At first glance, you might think the Nick Reiner case appears to be standing still.

But legally, and psychologically, and ethically, it is anything but.

Right now, the court isn't asking whether Nick is guilty or innocent.

It's asking whether he's even capable of understanding reality. Stay with us because once you see what

doctors, insiders, and investigators say was happening inside Nick's mind in the weeks and days

before his parents were killed, this case becomes far more disturbing and far more complicated than

it first appears. And we hear from someone who says they

knew Nick Reiner in rehab and shares about an oppressed anger that they saw in Nick toward an

unexpected something. Nick Reiner is charged with two counts of first-degree murder in the stabbing deaths of

his parents, Rob and Michelle Reiner, both Hollywood legends. Prosecutors have also alleged

special circumstances, which is a big deal legally, because if he's convicted, that opens the

door to life in prison without parole or potentially even the death penalty depending on how the case ultimately

moves forward. These are some of the most serious charges a person can face and yet we're still not

even at the point where Nick has entered a plea guilty or not guilty. We haven't even gotten there.

And that alone raises questions for a lot of people, me included, because normally by now,

we would have already seen an arraignment that plea. Do you plead guilty? Do you plead not guilty?

And that's the moment when a defendant formally hears the charges. But again, Nick hasn't done that yet.

And part of the reason is that his original

attorney, V. Allen Jackson, abruptly withdrew from the case. The judge granted another

continuance so the Los Angeles Public Defender's Office could step in, review the evidence,

and most importantly, assess Nick's mental condition, review his mental condition

before anything else moves forward. And that delay is actually critical because if there are

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