The arrest wasn’t the end of the story.
It was only the beginning.
Just days after Rob Reiner and his wife Michele were found murdered inside their Brentwood home, the case took another unexpected turn — not with a new arrest, but with a new presence.
Nick Reiner, the couple’s 32-year-old son, has now been booked on suspicion of murdering his parents.
But when cameras captured him leaving court today, attention quickly shifted.
Because Nick Reiner wasn’t alone.
Flanking him were high-profile defense attorneys Alan Jackson and Elizabeth Little — a legal pairing that immediately raised eyebrows.
The appearance of the two attorneys marked a major escalation in the case.
Court records confirm that Reiner has not yet entered a plea. Per standard procedure, he was not medically cleared to appear in court Tuesday, resulting in a delay that has only fueled speculation.
Why the delay?
Why such a powerful defense team so early?
And what does it signal about what’s coming next?
Authorities have released few details publicly, but sources say investigators are still finalizing evidence, reviewing forensic findings, and continuing interviews connected to the night of the killings.
Earlier reports revealed Nick had recently moved back into his parents’ home amid ongoing personal struggles — a detail now central to the timeline investigators are building.
As the legal process begins to unfold, the focus has shifted from the crime scene…
…to the courtroom.
And with new names now tied to the defense, many are wondering whether the most dramatic chapters of this case are still ahead.
For now, questions outnumber answers.