現(xiàn)代大學(xué)英語（第三版）精讀3 課件 B3U12

ContentsUnit12Lead-inWarm-upquestions:1.Haveyoueverseenmoviesorreadorheardaboutcriminalcourttrialsinwhichtheaccusedissentencedtoserveajailtermbutlaterprovennot

guilty?Howdoyouthinkthoseterriblemistakesofsendinginnocentpeople

tojailcanbeavoided?2.Isiteasytoarguewithpeoplewhoholdapopularopinionwhichyouknow

iswrong?Haveyoueverencounteredsuchoccasions?Howdidyoudealwiththem?Howdopeopleusuallywinargumentsinsuchsituations?Lead-inMorequestionsaboutthetext:1.HowmuchdoyouknowaboutAmericanJudicialSystem?Howmanypeopleisajurymadeupof?Whocanbeajurymember?Howarejurymembersselectedforaparticulartrial?2.Whatisajuror’sduty?Howisvotingconductedbythejurors?Watchthevideoclipsforfurtherinformation

TheHistoryofTrialbyJury

EvolutionofJurySystemLead-inUsefullegalterms:constitutionallawcriminallawadministrativelawcivillawcriminalcourtcivilcourtregionalcourthighcourt(supremecourt)憲法

刑法行政法民法刑事法庭民事法庭地方法院高等法院Lead-inUsefullegalterms:arbitrationcourtjuvenilecourtmilitarycourtjudgepresidingjudgepublicprosecutorplaintiffdefendant仲裁法庭

少年法庭軍事法庭法官庭長；首席法官公訴人原告被告Lead-inUsefullegalterms:prosecutioncounselor/lawyerdefensecounselor/lawyernotaryevidencetestimonyexhibitwitnessalibi原告律師

辯護律師公證人證據(jù)證詞證物證人不在場證明Lead-inUsefullegalterms:trialbailverdictsentenceacquittalprobationlifeimprisonmentdeathpenalty審判保釋裁定；判決判決無罪判決緩刑終身監(jiān)禁死刑Text1.Abouttheauthor2.Background

3.Structure4.Style5.GotothetextTwelveAngryMenReginaldRoseText1.AbouttheauthorReginaldRose(1920—2002)wasaNewYorker,oneoftheoutstandingtelevisionplaywrights.Whatdistinguisheshisteleplaysistheirdirectpreoccupationwithsocialandpoliticalissues.TwelveAngryMen,basedonRose’srealexperienceofservingonajury,establishedhisreputationalmostimmediatelyasamajorwriterofdramafortelevision.Theplaywasturnedintoafilmin1957.ReginaldRosewonthreeEmmyawardsfortelevisionwritingaswellasanOscarnominationforthemovieadaptationofTwelveAngryMen.2.Background

TheplayprovidesagoodopportunityforthestudentstogettoknowsomethingaboutthejudicialsystemintheUnitedStates,inwhichthejurytrialisanimportantcomponent.Thejuryconsistsof12jurors,selectedatrandom,agreedonbythelawyersofthetwosides,whowill,afterhearingalltheevidenceandcross-examinationandaftercarefuldeliberation,giveaverdictofguiltyornotguilty.Iftheverdictisguilty,thenthejudgewillgivethesentence.Iftheverdictisnotguilty,thenthejudgewillhavetoacquittheaccusednomatterwhetherheagreeswiththeverdictornot,andtheacquittedcannotbetriedonthesamechargewiththesameevidence.TextTheplaygivesinsightintoseveralaspectsoftheAmericancourtsystem:(1)Theaccusedisdeemedinnocentuntilandunlessprovedguiltybeyondareasonabledoubt;(2)Theburdenofproofisontheprosecutor;(3)Inmostcases,theverdicthastobeunanimouslyreachedandthemajorityofajuryisnotsufficienttofindadefendantguiltyofafelony;(4)Atrialdoesnotaimatdiscoveringwhocommittedaparticularcrime,butrathertheinnocenceorguiltoftheaccused.Butthissystemisnotinfallibleandinfactcanbequiteprecarious.Thejurorsarealsopeople,andpeoplemakemistakes.Ajuryusuallyincludesarangeofcharactersfromthefair-mindedtothebigoted.Afterall,anysystemiseffectiveonlytothedegreeoftheintelligenceandmoralstandardofthepeoplewhomakeitandoperateit.Text3.Structure

