Beyond a Reasonable Doubt Page #5

[Laughter]

There you are,

my dear.

Well, things didn't

go too badly today.

Particularly when

I made it clear that Tom's gray topcoat

Is a popular,

ready-made model

Worn by thousands

of other men.

And those two dancers

didn't help Thompson's case, either.

Ha ha.

I tried to point out

That Terri Larue's

description of the man

Who picked up

Patty Gray that night

Could apply

to a lot of men. I hope I succeeded.

I think you

made your point.

Well, they're

showing highlights of the trial every evening.

Let's see how

it looked today.

Following the testimony

of Terri Larue,

The last person to

see Patty Gray alive,

District attorney Thompson

put john higgins,

A police laboratory

technician, on the stand.

I ask you,

As an expert

of the subject of fingerprints,

If it is likely

That in

the ordinary cleaning of a car,

All fingerprints

would be removed

From the interior

and exterior surfaces?

I think that would

be very unusual.

In other words,

Cleaning a car

in such a manner

Would indicate

a desire to remove fingerprints

Rather than any passion

for cleanliness. Is that correct?

I object, your honor.

This is not proper examination.

The district attorney's

attempting to draw a conclusion

From the witness.

I withdraw

the question, your honor.

This is a conclusion

which should be made by the jury.

Thompson

has a great talent

For making minor points

seem important.

Later in the day,

Thompson recalled

Dolly Moore to the stand.

The laboratory

technician of the police department

Has testified that

traces of makeup

Were found in the seams

of the upholstery

Of the defendant's car.

This makeup has been

identified as foster's makeup number nine.

Do you know

what brand of makeup Miss Gray used?

Foster's number nine.

To your knowledge,

did she ever use any other kind?

No, sir.

We have presented

highlights of today's session

Of the Garrett trial.

Be with--

Seems to me that Thompson

Didn't make very much

of the body makeup.

Yes. That worries me.

Having brought it up,

I didn't expect him

to make so little of it.

He must have something

up his sleeve.

And when did you

give this lighter to the defendant, Miss Spencer?

May 7th.

Well, only two days

before the murder of Patty Gray. Mm-hmm.

What did

the lighter cost?

$275.

Do you recall when you

last saw this lighter

In the possession

of the defendant?

Miss Spencer,

I ask you again,

When did you last

see this lighter in the defendant's possession?

I...

I don't remember.

Well, I don't know

how it got up there.

I'd lost the lighter.

Whoever found it must

have dropped it up there.

Now, it

has been testified

That Patty Gray

wore a brand of makeup,

Particles of which were

found in the upholstery of your car.

Was Patty Gray

ever in your car?

She was not. I never

met her in my life.

Dolly Moore has been

in my car several times.

She's a performer,

wears body makeup.

I guess the makeup

must have rubbed off her.

I'm sure

that explains it.

Now, it has also

been testified

That the man

seen driving off with Patty Gray

The night

she was murdered was smoking a pipe.

Do you now or have you

ever smoked a pipe?

I have never smoked

a pipe at any time.

Then you

want us to believe

That you lost this

gold cigarette lighter

Between the time

Miss Spencer gave it to you

And the time Patty Gray

was murdered,

The space

of only two days?

It's true.

And am I right that

you and Susan Spencer

Became engaged two days

before the murder of Patty Gray?

I don't see what one thing

has to do with the other.

Oh, might there

not be a connection,

If, for instance,

you had to get rid of Patty Gray

In order to fulfill

your commitment to Miss Spencer?

Your honor, I object

strongly to this--

All right, Mr. Wilson.

I withdraw the question.

Did you

file a claim with the insurance company

For the loss of

this valuable lighter,

Which you now allege to

have lost so innocently?

Uh...

No, I guess not.

Oh, uh, yesterday's

transcript.

Mr. Garrett...

Yesterday,

in attempting to explain

The absence

of fingerprints in your car,

You testified,

and I quote...

"What is so unusual

about that?

"I am very fussy

about my car,

And I keep it clean

at all times." Unquote.

That's true.

Well,

Mr. Garrett, with such a fetish for neatness,

How do you explain

the fact that a woman's stocking--

One stocking--was found

in the glove compartment of your car?

Well, some time ago,

a lady friend of mine

Got a bad run

in her stocking.

She took it off and put it

in the glove compartment.

Who was the lady?

I don't remember.

I believe it was someone

I met at a party.

I merely drove her home.

I didn't really know her.

You've testified,

Mr. Garrett,

That you never

smoked a pipe.

That's right.

You sure? You

may have forgotten.

I'd certainly remember

whether or not I'd ever smoked a pipe.

Really? Perhaps not.

You can't even remember

What you were doing

the night Patty Gray was murdered.

I told you

what I was doing.

I went to the movies.

Oh, of course.

You went to the movies, alone.

That's your claim,

isn't it?

That's the truth.

Is there a pipe smoker

among the gentlemen of the jury?

Will you please fill and

light your pipe for us,

And stand up

so they can all see.

Oh, one moment,

please. May I?

You'll recall

it's been testified

That the man last seen

with Patty Gray

On the night

she was murdered was smoking a pipe.

Now, please note

the circular brown stain

On the back

of this match cover

Just used by

your fellow juror here.

You'll also notice

similar stains on these match covers,

Which were found

by the police

In the home and the garage

of the defendant after his arrest.

[Crowd murmurs]

And you have never

smoked a pipe, Mr. Garrett?

I told you that.

I do have visitors

occasionally, however.

Some of them smoke pipes.

I guess that would explain

how the match covers became stained.

I doubt it,

Mr. Garrett.

I doubt it very much.

Now, Mr. Garrett,

Miss Joan Williams

has testified

That Patty Gray

had a considerable sum of money with her,

Perhaps

as much as $3,000,

Two days before

she was murdered.

Have you any idea

how she might have obtained it?

How would I know?

I've told you a hundred times,

I don't know anything

about Patty Gray.

But our investigation

of your bank records

Discloses that two days

before Patty Gray was murdered,

You withdrew

the sum of $3,000 from your account.

Did you give that money

to Patty Gray?

I certainly did not.

Then why did you

withdraw the money?

Not that it's

any concern of yours,

But I withdrew

the money to purchase an engagement ring.

Well, how do

you explain the fact that three days later,

You redeposited $2,800?

Did you purchase

an engagement ring for $200?

I didn't purchase

an engagement ring.

My engagement was...

postponed.

Are you sure you didn't

withdraw that money

To give to Miss Gray,

And after murdering her,

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