Matthew Perry had no intention of dying, but the official documents of the criminal investigation that followed his death make it clear that when he finally met his end, he was recklessly and habitually seeking a way out of the intoxication.

The day of his death, October 28, 2023, was to be exactly like the four days before it – a day on which he was injected with the “dissociative” drug ketamine, which is FDA-approved for inducing and maintaining general anesthesia during surgery.

Court documents show that on each of those days, the popular “Friends” star ordered his live-in assistant Kenny Iwamasa – known as “Alfred” in Perry’s “Batman” – to inject him with the drug six times a day.

Some days he even gave him eight injections.

According to his testimony to prosecutors, Iwamasa – who had no medical training – injected his employer at 8:30 a.m. on the day of his employer’s death and then again at 12:45 p.m. while Perry was watching a movie. He was then asked to prepare a hot tub for Perry before being ordered: “Give me a big injection.”

Iwamasa admits he did as he was told when Perry was either near or in the hot tub at his Pacific Palisades mansion, then went out to run “errands” for two and a half hours.

When he returned, he found his employer lying face down and unconscious in the water.

The coroner concluded that the 54-year-old actor died from the “acute effects of ketamine” and that drowning was a “contributory factor.”

After his death, Perry’s relatives clamored for answers to a number of disturbing questions about his lifestyle and his death.

However, as prosecutors attempt to bring to justice those close to Perry who they believe were involved in his death, new questions continue to emerge.

The most important question was: Why was the actor left alone in his home to die? Would it have made a difference if he hadn’t laid off his care team, who had been on his payroll for years because of his addiction and health problems?

Why and who let her go?

And what would have been crucial if he had not been exclusively looked after by Kenny Iwamasa, who had previously worked as executive assistant (essentially secretary) to Perry’s agent Doug Chapin?

What if he had been cared for by someone who had experience as a “sober companion” – and who had worked with drug addicts before?

There are also many questions about Perry, who is described by several sources as “manipulative” and sometimes as “angry and cruel.” To what extent was Iwamasa duped by his employer?

This complicated dilemma was summed up by a friend when he said, “Don’t get me started on my opinion of Kenny and Kenny’s actions or decisions. There is a special place in hell for someone who is willing to stick a needle full of drugs into another human being who has just published a book about sobriety.” But the friend adds, “I am by no means saying that Matthew is a victim.”

Another source close to the actor points out that Perry had few people around him at the end of last year and was very isolated.

Until now, he had two assistants and a nursing team at his disposal who monitored the intake of prescribed medications and were on hand in case of medical emergencies.

At some point in 2023, Perry’s care was terminated. His friends and family have no doubt that it was his decision to get rid of the caregivers. US Weekly magazine reports that he was “verbally, emotionally and physically abusive” to at least one of them.

However, sources indicate that Perry’s penchant for ketamine, which was apparently the result of a decades-long struggle with Oxycontin, brought with it its own deadly consequences that any medical professional could have foreseen.

The district court, in prosecuting his dealers, stated: “Due to the medical risks associated with ketamine, it was widely recognized in the medical community that a patient who had just been administered ketamine needed to be monitored by medical professionals.”

The court adds: “When monitoring a patient receiving ketamine, healthcare professionals were required to have access to certain life-saving equipment, including a defibrillator, a supply of supplemental oxygen, devices to monitor the patient’s heart rate and breathing, and medications to ensure patient safety.”

None of this was present for Perry at that time.

That this was an enormous risk must have been obvious. In his plea agreement with the prosecution – a deal between the prosecution and the defense in which a defendant pleads guilty to a lesser charge in exchange for a lighter sentence – Iwamasa acknowledged that he found Perry unconscious “at least twice” in the month before his death due to his drug use.

The agreement even states: “The death of Victim MP was a natural and foreseeable consequence of the conspiracy, due to, among other things, the frequency and amount of ketamine that Defendant administered to Victim MP, Defendant’s observations of the side effects of ketamine injections on Victim MP in October 2023, and the fact that Defendant administered ketamine injections to Victim MP without having medical training or access to medical equipment necessary to combat a side effect of ketamine.”

His death did not come out of the blue, but was the predictable result of rampant addiction. Some now believe that Perry’s addiction must have been evident at least from his financial records.

Iwamasa admits that he met with suspected drug dealer Dr. Salvador Plasencia seven times and handed him a total of $55,000 over a period of 29 days.

All of his employees – even all of his expenses – were apparently approved and paid for by Lisa Ferguson, his longtime business manager. Perry reportedly had a $120 million trust fund and Lisa handled all of his financial expenses.

Did Ferguson know? A friend tells me: “Lisa or Lisa’s office managed all of his finances. Everything, every bill, every credit card. So I would imagine someone saw what went out. We’re not talking about an amount you withdraw from an ATM.”

Of course, it must be emphasized that Lisa may not have known and there may be another explanation.

In fact, in a text message from early October 2023, reproduced as part of the indictment, Iwamasa tells Plasencia that he had difficulty getting to the bank quickly and often enough to keep track of the funds spent by Perry.

Ferguson did not respond to requests for comment regarding Perry’s personnel, nor to press representatives from his estate or foundation.

So what is the truth about his circle?

One of his assistants, Briana Brancato, resigned in 2023 after seven years. The previous year, his partner Morgan Moses, who lived with him, also left his job.

She joined his team in 2018 from her previous job at a rehabilitation clinic. She left the team after an angry argument when he pushed her onto a bed.

Iwamasa was hired shortly afterward. He faces up to 15 years in prison, but the sentence was reduced because he pleaded guilty to supplying the drugs that killed his employer.

San Diego physician Dr. Mark Chavez also pleaded guilty to one count of drug trafficking, as did drug trafficker Erik Fleming.

Dr. Plasencia has pleaded not guilty to ten counts, including conspiracy to distribute ketamine.

Alleged drug dealer and so-called California ketamine queen Jasveen Sangha has pleaded not guilty to all charges of possession and distribution of ketamine.

As the accusations and allegations mount and the truth about Perry’s nihilistic lifestyle comes to light, another, even more pressing question arises: How did he last so long?