The Fatty Arbuckle case (1962)

the trial. The defense set out to prove she was a loosemoraled girl; that she had, in the past, been a call girL The prosecution, on the other hand, set out to show she was a virgin of high moral standards. Probably somewhere in between those theories was the fact But back to the party. Arbuckle and Virginia had walked into the bedroom and locked the door. The party continued jumping. The radio blared "April Showers" and then "The Sheik of Araby." Zey Prevon sang along with the latter song. "You deserve a contract for that," shouted Al. "A contract like the gangsters give— a shot in the guts." It didn't stop Zey and she sang along with "Wang Wang Blues." All the people in the room completely disregarded the Arbuckle bedroom except one— Maude. Now back in pajamas again, she put her ear to the door but heard nothing. She, of all the people in the room, appeared worried. She said to Sherman, "What are they doing in there?" He answered with the appropriate four-letter word and guffawed. Another fellow who overheard her said, "Why don't we go into the bedroom next and 111 show you what they're doing." Maude disregarded him. It was at this time that a hotel guest in Room 1229 called the desk and complained of the noise. Mr. Petrini on the desk said he'd call the offenders and ask them to quiet down. He called and Dollie answered the phone. "Would you kindly tone down the party," he said. "Sure," answered Dollie and hung up. She never mentioned the call to anyone. Later it was this guest who claimed she heard Virginia scream. Since she was fifty feet away it was obvious the party-goers outside the bedroom could hear loud sounds. In a sophisticated party such as this, Arbuckle's taking 42