Y4H: Just tell the truth (15e)

You: No, not particularly. I don't like being in jail, but it wasn't that urgent.

DA: So this Whitley came up with your bail money?

You: Yeah, she did.

DA: So she really cares about you.

You: (a little bitterly) I thought she did.

DA: Enough to bail you out of jail.

You: Yeah.

DA: And if you were stealing stuff out of that house, she would've been the one to see.

You: Yeah. Like she was the one who saw I didn't do it.

DA: And if she saw you doing something embarrassing, she'd want to hide it.

You: Huh?

DA: Like lying for you on the stand.

You: Huh?

DA: Or just not showing up in court!

You: Wha-?

Doc objects to "speculation." The jury gets the point.

The defense has no further evidence and rests; so the judge asks the lawyers if they are prepared to argue. The trial moves to closing statements

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Advocacy Points	15