At this point, I admit that I became too close to a story that was already making me feel uncomfortable. Apart from my shock at Ted Forrest’s appearance, I was now helping him hunt down Mike Matusow. On the one hand, Mike’s a friend, Ted and Mike were friends, and I’d done such errands before. On the other, Matusow now owed Forrest two million dollars. If Ted was willing to go to such extreme measures, who knew what Mike – clearly and publicly profoundly depressed over both the possibility he would (a) owe Ted Forrest two million dollars, and (b) be responsible for Forrest’s death – would do? He already backed out of the televised weigh-in.

Yet, there I was, leading Ted Forrest, his girlfriend, and a martial arts expert to his house. Not only that, I was responsible for what would, under most common-law definitions, criminally be called “trespass” or “breaking and entering.” In some states – there was no opportunity for me to research Nevada law during the drive over – Mike Matusow would be justified in shooting us on sight. And I was the first one through the door.

But come on, this is Mike Matusow we’re talking about, right? He’s not shooting anyone, right? I committed exactly this form of trespass back in 2006 and the end result of that was Matusow winning the Tournament of Champions. I did exactly the same thing in 2007 and that led to us completing a chapter of the Strategy Guide and, incidentally, my meeting Sam Grizzle and becoming his designated driver for the night. (I will try to conclude this story with a series of “flashbacks” to my prior adventures with Mike and Ted, but no promises for now.)

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