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Only the television cameras are missing. Otherwise, the theatrical trial that will go to the jury in Manhattan's federal courthouse this week could have been packaged as a prime-time mini-series. It has everything...
...defendant: former billionaire Adnan Khashoggi. The now bankrupt Saudi Arabian arms dealer stands accused of conspiring with the Marcoses to conceal their illicit spending by backdating documents to make it appear that he, not the Marcoses, had bought four Manhattan skyscrapers valued at about $400 million. Actress Bo Derek played a cameo role, visiting her friend Khashoggi in the courtroom...
...legal problems. At least old friend Doris Duke came through with bail. For his involvement, Khashoggi, a man of multiple houses but no fixed address, was saddled with bail of $110 million -- and an electronic ankle band that keeps prosecutors informed of his whereabouts as he roams from smart Manhattan boites to the slopes at Aspen...
From the reviews, you may think that Gremlins 2: The New Batch is about a cute creature who battles his evil brethren to save Manhattan. You may read that RoboCop 2 is about a police officer, half man, half machine, who battles his evil robot twin to save Detroit. You may have heard that Total Recall is about Arnold Schwarzenegger trying to reclaim his memory and save Mars...
...Simon & Schuster; 284 pages; $17.95) is that the protagonist, retired attorney Reuben Frost, is one of the suspects. Together with his wife Cynthia and his friend Detective Luis Bautista, Frost searches for the real culprit. Their investigation leads to the boardrooms of his old firm, power lunches at Manhattan's toniest club, and the swimming pools of Rio. Haughton Murphy (the pseudonym of James Duffy, a retired Manhattan lawyer) writes with inside information and civilized wit. The fifth adventure of Mr. and Mrs. Frost makes them the most enjoyable pair of married sleuths since Mr. and Mrs. North...