I.Introduction(paras.1–25)II.Thedeliberations(paras.26–267)III.Theverdict:notguilty(paras.268–281)TextTextI.Introduction(paras.1–25)1.Setting:thejuryroomofacriminalcourt2.Case:themurderofaman3.Preliminaryvote:11to1infavorofguilty4.Maincharacters:No.8,No.3,No.7,No.10andNo.4TextII.Thedeliberations(paras.26–267)1.Essentialfactsaboutthecase(paras.26–57)1)Thetestimoniesoftheoldmanandtheshort-sightedwoman2)Theboy’sstory3)Theallegedmotiveforthemurder4)Theboy’srecordText2.Thereasonabledoubtsraised(paras.58–267)1)Theswitchknife(paras.58–93)2)Theoldman’stestimony(paras.94–117)3)Theboy’sreturntotheapartment(paras.118–137)4)Theoldman’sanothertestimony(paras.138–179)5)Theboy’salibi(paras.180–204)6)Thedownwardangleofthestabwound(paras.205–229)7)Thetestimonyofthewomanacrossthestreet(paras.230–267)TextIII.Theverdict:notguilty(paras.268–281)4.Style

Rhetoricaldevicesappliedinthetext:Irony:theuseofwordsthataretheoppositeofwhatyoureallymean,inordertobeamusingortoshowthatyouareannoyede.g.1)Brother,youreallyaresomething.2)Thisisarealfineboy.Pun:anamusinguseofawordorphrasethathastwomeanings,orofwordswiththesamesoundbutdifferentmeaningse.g.Veryannoying.TextTwelveAngryMenReginaldRoseCharactersNarratorForeman

(JurorNo.1)Jurors(No.2–No.12)PartI1

Narrator:Thesceneisajuryroominacriminalcourt.Twelvemenwalkintotheroom.They

arethejuryforthetrialofaboychargedwithmurderinghisfather.Text2

Foreman:

OK,gentlemen.Now,youfellowscanhandlethisanywayyouwant.Wecandiscussitfirstandthenvoteonit.That’soneway.Andwecanvoteonitrightnow…3

No.4:

Oh,Ithinkit’scustomarytotakeapreliminaryvote.4

No.7:

Yes,let’svote.Maybewecanallgetoutofhere.5

Foreman:OK…Ofcourseweknowthatwehaveafirst-degreemurderchargehere.Andifwevotetheaccusedguilty,we’vegottosendhimtothechair.Anyonedoesn’twanttovote?OK,thosevotingguilty,pleaseraiseyourhands…Nine…ten…eleven.OK.Notguilty?(No.8raiseshishand.)One.OK,elevenguilty,andonenotguilty.Nowweknowwhereweare.Text6

No.3:

(toNo.8)Youreallythinkhe’sinnocent?7No.8:

Idon’tknow.8

No.3:Well,yousatinthecourtwiththerestofus.Youheardwhatwedid.Thiskidisa

dangerouskiller.9No.8:He’s18yearsold.10

No.3:

That’soldenough.Hestabbedhisownfather.Fourinchesintothechest.Theyproveditinadozendifferentwaysincourt.Wouldyoulikemetolistthemforyou?11No.8:

No.12

No.10:

ThenwhatDOyouwant?13

No.8:

Ijustwanttotalk.Text14

No.10:

MayIaskyousomething?Doyoubelievehisstory?15

No.8:

Idon’tknow.MaybeIdon’t.16No.7:Thenhowcomeyouvotenotguilty?17

No.8:Therewereelevenvotesforguilty.It’snoteasytosendtheboyofftodiewithouttalkingaboutitfirst.18

No.7:Whosaysit’seasy?What?JustbecauseIvotedfast?Ihonestlythinktheguy’sguilty.Couldn’tchangemymindifyoutalkedforahundredyears.Text19

