If you ask me, HBO‘s Gloria Vanderbilt/Anderson Cooper documentary Nothing Left Unsaid left quite a bit unsaid.  Huge chunks of both of their lives were completely glossed over or ignored.  Like what?  Well, Anderson’s personal life was verboten.  OK, so maybe it was more about Gloria.  It was nice to see some attention paid to the two sons she had with Leopold Stokowski.  We heard from eldest son Stan, but when it came to the second son, Gloria said, “Chris has disassociated himself from us all.  He never wants to see any of us again.”  Even the death of Anderson’s father and the suicide of his brother didn’t bring Chris back.  Gloria seems sanguine on the separation: “It’s been very hard for me to come to this conclusion and point in my life, but I think that is really what he wants.”  I find it fascinating that Vanderbilt is resigned to having no contact with a living son for four decades, but has such angst and regret about a son who killed himself in front of her 28 years ago.

So, what happened with Chris?  According to sources, everything started to unravel when Gloria became involved with psychiatrist Dr. Christ Zois.  Their relationship went far beyond the typical therapist/client type.  Gloria paid for Dr. Zois, his family, and his lawyer to have first-class vacations, gave them access to her homes, and lavished them with gifts.  She also turned a blind eye when he meddled in the affairs of her kids – particularly with Christopher.  Her blind eye also extended to her finances.  She trusted Zois enough to give him (and his lawyer) power of attorney and control of her finances.  She claimed they emptied out her bank accounts, sold off the license to use her name for home furnishings, and didn’t pay her taxes.  She sued them and won $1.5 million, with the court saying they preyed on her wealth and emotional fragility.  While she got some money back, her relationship with Chris was irreparably damaged.  What exactly happened is a mystery.