I was surfing the web this morning and came across an article about Stephen Collins allegedly abusing underaged girls several years ago. I am stunned by these accusations. I remember watching Seventh Heaven when I was in Ohio, loving every moment of the syrupy, yet wholesome family drama. Yet there it is... on all the news sites. It is a sad and tragic situation. I feel terrible for his victims. However, there is something very fishy about his ex-wife. There are several questions that have been left unanswered:

1. Why was Stephen Collins' wife recording him in therapy? If he really did do this, it was the therapist's ethical responsibility to report him to the authorities. According to the ethics of Psychologist and Counselors, confidentiality will be broken if the client reveals that he plans to harm himself or someone else. 

2. How did TMZ get a hold of this recording? It was very thoughtful of them to censor the girls' names but how did they get it? If the police had it, did they leak it because their investigation was going nowhere?

3. Did the wife record the session so that she could blackmail him and get more alimony? Her divorce lawyer adviced her to record the session. Why? Why? WHy?

4.The timing of the leak is very suspicious. They have been going through a bitter divorce. she wants more money because she "gave up her career to bring up their only child and is now unemployable." I guess what that means is she can't get those 'young, sexy romantic roles only matronly ones' now. Their daughter was 23 years  old in 2012. She could've gone back to work several years ago if she wanted to. 

5. Her reaction to hearing the information seems strange, like she was acting and pretending. Why were they in therapy? To repair their marriage or to end it? In 2012, when asked about the divorce she said she had been blindsided by the fact the Stephen Collins had left her; the she was "surprised" and "devastated." Faye Grant, the ex-wife, also wished " him the very best in whatever path he chooses to take. Twenty-seven years of marriage in Hollywood is the equivalent of 189 dog years. I was exhausted." That's a bit glib for someone who, "you have to understand", was shocked by the revelations in therapy. When she found out, why didn't she file for divorce? Was she planning to stay with him? She found out on January 19th 2012 and HE filed in April of the same year. Of course in her response she has wiped her hands off the whole thing, claiming she had nothing to do with the leak of this "extremely private recording." Come on, lady! And she "believes he has a narcissistic personality disorder with sociopathic tendencies." Do you really, Faye Grant? What qualifies you to make this diagnosis? She really does seem like a good actress. I'm surprised she couldn't find work.

It hasn't sunk in yet. The question going through my mind is "How did this happen?" This is not going to end well. Is he going to be another hollywood statistic on the suicide watch? If he did do this he needs to be incarcerated and pay for his crime. Is it ironic that he played a priest on TV and several molesters have been priests in real life? I suppose, we will just have to wait and see how it all unravels.