 872 00:47:19,072 --> 00:47:20,340 could get life in prison. 873 00:47:20,440 --> 00:47:22,375 Authorities say she ran a narcotics operation 874 00:47:22,475 --> 00:47:24,144 from her North Hollywood apartment, 875 00:47:24,244 --> 00:47:26,980 and had a reputation as a celebrity drug dealer, 876 00:47:27,080 --> 00:47:28,982 boasting of relationships with celebrities 877 00:47:29,082 --> 00:47:31,184 and lavish vacations across the globe. 878 00:47:31,284 --> 00:47:33,987 [MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING] 879 00:47:34,087 --> 00:47:36,890 [PEOPLE CLAMORING] 880 00:47:36,990 --> 00:47:39,459 KADING: Mr. Perry brought this whole thing 881 00:47:39,559 --> 00:47:40,393 to the forefront 882 00:47:40,493 --> 00:47:44,064 because of his celebrity status. 883 00:47:44,164 --> 00:47:46,366 If Mr. Perry had not been who he was, 884 00:47:46,466 --> 00:47:48,968 this may not have gotten the attention it needed 885 00:47:49,069 --> 00:47:52,639 in order to expose those people. 886 00:47:52,739 --> 00:47:56,443 [SEAGULL CRYING] 887 00:48:00,146 --> 00:48:03,483 [OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING] 888 00:48:12,359 --> 00:48:13,426 Something was not quite right, 889 00:48:13,526 --> 00:48:15,395 and the telltale signs were there. 890 00:48:15,495 --> 00:48:18,331 We did hear that he liked to get high in the jacuzzi. 891 00:48:26,406 --> 00:48:29,109 He loved to call himself Mattman. 892 00:48:29,209 --> 00:48:31,144 He was a huge fan of Batman, 893 00:48:31,244 --> 00:48:33,580 and he nicknamed himself Mattman. 894 00:48:34,681 --> 00:48:37,650 He felt powerful, he felt invincible, 895 00:48:37,751 --> 00:48:38,852 and when he was high, 896 00:48:38,952 --> 00:48:41,354 those are the sort of things he would say. 897 00:48:41,454 --> 00:48:43,256 People who've been following Matthew Perry for years, 898 00:48:43,356 --> 00:48:46,326 they probably sensed that this was strange. 899 00:48:48,161 --> 00:48:50,163 So as we get to those final days, 900 00:48:50,263 --> 00:48:51,731 he's seeking more ketamine. 901 00:48:51,831 --> 00:48:56,703 [MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING] 902 00:49:01,141 --> 00:49:03,777 Obviously it spiraled out of control. 903 00:49:05,779 --> 00:49:07,047 Kenneth admitted 904 00:49:07,147 --> 00:49:09,249 Matthew had asked him to shoot him up with a big one 905 00:49:09,349 --> 00:49:12,485 and then he went off to run errands. 906 00:49:12,585 --> 00:49:16,222 He was the one that delivered the fatal dose. 907 00:49:21,728 --> 00:49:28,068 [STRANGE MUSIC PLAYING] 908 00:49:41,147 --> 00:49:42,482 He just seemed like that funny friend 909 00:49:42,582 --> 00:49:44,751 that everybody has when he played Chandler, 910 00:49:44,851 --> 00:49:47,854 so I guess I did kind of know him just a little bit, 911 00:49:47,954 --> 00:49:49,956 it felt like, so yeah. 912 00:49:50,056 --> 00:49:51,057 You don't know him, 913 00:49:51,157 --> 00:49:52,525 but you feel like you do know him. 914 00:49:52,625 --> 00:49:55,862 [CHUCKLING] Because it's... It was really heartbreaking. 915 00:49:55,962 --> 00:49:57,297 It's weird. We're strangers, 916 00:49:57,397 --> 00:50:00,800 so to be so sad about someone you don't really know, 917 00:50:00,900 --> 00:50:02,869 you know, in person, 918 00:50:02,969 --> 00:50:04,504 that's how much of an impact... 919 00:50:04,604 --> 00:50:06,506 You know, I feel like... I wish... 920 00:50:06,606 --> 00:50:07,674 I wonder if he knew 921 00:50:07,774 --> 00:50:11,378 that he meant that much to so many people. 