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Anatomy of a Murder Page #14
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- 1959
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Yes, I heard.
Yes, it was the first time.
Would you raise your voice a little?
I said it was the first time.
I'm quite concerned about the lost panties.
Would you describe this article
of clothing to the courtroom?
They were nylon and had lace up the sides.
There was a store label in them
from the Smartshop in Phoenix, Arizona.
What was their colour?
- I believe white.
- You believe?
I have white and pink.
They may have been pink.
You're not sure. Haven't you checked
to see which pair of panties is missing?
When your husband came home late
and you had this little spat...
...were you already dressed to go out?
- No.
- When did you dress?
After dinner. When he was asleep.
It's been stated
you were bare-legged in the bar.
- Is that true?
- Yes.
In your anger and haste
to get out of the trailer...
...perhaps you forgot your panties?
Objection. She testified
as to what she was wearing.
Sustained.
Do you always wear panties?
Your Honour,
I object to this line of questioning.
Now, it's immaterial
what she does all the time.
The night of the attack,
she was wearing panties.
That's all we're concerned with.
Mrs. Manion seems a little uncertain about
what kind of panties she was wearing.
Since they've not been found...
...I submit that it's possible
she wasn't wearing any and has forgotten.
That's all I'm getting at.
You may answer, Mrs. Manion.
Do you always wear panties?
No.
On what occasions don't you?
When you go out alone at night?
Objection. He claims to go after
one thing and goes after another.
I'll sustain the objection.
Strike out the last two questions
and Mrs. Manion's answers.
Now, Mr. Dancer, get off the panties.
You've done enough damage.
Yes, Your Honour.
Mrs. Manion,
is your husband a jealous man?
He loves me.
I'm sure of that,
but is he excessively jealous?
How can the witness answer that?
What's the norm of jealousy?
Can you put your question differently,
Mr. Dancer?
Has your husband ever struck you
in a jealous rage?
Mr. Dancer's fishing now.
What's the relevancy of this question?
The shoe is squeezing Mr. Biegler's foot.
In his own words, this isn't a debate,
it's a cross-examination in a murder trial.
Proceed, Mr. Dancer.
Mrs. Manion.
Did you ever go out socially
in Thunder Bay?
A few times.
When your husband's outfit moved there...
...didn't Mr. Quill throw a cocktail party
for the officers and their wives?
Didn't your husband strike
a young second lieutenant at this party?
There was a little scuffle. It wasn't much.
- What was it about?
- I'm not sure I remember.
- Were you too drunk to remember?
- No, I was not.
I think it was because the lieutenant
was cutting in too much...
...when I danced with my husband.
Shortly afterwards, on the veranda...
...didn't your husband slap you hard
enough so that you fell against the wall?
He was drinking.
- Wasn't it a jealous rage?
- I don't know.
- Do you remember why he struck you?
- Yes.
Wasn't he enraged because he thought
you'd encouraged this young lieutenant?
There are witnesses to this.
I'll ask you again,
wasn't this a jealous rage?
I guess you could call it that.
Now I'll ask you:
On the night of the shooting,
what did you swear?
What oath did you take on the rosary?
It was about Barney Quill raping me.
Why did you swear on the rosary
that he'd raped you?
For the reason that he gave:
I was hysterical.
That is why he asked you to swear.
- Why did you swear?
- So he'd believe me.
Why shouldn't he?
Objection. The reason for the rosary
has been established.
These questions are immaterial.
No, I think I'll take the answer, Mr. Biegler.
I'll ask you again.
Why shouldn't he believe you?
Because I wasn't making much sense.
Did he think you'd lie about such a thing?
Objection. Lt. Manion has already testified
as to what he thought.
Sustained.
Did your husband strike you that night?
Did he hit you that night?
He may have slapped me
because I was hysterical.
Didn't you swear to a lie
to stop him hitting you?
No. I didn't.
Didn't he beat you at the gate
upon your return from...
...lovers' lane with Quill?
Objection. She testified
she was beaten by Barney Quill.
- Quiet.
- No more questions.
I think the witness has had enough,
Your Honour.
The witness may step down.
We'll recess for lunch.
Recess until 1:
00.It's all right, you were fine.
Dr. Smith?
I've come to meet you, sir.
My name is...
Sorry, you're mistaken.
Maybe I'm the one you're looking for.
Are you Mr. Biegler?
No, I'm his associate in the case.
Don't tell me you're Dr. Smith?
That's me.
The Army psychiatrist?
Maybe you expected me to be in uniform.
No.
I didn't expect anybody so young.
I'm forty.
I sort of hoped you'd have a beard
and wear a monocle.
- Is that better?
- It helps.
You're on the stand this afternoon.
Have you formed an opinion
as to Frederick Manion's...
...mental and emotional state
- I have.
- And what is it?
He was temporarily insane
at the time of the shooting.
At that time, do you believe he was able
to distinguish right from wrong?
He may or may not have been.
It doesn't make much difference.
As clearly as you can...
...will you explain
Manion's temporary insanity?
It is known as "dissociative reaction."
an almost overwhelming tension...
...which the person in shock must alleviate.
In Lt. Manion's case, a soldier...
...it is only natural
that he would turn to action.
Only direct, simple action
against Barney Quill...
...would relieve this unbearable tension.
This is not uncommon.
For example, in combat,
some of the more remarkable heroics...
...take place in this state of mind.
Is there another name for this state
we might be more likely to recognise?
Yes, it has been known
as "irresistible impulse."
A man in the grip of irresistible impulse,
would he be likely to go...
...to his neighbour for advice,
or call up the police to come to his aid?
Completely incompatible.
Yes, but our man was able
to take out a gun and load it...
...before setting out to find Quill.
That was his conscious mind.
But if no gun were available,
he would've gone anyway.
How would a man look
in the grip of dissociative reaction?
He might appear to be deadly calm,
fiercely deliberate.
Would you describe his behaviour as being
like a mailman delivering the mail?
Yes. Like a mailman, he would have
a job to do and he would do it.
Your witness.
Did you find any psychosis
in Frederick Manion?
- I did not.
- Any neurosis?
I found no history of neurosis.
- Any history of delusion?
- None.
- Loss of memory?
- Not before this instance.
Can you spot Mary Pilant?
She didn't come back after lunch.
I think you'd better give up on that one.
Doctor, you stated that the defendant
might or might not...
...have been able to distinguish
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