…onal orbit. They advised him to view his friends as suspects. Polanski became an amateur detective. He suspected John Phillips (of The Mama and the Papas). He wrote in his journal that Phillips’ “outward calm concealed a capacity for deep, burning anger.” Polanski purchased a test kit allowing him to detect minuscule amounts of blood. He surreptitiously searched Phillips’ garage and swabbed the musician’s Jaguar. There was no blood but he found Phillips’ diary. The handwriting resembled the lettering of “PIG” on the front door. Polanski photocopied the page and sent it to a handwriting expert. The results were negative.