922 00:50:14,614 --> 00:50:18,018 FEIFEL: My understanding was he ended up drowning. 923 00:50:18,118 --> 00:50:19,085 If anyone was present, 924 00:50:19,185 --> 00:50:21,221 they should not have let him 925 00:50:21,321 --> 00:50:24,657 be anywhere near a tub or a pool nearby. 926 00:50:29,462 --> 00:50:34,567 He just lived to laugh, and every night he would... 927 00:50:34,668 --> 00:50:37,337 He was like a genius. He would weave... 928 00:50:37,437 --> 00:50:39,773 He would start to weave comedy threads together. 929 00:50:39,873 --> 00:50:41,408 Most nights you spent with Matt, 930 00:50:41,508 --> 00:50:44,144 you were crying laughing by the end. 931 00:50:44,244 --> 00:50:48,314 Um, I really loved him. 932 00:50:48,415 --> 00:50:50,216 A lot of us who were close to him 933 00:50:50,316 --> 00:50:53,753 felt like we lost him to drugs and alcohol, 934 00:50:53,853 --> 00:50:56,289 um, a long time ago. 935 00:50:56,389 --> 00:50:58,591 It's one of the terrible things about this disease, 936 00:50:58,692 --> 00:51:01,795 it just takes away the person you love. 937 00:51:01,895 --> 00:51:05,598 [OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING] 938 00:51:11,237 --> 00:51:13,707 After Mr. Perry died, you have Jasveen Sangha 939 00:51:13,807 --> 00:51:18,211 allegedly telling Mr. Fleming, "Delete all our messages." 940 00:51:18,311 --> 00:51:20,847 They knew that what they did was wrong, 941 00:51:20,947 --> 00:51:22,415 but they did it anyways 942 00:51:22,515 --> 00:51:25,385 and recklessly caused Mr. Perry's death. 943 00:51:25,485 --> 00:51:29,889 Clearly, there's a consciousness of guilt taking place. 944 00:51:29,989 --> 00:51:31,257 That's very powerful, 945 00:51:31,358 --> 00:51:35,428 because if you're working legitimately, 946 00:51:35,528 --> 00:51:38,465 you don't need to go back and cover your tracks. 947 00:51:38,565 --> 00:51:40,367 You know, you can just see there in the indictment, 948 00:51:40,467 --> 00:51:43,770 these people were like, "Holy shit, we're caught." 949 00:51:43,870 --> 00:51:48,141 And so the house of cards came crumbling down. 950 00:51:54,714 --> 00:51:57,951 We all knew that arrests were coming. 951 00:51:58,051 --> 00:52:01,054 Obviously the police had been investigating for a long time. 952 00:52:01,154 --> 00:52:03,256 We knew people were being questioned, 953 00:52:03,356 --> 00:52:05,325 that it seemed like a drug ring. 954 00:52:05,425 --> 00:52:07,293 Um, we just didn't know 955 00:52:07,394 --> 00:52:10,397 who exactly was going to be arrested. 956 00:52:23,643 --> 00:52:26,346 The two lead defendants in this case 957 00:52:26,446 --> 00:52:29,215 are defendants Salvador Plasencia 958 00:52:29,315 --> 00:52:32,552 and defendant Jasveen Sangha. 959 00:52:32,652 --> 00:52:36,356 First, I'll talk about defendant Plasencia. 960 00:52:36,456 --> 00:52:39,659 Defendant Plasencia was a medical doctor. 961 00:52:39,759 --> 00:52:41,828 He worked with another medical doctor, 962 00:52:41,928 --> 00:52:47,000 defendant Mark Chavez, to obtain ketamine. 963 00:52:47,100 --> 00:52:48,101 He then worked 964 00:52:48,201 --> 00:52:50,937 with Mr. Perry's live-in assistant, 965 00:52:51,037 --> 00:52:53,506 defendant Kenneth Iwamasa, 966 00:52:53,606 --> 00:52:57,010 to distribute that ketamine to Mr. Perry. 967 00:53:06,219 --> 00:53:10,290 I am not going to have very many comments for you today. 