. It recounts the true story of the unexplained coma
of socialite Sunny von Bülow
, the subsequent attempted murder
trial, and the eventual acquittal
of her husband, Claus von Bülow
, who had Dershowitz acting as his defense.
The story is narrated by Sunny von Bulow
who is in a coma after falling into diabetic shock after a Christmas party.
[narrating] I never woke from this coma, and I never will. I am what doctors call "persistent vegetative" -- a vegetable. According to medical experts, I could stay like this for a very long time -- brain dead, body better than ever.
[narrating] Claus von Bülow was given a second trial, and acquitted on both counts. This is all you can know, all you can be told. When you get where I am, you will know the rest.
If the rules don't work, you change them.
One thing, Claus. Legally, this was an important victory. Morally -- you're on your own.
Claus, let me explain something to you: the less you tell me, the more options I have.