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Well, if they want a fight, we'll give

it to them. We have Mary as a witness.

I'm sure we can lick it.

I'll clear you, baby.

May I speak now, Mr. Chairman?

I suppose so.

I said it doesn't bother me, uh...

what's happened recently

between you and Daisy...

and it doesn't matter whether you

clear Daisy or don't clear her.

That nice point which is going to make so

much difference to the reading public...

won't mean a thing to me.

I'm not being hostile.

You see, I walked into this marriage

with my eyes open.

I knew what I was up against.

It was a long shot, but I thought

it was worth the chance.

- Well, wasn't it?

- I can't complain.

I pushed my way into your life, Daisy,

because I needed you.

Well, I'm fine now.

Better than either of you.

- That's all there is to it.

- That isn't all there is to it.

The only reason I was able to break in

was that he didn't love you enough then.

If I had met you now for the first time,

would I be able to break in?

I'll do my own thinking, thank you,

and my own existing.

I'm all for that.

That's why I'm leaving it up to you.

So that you can work this thing

out for yourself...

without being bothered by

the technical drawback of a husband.

That's a formality we can dispose of

any time you give the signal.

I don't want a wife on formalities.

Peter, how can you say a thing-

I didn't plan this, baby.

- You ought to know that.

- I'm almost glad it happened.

There's nothing like a crisis

to show what's really inside people.

- You don't mean that.

- Don't you tell me what I mean!

Let's go.

I don't like it here.

It was close to 8:00, wasn't it?

When you returned to the apartment...

and discovered Mr. O'Mara there?

- Yes.

- And you had been gone since a little after 4:00?

Yes, but it's hardly important,

since his plane didn't get in till 5:30.

You testified on direct examination...

that you were surprised

to see Mr. O'Mara, did you not?

You heard me.

So I did. But I found your surprise,

shall I say, surprising.

You were certainly aware that the ties

between Mrs. Lapham and Mr. O'Mara...

were more than those

of a casual acquaintanceship.

Objection, Your Honor.

Question is ambiguous...

and calls for a conclusion

on the part of the witness.

Objection sustained.

Let me put it this way. You had seen

Mr. O'Mara in Mrs. Lapham's apartment...

on several previous occasions,

had you not?

- Before she was married.

- Oh, yes, that was before she was married.

Then your surprise came

from your assumption...

- that her marriage had ended their previous relationship.

- I knew it had!

I stand corrected.

But since we must deal here with evidence,

rather than opinions...

could you tell exactly what concrete facts

made you so positive of the change?

Well, I-

I just knew it.

That's all.

Thank you, Miss Angelus.

You are a devoted friend.

- Are you through with the witness?

- Yes, Your Honor.

Uh, no further questions,

Your Honor.

Then we'll recess till 1:00.

Hold it, please, Miss Kenyon.

- Rosamund!

- Don't blame me, Dan. It's Marie.

What's the matter with your ear?

Honey, what's the matter

with your ear?

It's the cold. The minute we walked out

of the house, it started bleeding.

If you're not home in half an hour,

there'll be no fur jacket for Christmas.

And have Dr. Riemer

look at that ear.

I had him look at it this morning.

He says it's nothing.

Did she have a blow of some kind?

No. It's purely a nervous thing.

Nothing to worry about.

- All right, Lucille.

- Thanks!

Will you see that they get home,

or shall I?

I think that's up to me, don't you?

Come on, girls.

The lunchroom is a flight down.

Shall we walk?

You know, you're right. That lawyer's building

a case for the papers and nothing else.

Why, Dan O'Mara.

- I'm sorry.

- I know.

You like to build,

not destroy things.

I just remembered something

about that ear.

When Lucille

first heard about you...

she took it out on the child.

She always has ever since.

I suppose she didn't mean

to hit her so hard.

Oh, Daisy, forgive me for this.

Sure, baby, I forgive you.

You know, it's a common psychological

phenomenon in all the northern countries...

that the first snow of the year

causes acute depressions.

- That must be it.

- Yes, that must be it.

Do you deny that before

your marriage to Mr. Lapham...

you were in constant communication

with Mr. O'Mara?

- No. - And the testimony

of the real estate broker-

that Mr. O'Mara rented

an apartment in the east 60s.

If he did, I never lived in it.

The place I lived in was my own.

I had a good job. I still have it.

Do you want me to prove that too?

That won't be necessary.

But tell me this, Mrs. Lapham.

In the period of your, uh, constant

communication with Mr. O'Mara...

you can tell the court how often

you had engagements with other men.

Your Honor, I must point out again that

my direct examination of Mrs. Lapham...

was concerned solely with the events

of the evening of last September 12.

It is my purpose to prove that

the events of the past...

form a very substantial background

for what happened that evening.

Be that as it may, you are not entitled

to establish it in this cross-examination.

You testified earlier that

your marriage was a happy one.

- Was that true on September 12?

- Yes.

And on September 13?

I did not see my husband

on September 13.

Isn't it true that you and your husband

have not lived together...

since the night of Mr. O'Mara's return

from California?

Objection.! I submit this whole line

of questioning is irrelevant.

May I add something to that,

Your Honor?

I don't know if you have the legal right

to ask such questions.

But whether you have or not, I protest

them. I protest you as a human being.

That will do, Mrs. Lapham.

The objection is overruled.

Thank you, Your Honor.

I would like to ask the witness

to tell us, in her own words...

just what is the present status of her

marriage, and what brought it about.

Well, it-it is true that my husband and I

are not living together at the present time.

But it wasn't caused

by what happened that night.

At least, he said it wasn't.

Peter did-

my husband-

He said it wasn't important.

Your Honor, may I say a word?

If it is agreeable

with plaintiff's counsel.

- This is his cross-examination.

- Certainly, Your Honor.

I request a recess in this trial...

for the purpose of a private conference

with the plaintiff.

The state is always willing to grant

such a request in a divorce case.

My chambers are at your disposal.

Thank you, Your Honor.

Why did you do that?

I could've gone on.

Maybe you could, but I couldn't.

There's no need for you to wait around

here. Go home. I'll come by later.

But why did you throw in the sponge?

I learned what really matters to me

while you were up there.

What really matters?

I'll give you a hint.

It has to do with how much I love you.

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