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Anatomy of a Murder Page #16
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- 1959
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...and asked us questions about Lt. Manion.
Were you promised a lighter sentence
if you went on the witness stand?
- The People object...
- Overruled. Answer.
I wasn't promised anything.
You just thought it would help you...
...if you dreamed up this story
to please the D.A.
I didn't dream it up.
- You're sure that's what he said?
- I'm sure.
As sure as you were about your record?
I guess I kind of goofed on that one.
I don't feel I can dignify this creature
with any more questions.
Take the witness away.
Would you like a conference
with your client?
I can see how the last witness
was quite a surprise.
No, we don't need a conference.
I'll recall Lt. Manion to the stand right now.
You've heard the testimony of this Miller.
Is any part of it true?
None.
Do you have any idea why he might come
here with a tale like that?
No, sir.
Have you ever talked with this man?
Yes.
What did you talk about?
Nothing important.
Certainly nothing about my personal life
or my feelings.
That's all I wanted to know.
Lt. Manion.
Have you ever had any trouble with Miller?
What do you mean?
An argument, something like that?
Did you ever attack Miller?
Physically attack him?
Your lawyer can't answer the question
for you.
Did you ever attack Miller?
I wouldn't call it an attack, exactly.
I pushed his head against the bars once.
- Why?
- He said something ugly about my wife.
Do you remember pushing or bumping
his head against the bars?
Sure. I just told you.
Then this was not dissociative reaction?
- The defendant isn't qualified to answer.
- Sustained.
Lt. Manion.
Wasn't your action against Quill
the same as your action against Miller...
...and against the lieutenant
you struck at the cocktail party?
All in the heat of anger, with a wilful,
conscious desire to hurt or kill?
I don't remember my action against Quill.
How long had you known
your wife was running around with Quill?
I never knew anything like that.
I trust my wife.
I suppose you beat her up occasionally
just for fun?
Nothing has been established
to permit such a question.
He implies things
without getting to the point.
Let him ask, "Did he ever beat his wife?"
I'll sustain the objection.
Would you like to rephrase your question?
No, thank you.
I've finished.
Then I'll ask it.
Did you ever beat your wife,
on the night of the shooting...
...or at any other time?
- No.
Is there any doubt in your mind
- No, sir.
- That's all.
Step down, Lieutenant.
- Are we hurt?
- We're hurt bad.
Paul.
I know time is pressing,
I don't want to ask for a recess.
I'd like to leave the courtroom briefly.
If it's important,
we can be at ease for a minute.
Thank you, sir.
This is highly irregular, Your Honour.
There's no reason
to make a federal case out of it.
Thank you, Your Honour.
We now have another rebuttal witness.
The defence calls Mary Pilant.
We must protest this whole affair.
rushes to a secret conference...
...and the last-minute witness
is brought dramatically in.
It's obviously been rigged
It's just another cornball trick.
Your Honour, I don't blame Mr. Dancer
for feeling put upon.
I'm just a humble country lawyer,
trying to do my best...
...against this brilliant prosecutor
from the big city of Lansing.
Swear the witness.
Raise your right hand.
Do you swear the testimony you give...
...shall be the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth?
- I do.
- Sit down, please.
- Where do you live?
- At the Thunder Bay Inn, in Thunder Bay.
- How long have you lived there?
- For two years.
- What's your profession?
- I manage the inn.
Miss Pilant.
How is the laundry handled at the inn?
It's chuted down to the laundry room.
Where is that chute on the second floor?
Between Room 42 and 43.
I live in 42, Mr. Quill lived in 43.
Would Mr. Quill,
coming up from the lobby...
...have to pass by that chute
on the way to his room?
- Yes.
- Would it be easy for him...
...to drop something
into that chute as he passed?
Yes.
Have you ever had occasion
to go down into the laundry?
Yes. Part of my job is to sort
various pieces of laundry...
...as they come out of the machines.
Would you tell us
what you found among the laundry...
...the day after Mr. Quill was killed?
I found a pair of woman's panties.
- What did you do with them?
- I threw them in the rag bin.
When did you learn the significance
of those panties?
Here. This morning in the courtroom.
- You went and got them out of the rag bin?
- Yes.
- Did you bring them with you?
- Yes.
I offer this article of lingerie
as "Exhibit Number 1" for the defence.
They're white.
They have lace up the side...
...and they're badly torn.
As if they'd been ripped apart
by powerful hands.
The label reads:
"Smartshop, Phoenix, Arizona."
If there is no objection,
the exhibit will be received in evidence.
That's all.
Did you ever talk to Mr. Lodwick
about Quill's death?
Yes. He came to the hotel several times
after Mr. Quill was killed.
Did you tell him you didn't believe
Quill raped Mrs. Manion?
Yes, I told him that.
- Did you ever talk to Mr. Biegler?
- Yes.
- In connection with Quill's death?
- Yes.
Did you tell him
you didn't believe Quill raped her?
- How many times did you talk with him?
- Twice.
- When was the last time?
- Last night.
Have you now changed your mind?
Do you now believe
Quill raped Mrs. Manion?
I don't know now. I think he might have.
When did you change your mind,
last night?
No, it was here, this morning.
When were you given the panties?
Last night?
- Just wait a minute!
- Use the proper form of objection.
On second thought, I don't object.
I'd like the jury to hear her answer.
The witness may answer.
No. I was not given the panties,
I found them exactly as I said.
Do you know that Quill
put the panties in the chute...
...or did you assume it?
- I assumed it.
may have put them there?
Someone who wanted them found
in the laundry?
I hadn't thought of that.
In the grip of what Mr. Biegler
might call "irresistible impulse"...
...you rushed in with the panties...
...wanting to crucify Quill's character?
- No, it was my duty.
- Your pride was hurt, right?
- I don't know what you mean.
He's trying to confuse the witness.
Let him ask a question she understands.
Yes, Mr. Dancer. I, myself,
would like to know what you're driving at.
When you found the panties...
...was your first thought that Quill
might have raped Mrs. Manion...
...or was it that he might have been
stepping out with Mrs. Manion?
I don't know what he means.
Mr. Dancer, once again, I must ask you...
...to put straight questions to the witness.
Here is a straight question, Your Honour.
Miss Pilant,
were you Barney Quill's mistress?
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