It is too bad Jack was not hired. It might have repaired his relationship with his son.

@Butterflygal said:

It is too bad Jack was not hired. It might have repaired his relationship with his son.

I'm not sure about that. Working in a television show can be very stressful.

Something else, I always thought that Jack might not have died - there would not have been a fire - if he was not alone that fateful night in December. Should Shirley have accepted his invitation? And how did his death affect David, his alcoholism and death in 2017?

That is sad David had to face a lot of genetic issues that caused his life to spiral out of control. NTM, alcohol was the cause of his death as well. Sometimes I think about Liza Minelli , she has survived the hell of substance abuse, sadly her mom did not. Let's not forget Bobbi Christina. She passed away in a similar fashion to her mom.

It does seem David might have burned a few bridges regarding his support system. But I could be wrong. I didn't really follow up when he passed. I just read a lot of of tribute mags. My interest in his life was reawakened by watching PF shows recently. Maybe that was a good thing Shirley was not there , what if a fire had still accidentally happened, both could have been killed. Sometimes fate is on our side. Considering his history with substance abuse, let's hope Danny's kids turn out OK, as well as Charlie Sheen's kids.