We don't know if he was just morose or whether or not this was a contemplation of suicide. It's like a jigsaw puzzle.

It's no doubt as shallow and disingenuous as Katz's numerous failed political campaigns. Local 98 simply held him accountable for his double-speak, and he's hated us ever since.

I think the pressure has been building.

He sounds surprisingly good, strong, like he had gotten some of his fight back. I think just shutting the engine down for a couple of days has helped him immensely.

We don't know if they are suicide or murder or accident. We may never know.

I understand his attorney is talking about using the suicide attempt, but I don't know how they'll get that information into a courtroom. I believe he's trying to use that to show negligent retention, making the city liable for hiring him and keeping him. But I don't think it's going to fly.