No.8:Idon’twanttochangeyourmind.Ijustwanttotalkforawhile.Look,thiskid’sbeenkickedaroundallhislife.Youknow,borninaslum,hismotherdeadsincehewas9,livedayearandahalfinanorphanagewhenhisfatherwasservingajailtermforforgery.Heisawild,angrykid.Youknowwhy?Becausehe’sbeenhitontheheadbysomebodyonceaday,everyday.Ijustthinkweowehimafewwords.That’sall.20No.10:Wedon’towehimathing.Hegotafairtrial,didn’the?Whatdoyouthinkthattrial

cost?He’sluckyhegotit.Listen,weareallgrown-upshere.You’renotgoingtotellmethatwe’resupposedtobelievethiskid,knowingwhatheis!Listen,I’velivedamongthemallmylife.Youcan’tbelieveawordtheysay.Text21

No.9:Whataterriblethingforamantobelieve.Sincewhenisdishonestyagroupcharacteristic?22

No.10:

Nowlookhere…23Foreman:Listen,wehaveajobtodo.Let’sdoit.Nowperhapsthegentlemandowntherewho’sdisagreeingwithuscouldletusknowwhathe’sthinking,andwemightbeabletoshowhimwherehe’smixedup.24

No.12:Well,itseemstomethatit’suptothegroupofustoconvincethisgentlemanthatheiswrongandweareright.Maybe,ifweeachofustalkforacoupleofminutesjustto…well,

justaquickidea…Text25

Foreman:No,no.That’sagoodone.Supposewegooncearoundthetable.(turnstoNo.2)I

guessyouarethefirst.26

No.2:Well,eh…It’shardtoputintowords.Ijustthinkhe’sguilty.Imeannobodyproved

otherwise.27No.8:Nobodyhastoproveotherwise.Innocentuntilprovenguilty.Theburdenofproofisontheprosecution.Thedefendantdoesn’thavetoopenhismouth.28

No.2:Oh,sure,Iknowthat.WhatImeantwas…Ijustthinkhe’sguilty.Imeansomebody

sawhimdoit.Text29

No.3:OK,here’swhatIthink.AndIhavenopersonalfeelingsaboutthis.Ijustwanttotalk

aboutfacts.NumberOne:theoldmanwholivesdownstairsundertheroomwherethe

killingtookplace.Attenminutesaftertwelve,heheardaloudnoise.Hesaiditsoundedlikeafight.Thenheheardthekidyellout,“I’mgoingtokillyou!”Asecondlater,heheardthebodyhitthefloor.Herantothedoor,openeditup,andsawthekidrunningdownthestairsandoutofthehouse.Hecalledthepolice.Theycameandfoundtheoldmandeadwithaknifeinhischest.Thecoronerfixedthetimeofdeathataroundmidnight.Nowthesearefacts.Youcan’trefutefacts.Thekid’sguilty.I’mjustassentimentalasthenextfellow.Iknowhe’sonly

eighteen.Buthe’sstillgottopayforwhathedid.Text30

No.4:It’sobvioustome,anyway,thattheboy’sstorywasflimsy.Heclaimedthathewasat

themoviesduringthetimeofthekilling.Butonlyonehourlater,hecouldn’trememberthe

namesofthefilmshesaworwhoplayedinthem.31

No.10:Andlisten,whataboutthewomanacrossthestreet?Ifhertestimonydon’tprovehe’sguilty,thennothingdoes.32No.11:That’sright.Shewastheonewhoactuallysawthekillingtakeplace.33

No.10:

Waitaminute.Here’sthewoman,who’slyinginbed.Shecan’tsleep.Shelooksoutofthewindow.Andrightacrossthestreet,sheseesthekidstickhisknifeintohisfather’schest.Look,she’sknownthekidallhislife.Andshesworeshesawhimdoit.Text34

No.8:ThroughthewindowsofapassingEltrain.35

No.10:TheyprovedincourtthatatnightifyoulookthroughthewindowsofanEltrain

whenthelightsareout,youcanseewhat’shappeningontheotherside.36No.8:I’dliketoaskyousomething.Youdon’tbelievetheboy’sstory.Howcomeyoubelievethewoman’s?She’soneofTHEM,too,isn’tshe?

