Sleight of Hand
“"Keep it simple. Boat, motive, opportunity, there's your case. Verdict, guilty. If they have to go to game plan B, they'll want to demonstrate that Jay was an outstanding citizen, liked by all, with absolutely no enemies, a man, furthermore, who was devoted to his wife and deeply concerned that she had become suicidal." And so it came to pass, she thought that afternoon in court when Dodgson called his next witness, a stockbroker, a man of substance and wealth, with an impeccable reputation. He... was the first of a succession of such witnesses, each with variations of the same testimony. Jay Wilkins was an all-round great guy, a good sport, generous, easy to get along with. He had dropped out of their social circle when he remarried and devoted his time to caring for his ill wife. It was inconceivable to think that he might have had a real enemy. Barbara had the same question for each of them and, with variations, the answer was the same. "Were you an intimate friend of Mr. Wilkins, with a confidential personal relationship?" "No.MoreLess
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