I wondered too why Foley made that slobbering confession of “guilt” if he was gonna die anyway.
I figured he must have recorded it earlier with the promise of being spared if he read their script and sounded convincing.
...Of course, being a journalist, that was probably his true belief.
“I figured he must have recorded it earlier with the promise of being spared if he read their script and sounded convincing.”
That makes sense—grasping at hope for some mercy, no matter how slim.
And I agree with the others. I hope they were both drugged. That would explain their behavior and perhaps have eased their suffering.