What Happened?
Accounts of what happened on the night of Wood's death have varied considerably. In one version, Walken told investigators that he and Wagner got into a "small beef" about parents being separated from children for an extended period while shooting; Natalie was away from her daughter while filming Brainstorm. In another more recent telling, Davern confessed that once the four boarded Splendour that evening, they continued drinking into the night—leading to an explosive argument.
He Had a Temper
In the midst of an argument, Davern says that Wagner smashed a bottle of wine on the table the yelled at Walken, "Are you trying to f*** my wife?"
Wood went to bed. Walken followed soon afterward, which was the last Davern saw of him. Davern heard Wagner and Wood arguing on the deck of the boat. Then, he says that "everything went silent."