 Throughout the evening on October 23 , a series of phone calls between Green and Farrar escalated into a confrontation . Farrar was convinced that Green was continuing to drink heavily while she should have been caring for the children , and he told Green that he knew she had poisoned him and that Social Services might be called to protect the children if she failed to get her life in order . After the last call between Green and Farrar , Farrar watched television alone in his apartment until about 12 : 30 , when a neighbor 's phone call alerted him to the fire . 
