The first anyone knew of his demise was a statement from his office mid-afternoon, telling us he'd made a number of mistakes and he apologised to those who had been affected.
Five minutes later, Collins fired a grenade into the mix, putting out a statement telling us he's suffering from significant mental health issues.
Of course both statements raised many more questions than they answered.
Just to add to the intrigue, the Prime Minister became involved.
Ardern's office received correspondence about Falloon last week, spoke to the writer and with their permission handed it on to Collins' office.
Ardern wasn't saying what the information was, simply saying if was for the Leader of the Opposition to sort out.
Collins' office tells us she dealt with it decisively.
Dealt with what is the question, but it's not one the new leader wants to answer and for her that's a great pity.
If she wants to take the public along with her she's got to be more frank with it.
The parliamentary rumour mill is now spinning out of the control and the National leader simply has herself to blame for oiling the cogs.
It's been confirmed Falloon sent an indecent photo to a university student.
To muddy the mental health waters in this way is simply unacceptable.
