Now a brief update on the rapidly developing John Travolta story. John got himself in the news when his son Jett died mysteriously during a Bahamian vacation. Jett was rumoured to have Autism, though the Travoltas never publicly admitted to this. Autism is frowned upon by personal empowerment cult Scientology - to which the Travoltas belong. So perhaps it seemed better to say he had Kawasaki Syndrome, and blame it on an overly conscientious use of rug cleaners. The upshot was that when Jett died of a seizure condition for which he was not receiving treatment, the grape vine went into over drive.
Some speculated that the unfortunate lad had died during some kind of Scientology purification ritual. These rumours were fueled by inconsistencies in the reports about Jett's death: he was dead when the family found him, he was alive when found and then rushed to the hospital, he died of a head injury sustained in a fall, he died of a seizure, he'd been alone for almost 18 hours when found, and his care taker never left his side and slept in the same room 8 feet from the boy's head. The fact that some hasty funeral arrangements, including a removal of the boy's liver and rapid cremation, were made didn't quell the sort of suspicions that arise whenever Scientology is even remotely associated with some one's death.
Well it seems like there is a convenient explanation for all those inconsistencies. John was being blackmailed by his very good friend - Bahamian cabinet minister Obie Wilchcombe, and the fellows 2 co horts: the ambulance driver named Tarino Lightbourne and a Bahamian senator, Ms Pleasant Bridgewater! Naturally resignations and arrests followed. It was inferred that any inconsistencies in the official reports might be the result of the dishonesty of the people who made them.
Now according to Travolta, these people tried to shake him down to the tune of $20 million. They claimed they had pictures of Jett during his final moments on Earth. That part would seem to contradict Travolta's earlier claim that the lad was dead when they found him, and may have been for some 18 hours. Furthermore it's suggested that there was some other information that might damage Mr Travolta's already tarnished reputation should it come to light. So Travolta did the honourable thing and informed the authorities - perhaps with more alacrity than he called for the ambulance when young Jett was in distress.
The accused tell a different story. Wilchombe, who has had to resign as tourism minister, claims to have been a close friend of the Travoltas for years. Furthermore he wouldn't even dream of blackmailing John. He merely got word that 'something untoward' - his phrase - was going down and he just wanted to clue his good friend in on it. Ms Bridgewater was less fortunate. We're not exactly sure what her involvement in this whole mess is, but it resulted in the loss of her government job, and of the $40 000 that she used to bail herself out of jail. She's vowing to fight, and claims that she will be vindicated when 'the full story comes to light". Now those sound like fighting words if I've ever herd them! They also sound like they might be the words of a woman who knows something! As for Tarino Lightbourne, the ambulance driver and accused mastermind behind the plot, so far he's acting like any dupe or patsy might: walking around looking stunned and not saying very much.
Now this is where the plot thickens. By way of vindicating themselves, and bringing the whole story to light, Bridgewater and Wichombe have made reference to certain telephone conversations they had with Travolta. They had the foresight and good sense to tape record these amicable little chats (that's even better than getting it in writing these days - if the court case doesn't work out you can put them on youtube and really hurt your enemy!). These tapes have been forwarded to the FBI, where they are being pretty thoroughly scrutinized even as I post. In fact they've got their voice analysis experts going over them now. So that means the Travolta Files are now officially a federal case. What's more the thing is getting the full CSI treatment. As for Travolta, for a man who's a self styled expert on the human mind he sure seems to be acting clumsy and panicky. I'd say that L Ron Hubbard must be spinning in his grave, to see how his followers are conducting themselves; if I weren't sure that his Thetan is resting comfortably back home on Krypton.
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