Impact
“For the first time since he had known him, Ray Livingood seemed unsure of himself as he took the witness stand—hesitant, perhaps even a touch alarmed. Ironically, had Hawthorne been handling the case himself, he would not have used Livingood at all, would have relied instead on the report of the NTSB investigators, under the theory that the findings of government servants are immune to impeachment. But such evidence cannot be given live—it must be read from transcripts—and Hawthorne feared that... Tollison’s brand-new expertise might not hold up without the aid of a friendly face on the witness stand. So in the final days of pretrial preparations he had summoned Ray Livingood to the lake, only to discover that he had promoted a fight.
Irked at the demands of the preceding weeks, edgy from a month of sleeping a third of his normal diet, within minutes of Livingood’s arrival, Tollison bridled at what he perceived to be the expert’s accusation that he had not done his homework. For his part, Livingood responded with ill-concealed contempt and, as he estimated the effect a feeble showing in the SurfAir trial would have on his consulting business, became increasingly churlish.MoreLess
Irked at the demands of the preceding weeks, edgy from a month of sleeping a third of his normal diet, within minutes of Livingood’s arrival, Tollison bridled at what he perceived to be the expert’s accusation that he had not done his homework. For his part, Livingood responded with ill-concealed contempt and, as he estimated the effect a feeble showing in the SurfAir trial would have on his consulting business, became increasingly churlish.MoreLess
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