"At times the two Mr. Dunnes seem irreconcilable. He has suffered the worst loss any parent can experience and has dedicated his literary career to avenging other victims. He also hobnobs with the fashion designer Arnold Scaasi and uses dish as a verb."

Dominick Dunne's new Court TV show, "Power, Privilege and Justice" can be seen tonight, and every Wednesday, at 10 P.M. The website says that tonight is the show's premiere, but I caught something this weekend, on Sunday, I think - Dunne and Catherine Crier were dishing the dirt with 4 members of the Skakel jury. The tone was decidedly informal, yet not frivolous. You got the feeling that these people were telling it like it is. Tonight's episode, from the website description:

"In 1976, James Sullivan inherited a multi-million dollar liquor distribution empire from his uncle. Newly rich, he married Atlanta socialite Lita McClinton and the two moved to an ocean front mansion in glamorous Palm Beach. There, Jim was determined to work his way into the town's exclusive high society. But when Lita proved an impediment to his social advance Jim began to carry on numerous affairs. By 1985, Lita could take no more. She returned to Atlanta and filed for divorce. The morning of her divorce hearing, Lita opened the door to a man holding flowers and was shot. Circumstantial evidence pointed to Sullivan as the man behind the murder but, despite several indictments, he was never convicted. For 13 years the case languished until 1998 when police arrested one of the hitmen who in turn accused Sullivan. A murder warrant was issued for Sullivan but when police went to serve it, Sullivan vanished."

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