▁to ▁remove ▁the ▁bullet , ▁the ▁do ctors ▁were ▁able ▁to ▁save ▁her ▁life . ▁ ▁When ▁interview ed ▁by ▁police , ▁Jo ey ▁But ta fu oco ▁told ▁them ▁that ▁Fish er ▁could ▁be ▁the ▁shoot er . ▁Police ▁Det ect ive ▁Martin ▁Al ger ▁obtained ▁a ▁photo ▁of ▁Fish er , ▁and ▁when ▁Mary ▁Jo ▁But ta fu oco ▁reg ained ▁conscious ness ▁the ▁next ▁day , ▁she ▁was ▁able ▁to ▁recognize ▁Fish er ▁from ▁the ▁photo . ▁Fish er ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁charged ▁with ▁attempted ▁murder , ▁and ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 3 , ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁she ▁ple aded ▁guilty ▁to ▁first - deg ree ▁assault . ▁ ▁Paul ▁Mak ely ▁t ape ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 9 2 , ▁the ▁tab lo id ▁television ▁show ▁Hard ▁Copy ▁broadcast ▁a ▁vide ot aped ▁conversation ▁between ▁Fish er ▁and ▁Paul ▁Mak ely , ▁the ▁owner ▁of ▁a ▁g ym ▁in ▁Mass ape qua . ▁In ▁the ▁t ape , ▁recorded ▁hours ▁before ▁she ▁agreed ▁to ▁the ▁ple a ▁in ▁court , ▁Fish er ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁talking ▁about ▁her ▁future , ▁saying ▁that ▁she ▁wanted ▁to ▁marry ▁Mak ely ▁so ▁he ▁could ▁visit ▁her ▁in ▁prison . ▁Fish er ▁explained ▁that ▁her ▁lawyer ▁believed ▁requiring ▁people ▁to ▁be ▁married ▁for ▁such ▁vis its ▁was ▁un const itution al ▁and ▁that ▁she ▁intended ▁to ▁challenge ▁the ▁law ▁on ▁this ▁matter . ▁Fish er ▁could ▁be ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁t ape ▁saying : ▁" That ▁will ▁keep ▁my