968 00:53:10,390 --> 00:53:12,359 Main reason is because there are 969 00:53:12,459 --> 00:53:14,861 other defendants in this case. 970 00:53:14,961 --> 00:53:17,797 But he's incredibly remorseful that, at the end of the day, 971 00:53:17,897 --> 00:53:21,835 someone who was trying to seek treatment died. 972 00:53:26,406 --> 00:53:28,875 ESTRADA: The defendants have all been charged. 973 00:53:28,975 --> 00:53:31,044 Three of them have pled guilty 974 00:53:31,144 --> 00:53:32,545 and will be cooperating. 975 00:53:52,632 --> 00:53:55,068 They wanna mitigate the amount of years 976 00:53:55,168 --> 00:53:56,236 that they're likely to do 977 00:53:56,336 --> 00:53:58,805 by cooperating with the government. 978 00:54:00,740 --> 00:54:03,410 Two remain, the two main defendants, 979 00:54:03,510 --> 00:54:07,847 Dr. Plasencia and Ms. Jasveen Sangha. 980 00:54:24,130 --> 00:54:25,632 My client never met Matthew Perry, 981 00:54:25,732 --> 00:54:27,500 has nothing to do with Matthew Perry 982 00:54:27,600 --> 00:54:31,204 and all the supposed rumors otherwise 983 00:54:31,304 --> 00:54:32,539 are just that, urban legends. 984 00:54:32,639 --> 00:54:35,775 This theory, that the so-called fatal dose 985 00:54:35,875 --> 00:54:41,147 is somehow linked to my client, is absolute garbage. 986 00:54:41,247 --> 00:54:46,553 [MYSTERIOUS MUSIC PLAYING] 987 00:54:56,963 --> 00:55:00,800 Dr. Plasencia was trying to help Mr. Perry 988 00:55:00,900 --> 00:55:05,438 and provide medical care that would ease his problems, 989 00:55:05,538 --> 00:55:07,540 and Dr. Plasencia wasn't aware 990 00:55:07,640 --> 00:55:11,478 that Mr. Perry was obtaining the ketamine 991 00:55:11,578 --> 00:55:14,381 from other individuals initially, 992 00:55:14,481 --> 00:55:16,516 and when it became apparent 993 00:55:16,616 --> 00:55:19,019 that there might be something else going on, 994 00:55:19,119 --> 00:55:23,923 he wasn't providing any ketamine to Mr. Perry at that point. 995 00:55:24,024 --> 00:55:26,393 It's very important for us to bring charges 996 00:55:26,493 --> 00:55:27,927 in those instances. 997 00:55:28,028 --> 00:55:31,398 We brought charges not just involving Mr. Perry 998 00:55:31,498 --> 00:55:34,801 but also Mr. McClury's death as well. 999 00:55:36,469 --> 00:55:37,604 This case was very important to us, 1000 00:55:37,704 --> 00:55:38,805 to bring justice to the family, 1001 00:55:38,905 --> 00:55:40,607 it's important they be given closure. 1002 00:55:44,310 --> 00:55:47,681 In the past, we used to call these things overdose deaths 1003 00:55:47,781 --> 00:55:50,116 and do more blaming of the victim. 1004 00:55:50,216 --> 00:55:51,584 We don't do that anymore. 1005 00:55:51,685 --> 00:55:53,987 We blame the drug dealers, the drug sellers, 1006 00:55:54,087 --> 00:55:56,756 for taking advantage of those addiction issues 1007 00:55:56,856 --> 00:55:58,858 to cause death or serious injury. 1008 00:55:58,958 --> 00:56:01,227 And that's why we bring these cases. 1009 00:56:01,327 --> 00:56:03,630 [OMINOUS MUSIC PLAYING] 1010 00:56:03,730 --> 00:56:05,865 The big takeaway from this case 1011 00:56:05,965 --> 00:56:10,637 is that when people involved in reckless activity, 1012 00:56:10,737 --> 00:56:13,139 whether that be drug dealing or other activity, 1013 00:56:13,239 --> 00:56:14,774 cause the death of others, 1014 00:56:14,874 --> 00:56:16,776 there needs to be accountability. 