Silent Witness (1998)
“It was delicate: Cox was a sympathetic witness and, at this point, the jury would have no sympathy for Sam Robb. The challenge for Tony was to do his job without exciting more dislike.
He began casually, hands in his pockets, keeping his tone mild. ‘As I recall, Dr. Cox, you knew Marcie Calder for roughly twelve years. How would you describe her?’ Cox hesitated. ‘Polite, quiet. Thoughtful, I would say.’ Tony nodded, adding a pause of his own; the trick was to make each new question seem spontan...eous, creating the illusion that he and the jury were discovering things together. ‘Did Marcie strike you as a girl who kept things inside?’ Cox frowned. ‘It would only be an impression.’ ‘But from what you saw . . .’ Cox considered him, pensive. ‘Well,’ she answered, ‘she was certainly guarded about this sexual experience.’ Tony placed a finger to his lips. ‘With respect to her pregnancy, she was also very frightened, wasn’t she?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘And alone?’ Reluctantly, Cox nodded.MoreLess
He began casually, hands in his pockets, keeping his tone mild. ‘As I recall, Dr. Cox, you knew Marcie Calder for roughly twelve years. How would you describe her?’ Cox hesitated. ‘Polite, quiet. Thoughtful, I would say.’ Tony nodded, adding a pause of his own; the trick was to make each new question seem spontan...eous, creating the illusion that he and the jury were discovering things together. ‘Did Marcie strike you as a girl who kept things inside?’ Cox frowned. ‘It would only be an impression.’ ‘But from what you saw . . .’ Cox considered him, pensive. ‘Well,’ she answered, ‘she was certainly guarded about this sexual experience.’ Tony placed a finger to his lips. ‘With respect to her pregnancy, she was also very frightened, wasn’t she?’ ‘Yes.’ ‘And alone?’ Reluctantly, Cox nodded.MoreLess
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