At the hospital where Princess Diana died, another drama is still unfolding in the intensive-care unit.
Police in crisp blue uniforms wander the wing of the hospital, where a man connected to a tangled skein of tubes lies mangled and semiconscious - the very man authorities want most to question.He is bodyguard Trevor Rees-Jones, the sole survivor of the crash in a tunnel along the Seine River that killed the princess, her millionaire boyfriend Dodi Fayed and their driver.
Doctors expect Rees-Jones to recover, but hospital sources say it will be weeks before he is well enough to meet with investigators. When that time comes, he may have to scribble down his account; unconfirmed reports say his lips and tongue were severely injured.
Police have so much to ask him: How fast was the car going? How drunk was the driver? How close were the pursuing celebrity photographers?
And there will be questions from a grieving world: What was Diana doing and saying in the final seconds before she was swallowed by the tunnel?
Rees-Jones, 29, has been hospitalized in critical condition since Sunday's crash.
In addition to the facial and head wounds, which doctors have described as "grave," Rees-Jones suffered chest injuries, broken bones and contusions. The Fayed family lawyer, George Kiejman, confirmed this week that Rees-Jones' face was crushed.
Hospital spokesmen refuse to elaborate on his condition, and his wife, mother and stepfather, who rushed over from Britain to be by his side, have declined to be interviewed.
Until he heals enough to become a major focus of the investigation, he has become - much like Dodi Fayed - almost a forgotten footnote to the tragedy.