whatever, i'll text him and say, hey, i'm watching you on mannix right now. >> i'm a big admirer of you and of cnn. chris cuomo, anderson cooper, everyone on the show. i have observed for many years now. >> thank you. thank you. let's talk about this. you sent me a note saying, i want to explain. i want to explain if you want to have me on, then do it. so when you go to work on a movie, you don't expect a tragedy like this. a woman is dead. this ongoing investigation. so tell me what happens. how can a situation like this happen, eric? >> there's a hierarchy on the set. and that hierarchy means that the assistant director is responsible for everything going on on the set. above him is the director. the director is usually concerned with the shots, the angles, with talking to the actor. the assistant director asks