Deborah Irving is the widow of George Irving, the daughter-in-law of Irvin Irving, and the mother of Chad Irving. Deborah and her husband were "empty nesters" since their son had gone away to college. On 2 October 2011 her husband left the house after dinner and did not return. When she awoke the next morning and found that he had not returned home, she called his office and found that he was not there. A short time later she received the call from her father-in-law and learned that her husband had died after falling from the balcony of room #79 of the Chateau Marmont Hotel on Sunset Boulevard in West Hollywood. Later that day she was interviewed by detectives Harry Bosch and David Chu. Her father-in-law was there and had coached her on what to say or not say. She told the detectives about