[Juror #9 has pointed out that the witness across the street
had marks on her nose, indicating that she normally wore glasses]
Juror #8: [to Juror #4] Do you wear glasses when you go to
bed?
Juror #4: No. I don't. No one wears eyeglasses to bed.
Juror #8: It's logical to assume that *she* wasn't wearing
them when she was in bed - tossing and turning, trying to fall asleep!
Juror #3: How do *you* know?
Juror #8: I don't *know* - I'm guessing! I'm also guessing
that she probably didn't put her glasses on when she turned to look casually
out of the window - and she herself testified the killing took place just as
she looked out, the lights went off a split second later - she couldn't have
had *time* to put them on then! [stops #3 from stopping him] Here's another guess: maybe she honestly thought
she saw the boy kill his father - I say she only saw a blur!
Juror #3: How do you know *what* she saw? How does he know
all that? How do you know *what* kind of glasses she wore? Maybe they were
sunglasses, maybe she was far-sighted! What do you *know* about her?
Juror #8: I only know the woman's eyesight is in question
now!
Juror #11: She had to be able to identify a person sixty
feet away, at night, without glasses.
Juror #2: You can't send someone off to die on evidence like
that!
Juror #3: Oh, don't give me that.
Juror #8: Don't you think the woman *might* have made a
mistake?
Juror #3: [stubbornly] No!
Juror #8: It's not *possible?*
Juror #3: No, it's not possible!
Juror #8: [gets up and speaks to Juror #12] Is it possible?
Juror #12: [nods] Not guilty.
Juror #8: [goes to #10] You think he's guilty?
[#10 shakes his head "no"]
Juror #3: *I* think he's guilty!
Juror #8: [ignores #3; goes to #4] How about you?
Juror #4: [looks at #8, pauses, then shakes head] No... I'm
convinced. Not guilty.
Juror #3: [shocked, having just lost all support] What's the
matter with ya?
Juror #4: I have a reasonable doubt now.
Juror #9: Eleven to one!
No comments:
Post a Comment