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Boomerang! Page #9
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- 1947
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I must ask you again,
is this the man? Mr. Rogers?
- Yes, sir, I'm sure.
- Mrs. Lukash?
Yes, sir.
Your Honor, I don't want to imply
that this identification is not in good faith...
but it was
a particularly dark night...
and the basis
for the identification seems to be...
that the murderer wore a dark coat
and a light hat, a fairly common combination.
Oh, there's one there.
There's another.
One of our distinguished witnesses has one.
As a matter of fact,
if I'm not mistaken...
you wore such a combination
this morning yourself, Your Honor.
There could be no mistake
in your identifications?
The identification seems to be unanimous
and conclusive, Your Honor.
But on the night
of October 25...
under approximately
the same conditions...
I and seven of my assistants
reran the crime.
We reenacted it not once,
but seven times...
so that each of us could
see it from a different point.
- Herb? Phil?
- No.
- Dan?
- Mm-mmm.
- How about you, Smitty?
- Everything all right, chief?
- Anything wrong, chief?
- Huh? No.
Let's try it again, boys.
Switch positions.
Your Honor, I have here
the sworn statement...
of each of my assistants...
that not once during
all the reenactments...
could any of them definitely state that he
recognized the man portraying the murderer.
Although, in each case,
he knew him well.
Are you still certain of your identification,
ladies and gentlemen?
- You, Mrs. Lukash.
- Well, I, uh-
- Thank you very much.
- Well, I'm certain.
Would you take the stand,
please, Miss Nelson?
- What's he putting her up there for?
- Quiet!
- If he lets that dame-
- Shh!
- Well, she's nothing but a-
- All you're going to do is hurt yourself!
Miss Nelson,
your testimony states...
that on the evening
of the murder...
- you stood in the window of the Coney Island Caf.
- Yeah.
And that you could
definitely state that...
the man you saw
through the window...
at 7:
20 on the eveningof September 29...
was the accused, John Waldron?
- That's what I said.
- I may be assuming...
but isn't it possible that such an attractive
young lady as yourself...
- might have several gentleman friends?
- Mm-hmm.
Mm-hmm.
And isn't it possible...
the restaurant might wave to you...
- through the window?
- Mm-hmm.
And isn't it also possible,
Miss Nelson...
that it was not John Waldron,
but another of your friends...
- who waved to you through the window that night?
- No.
Your Honor, in the course
of examining the evidence in this case...
I also visited
And, upon her advice, I stood behind
the counter in the exact spot...
where Miss Nelson states that she saw
John Waldron on the evening of September 29.
From this point, the window of the caf
is obscured to a point...
of four and a half
to five feet by steam.
It is possible, however,
to see dimly through the window.
But one of my men passed the window
while I watched...
and although I know this man well,
it was impossible for me to recognize him.
Miss Nelson, did you know
that rewards for information...
leading to the arrest and conviction
- I did not.
- Your application for the reward is already on file.
Miss Nelson,
before you answer me...
please remember that not only
is the man's life in jeopardy...
but that you might
be sent to prison for perjury!
Now, was it Waldron
you saw through that window?
Was this the man?
- Well, I'm not absolutely sure-
- Thank you, Miss Nelson.
That's all. I would like Miss Katherine Manion
to come to the stand, please.
- What?
- What's he doing?
Giving O'Shea a lesson
in trial procedure.
- Miss Manion, you are an employee of the Plaza Theater?
- Yes, sir.
And in your capacity
as cashier...
on your memory for faces?
Yes, sir, I-I do.
And you can definitely state
that the accused, John Waldron...
did not enter your theater
Yes, sir.
Thank you. Miss Manion,
this is my assistant, Mr. Stone.
How do you do?
- Was he in your theater on Tuesday night of last week?
- Oh, no, sir.
Your Honor,
at 8:
13 on Tuesday night of last week...observed by two reliable
witnesses and myself...
to the Plaza Theater from Miss Manion.
- Well, I-
- We're all human, Miss Manion.
That's all. Thank you.
Your Honor, I think...
we can state at this point that the evidence
of the eyewitness is subject to question.
Very interesting,
but scarcely conclusive.
Well, I agree with the court.
If I've shown that the witnesses
might have been mistaken...
they might as easily
have been correct.
But as I've stated, Your Honor,
there are certain aspects of this case...
which are confusing.
- Do I have the court's permission to continue?
- Proceed.
Thank you. I would like Dr. William Rainsford
to take the stand, please.
Stand up. Raise your right hand.
Do you swear the evidence
you are about to give to be the truth...
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth,
so help you God?
- Name, please?
- Dr. William Rainsford.
- Where you been, Dave?
- Overslept. What's the score?
Dr. Rainsford, I realize that you
were retained by the police department...
to examine John Waldron, and have therefore
already formed an opinion of him.
But as a physician
and psychiatrist...
you will admit that in a state
of exhaustion approaching hysteria...
a man is highly susceptible
to suggestion.
Certainly. Though, I have some doubt
as to its application to the accused.
I didn't ask you that, Doctor.
I asked you for your professional opinion.
In that event,
That's all, Doctor.
Thank you.
to take the stand, please.
Raise your right hand.
Do you swear that the evidence
you are about to give to be the truth...
the whole truth, and nothing but the truth,
so help you God?
- Name, please?
- Harold F. Robinson.
Sit down.
Chief Robinson, you were present during
the entire questioning of John Waldron...
and you state that nothing was done
to force a confession from the accused.
He confessed of his own free will.
There was no physical violence.
But you did implant
the idea in his mind?
He confessed himself.
Yet, at 11:
55 a.m.,after hours of questioning...
Dr. Rainsford
said to the accused...
"You made him
the personification...
of every handout, every word of advice,
and in a rage you shot him."
- Is that correct?
- Yes, but-
- That's all, Chief.
- That's not all!
You're excused, sir.
Thank you.
Your Honor, while I feel
that the validity...
of the defendant's confession
may be challenged...
I'm forced to admit that it too falls
in the category of the inconclusive.
Both the testimony
of the eyewitnesses...
and the confession itself would be subject
to long argument at a trial.
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