1015 00:56:22,682 --> 00:56:27,520 [POLICE SIREN BLARING] 1016 00:56:34,694 --> 00:56:37,831 [SAD MUSIC PLAYING] 1017 00:56:37,931 --> 00:56:42,602 He was such a, like, heartwarming, 1018 00:56:42,702 --> 00:56:45,171 kind, uplifting person, 1019 00:56:45,271 --> 00:56:47,374 that I feel like everyone could just turn on the TV 1020 00:56:47,474 --> 00:56:49,209 and feel immediately comforted by him. 1021 00:56:52,312 --> 00:56:56,116 I lost a friend in multiple ways, 1022 00:56:56,216 --> 00:56:58,818 and what's amazing 1023 00:56:58,918 --> 00:57:02,722 is the outpouring from the fans, 1024 00:57:02,822 --> 00:57:06,426 who lost a friend of theirs too. 1025 00:57:06,526 --> 00:57:10,530 And I hope wherever he is, he feels it. 1026 00:57:10,630 --> 00:57:12,966 WOMAN: The show is so great because you don't even know them 1027 00:57:13,066 --> 00:57:14,634 but you feel like they're your friends. 1028 00:57:14,734 --> 00:57:17,003 And so he was my favorite one 1029 00:57:17,103 --> 00:57:18,438 because he just made me laugh all the time, 1030 00:57:18,538 --> 00:57:21,574 so this is not easy. [CHUCKLES NERVOUSLY] 1031 00:57:23,843 --> 00:57:24,944 FORRESTER: It's so incredibly sad 1032 00:57:25,045 --> 00:57:27,714 that this story has become so big. 1033 00:57:27,814 --> 00:57:29,349 We're talking about ketamine, 1034 00:57:29,449 --> 00:57:30,984 we're talking about drug rings in L.A., 1035 00:57:31,084 --> 00:57:34,954 you know, and how medical malpractice is everywhere, 1036 00:57:35,055 --> 00:57:38,024 that we're really forgetting this story is about one man, 1037 00:57:38,124 --> 00:57:41,828 and one man who simply wanted to be happy. 1038 00:57:41,928 --> 00:57:44,564 People are just forgetting who he was 1039 00:57:44,664 --> 00:57:47,133 and that he will be missed. 1040 00:57:54,407 --> 00:57:55,775 KAUFFMAN: If it doesn't stop, 1041 00:57:55,875 --> 00:57:59,746 we're gonna lose so many people. 1042 00:58:01,047 --> 00:58:04,517 He made it a big focus of his life 1043 00:58:04,617 --> 00:58:06,453 to help other people. 1044 00:58:06,553 --> 00:58:08,988 It's clearly the work of your heart, 1045 00:58:09,089 --> 00:58:10,056 And for him. 1046 00:58:10,156 --> 00:58:11,191 What he taught the world 1047 00:58:11,291 --> 00:58:14,728 is no amount of money will cure an addict. 1048 00:58:14,828 --> 00:58:15,962 It needs something else, 1049 00:58:16,062 --> 00:58:19,632 and that's what we're trying to do. 1050 00:58:19,733 --> 00:58:24,437 [CROWD CLAMORING] 1051 00:58:24,537 --> 00:58:27,307 O'NEILL: I think the greatest gift that Matthew offered is 1052 00:58:27,407 --> 00:58:32,545 sharing his personal struggle with pain and addiction. 1053 00:58:32,645 --> 00:58:36,349 And I feel like he did that 1054 00:58:36,449 --> 00:58:40,220 because he really did wanna help a lot of people. 1055 00:58:40,320 --> 00:58:41,988 COX: I'm so thankful I got to work 1056 00:58:42,088 --> 00:58:44,657 so closely with him for so many years. 1057 00:58:45,725 --> 00:58:47,927 He visits me a lot, if we believe in that. 1058 00:58:48,028 --> 00:58:49,696 I know you're a spiritual person, 1059 00:58:49,796 --> 00:58:51,931 so you still feel his presence? 1060 00:58:52,032 --> 00:58:54,768 Yeah, I sense Matthew's around, for sure. 1061 00:58:54,868 --> 00:58:57,637 [HOPEFUL MUSIC PLAYING] 1062 00:59:00,607 --> 00:59:04,978 FORRESTER: I think Matthew Perry's legacy is split in two parts. 1063 00:59:05,078 --> 00:59:09,382 On one side, his legacy will be 1064 00:59:09,482 --> 00:59:11,584 this is where you don't want to end up, 1065 00:59:11,685 --> 00:59:15,088 you know, if you're struggling with drug abuse. 