STEVE'S ASSISTANT: MARIO ISCOVICH!

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Mario Iscovich was Steve McQueen's personal assistant on film shoots and off-duty, as well. Here, Mario recalls the changes Neile, Steve's first wife began to notice during the filming of "Bullitt" in Steve's personality and how Steve's life became more troubling up to the divorce from Neile. After Steve's marriage to Actress Ali MacGraw, Mario describes how Steve finally found peace with God at the end of his life re-married to Model Barbara Minty.

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MARIO ISCOVICH: "He liked to watch and see if he could fall off the edge. He liked that. And that made him cool too. (During the filming of "Bullitt") I used to say to Steve, "Why are you doing this? (cheating) You've got this wonderful wife. You're gonna wreck your marriage". I mean, he was caught up in 'I'm the biggest star in the world. I can do anything I want". And I don't know? That part of him just came out that just took over. (On Le Mans--to be featured): I think it was a project that probably meant more to him than anything. He loved car racing. He lived it everyday. I lived it with him! We went to the Sebring race in preparation for the 24 hours of Le Mans. That was one of the most exciting times of my life. Steve partnered up to drive the race with Peter Revson and Steve had broken his foot in a motorcycle race prior. I never saw him more electrified.

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"What was beginning to make more problems was Steve's own personal problems, and his craziness and his involvement with women---which sort of started to derail his focus. So, Steve became another person. He really wasn't paying attention to the film. He became combative about things. There were always the girls. I knew Neile was upset. I think she was really trying to keep the marriage together. But he kept going down that ugly, dark road. He lost a wonderful marriage. He lost a lot. He lost himself is what he did.

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(At the end of Steve's life): "He called one day and he said, "I need you to come up. Can you come to Santa Paula". And he didn't look too good. And he said to me he had made peace with God. I think when he really got sick, he was trying to find spiritual solace. Because he felt that he had hurt a lot of people. He lived life every day on that edge.

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Tomorrow: Our Final Guest, Steve's wife

Barbara Minty.