The Curse of the Valone

By 1990, Judge Maurice Simon had arrived at the conclusion that Christine Vilman had nothing to do with Gregory's death. All signs pointed to Bernard La Roche, possibly working in conjunction with one or two accomplices. With Bernard now deceased and unable to defend himself, Judge Simon had to be incredibly careful about publicly implicating him. He agreed to a meeting with a reporter under the presumption that anything he said was off record. However, the magazine published the story, complete with the judge's theory. Lawyers for the La Roche family filed a complaint against Judge Simon for violation of confidentiality. The curse of the Valone, as the investigation came to be known, had claimed another victim.