1066 00:59:15,188 --> 00:59:17,590 And then I think on the flip side, 1067 00:59:17,691 --> 00:59:21,695 he's trapped in time almost as Chandler Bing. 1068 00:59:25,932 --> 00:59:28,134 Matthew Perry's the funniest person in the whole world. 1069 00:59:28,234 --> 00:59:30,136 On the planet. Thank you very much 1070 00:59:30,236 --> 00:59:31,771 You know what? I mean, that, actually. 1071 00:59:31,871 --> 00:59:34,341 I was saying it as a joke, and I absolutely mean it. 1072 00:59:34,441 --> 00:59:36,776 We all laugh at Matthew's jokes 1073 00:59:36,876 --> 00:59:40,880 There are very few things in entertainment 1074 00:59:40,980 --> 00:59:44,451 that are as ubiquitous as Friends. 1075 00:59:44,551 --> 00:59:46,119 MAN: Are you really actually friends? 1076 00:59:46,219 --> 00:59:47,120 Yes, for the last time, 1077 00:59:47,220 --> 00:59:48,822 we are all actually good friends. 1078 00:59:48,922 --> 00:59:50,457 Thank you. Thanks very much. 1079 00:59:50,557 --> 00:59:53,560 FAIRCHILD: The way the actors and the characters 1080 00:59:53,660 --> 00:59:56,963 and the ensemble touch people's lives, 1081 00:59:57,063 --> 01:00:00,066 made people feel like they had friends 1082 01:00:00,166 --> 01:00:02,902 even if they were alone and feeling lonely. 1083 01:00:03,003 --> 01:00:04,070 Hey. 1084 01:00:04,170 --> 01:00:05,605 BOTH: Hi. 1085 01:00:05,705 --> 01:00:08,475 [GASPING] 1086 01:00:08,575 --> 01:00:11,745 Hey, so, what is the big surprise? 1087 01:00:13,646 --> 01:00:16,082 [GASPING] 1088 01:00:16,182 --> 01:00:17,817 My God. 1089 01:00:17,917 --> 01:00:19,152 Okay, okay, awkward question. 1090 01:00:19,252 --> 01:00:22,489 The hospital knows you took two, right? 1091 01:00:22,589 --> 01:00:24,224 Yes, it's twins. 1092 01:00:24,324 --> 01:00:28,161 In the show, we see him finally settle down with Monica, 1093 01:00:28,261 --> 01:00:31,664 and I think they end up having twins. 1094 01:00:31,765 --> 01:00:32,999 I think there is a sense of 1095 01:00:33,099 --> 01:00:36,236 he never got Chandler Bing's happy ending. 1096 01:00:36,336 --> 01:00:39,339 [SAD MUSIC PLAYING] 1097 01:00:39,439 --> 01:00:43,009 [CAMERA SHUTTERS CLICKING] 1098 01:00:43,109 --> 01:00:45,879 FAIRCHILD: It was always interesting to watch Matthew. 1099 01:00:45,979 --> 01:00:48,214 He didn't seem like he was acting. 1100 01:00:48,314 --> 01:00:51,251 It seemed like he really was Chandler. 1101 01:00:51,351 --> 01:00:54,254 [YELLING, THEN GASPING] 1102 01:00:58,692 --> 01:00:59,826 Oh! 1103 01:01:02,195 --> 01:01:03,863 All right, you gotta give me some of your piece. 1104 01:01:03,963 --> 01:01:05,198 Oh, ho, ho, no. No. 1105 01:01:05,298 --> 01:01:08,702 No switching, no sharing. Don't come crying to me. 1106 01:01:08,802 --> 01:01:10,136 [LAUGHING SARCASTICALLY] 1107 01:01:10,236 --> 01:01:11,338 I may just sit here 1108 01:01:11,438 --> 01:01:13,073 and have my cake all day. 1109 01:01:13,173 --> 01:01:16,309 Just sit here in the hallway and eat my-- 1110 01:01:17,777 --> 01:01:21,214 Matthew's legacy is always going to be 1111 01:01:21,314 --> 01:01:25,352 the friendship that he and the cast represented 1112 01:01:25,452 --> 01:01:27,153 to people all over the world. 1113 01:01:29,322 --> 01:01:32,826 His legacy will be one of hope and joy 1114 01:01:32,926 --> 01:01:35,028 and friendship and love. 1115 01:01:35,128 --> 01:01:41,167 [HOPEFUL MUSIC PLAYING]