37

No.10:(walkingtowardsNo.8threateningly)You’reaprettysmartfellow,aren’tyou?(voices

ofpeopletryingtostopthemfromfighting)38

Foreman:Now,takeiteasy,gentlemen.We’renotgettinganywherefighting.Whoseturnisit?39

No.6:

(toNo.5)It’syourturn.40

No.5:

CanIpassit?Text41

Foreman:That’syourprivilege.Howaboutthenextgentleman?42

No.6:Oh,well,Idon’tknow.Istartedtobeconvincedearlyoninthecase…Yousee,Iwaslookingforamotive.Ifyoudon’thaveamotive,youdon’thaveacase,right?Anyway,that

testimonyfromthosepeopleacrossthehallwasverypowerful.Theysaidsomethingaboutafightandanargumentbetweentheoldmanandthesonataround7o’clockthatnight.43No.9:Ithinkitwas8o’clock.44

No.8:That’sright.Theyheardanargument.Thentheyheardthefatherhittheboytwice.

Thentheysawtheboyrunoutofthehouse.Whatdidthatprove?45

No.6:

Well,itdoesn’texactlyproveanything.It’sjustpartofthepicture.Text46

No.8:Yousaidyouarelookingforamotive.Idon’tthinkitwasaverystrongmotive.Thisboyhasbeenhitsomanytimesthatviolenceispracticallyanormalstateofaffairswithhim.Ijustcan’tseetwoslapsinthefacewouldhaveprovokedhimintocommittingmurder.47

No.4:Itmayhavebeentwotoomany.Everyonehasabreakingpoint.48Foreman:(toNo.7)OK.Howaboutyou?49

No.7:Ithinkwe’rewastingourtime.Nowlookatthekid’srecord?At10,hewasin

children’scourt.At15,hewasinreformschool.He’sbeenarrestedformugging,pickedupforknife-fighting.Thisisarealfineboy.50

No.8:

Eversincehewas5yearsold,hisfatherbeathimupregularlywithhisfist.Text51

No.7:SowouldI.Akidlikethat!52

No.4:

Ithinkwe’remissingthepointhere.Thisboy—let’ssayhe’stheproductofabrokenhomeandafilthyneighborhood.Wecan’thelpthat.We’reheretodecideifhe’sinnocentorguilty,andnotthereasonwhyhegrewupthewayhedid.Hewasbornintheslums.Andall

slumsarebreedinggroundsofcriminals.Iknowthat.Andsodoyou.Itisnosecretchildren

fromslumbackgroundsarepotentialmenacestosociety.53No.10:

Nowyoucansaythatagain.Kidsbroughtupinthesebackgroundsarerealtrash.Idon’twantanypartofthem.54

No.5:Nowlisten.I’velivedinaslumallmylife.Iplayedinabackyardthatwasfilledwithgarbage.Maybeyoucanstillsmellitonme…Text55

No.10:Nowlisten,sonny…56

No.12:

Comeon,hedidn’tmeanyou.Let’sstopbeingsosensitive.57Foreman:

OK.Let’sstoparguing.(HeturnstoNo.8.)It’syourturn.58

No.8:It’sallright.Idon’thaveanythingbrilliant.Ionlyknowasmuchasyoudo.According

tothetestimony,theboylooksguilty.Maybeheis.Isatincourtforsixdays,listeningwhile

theevidencespilledout.Ibegantogetafeelingthatthedefensecounselorwasn’tconducting

athoroughenoughcross-examination.Helettoomanythingsgoby,littlethings.59

No.10:Whatlittlethings?Listen,whenthesefellowsdon’taskthosequestions,it’sbecausetheyknowtheanswersalready.Text60

No.8:Maybe.Butit’salsopossibleforalawyertobejustplainstupid,isn’tit?Ikeptputting

myselfinthekid’splace.I’daskforanotherlawyer,Ithink.IfIwasontrialformylife,I’d

wantmylawyertoteartheprosecutor’sevidencetoshreds.Look,therewasoneallegedeyewitnesstothiskilling.Andsomeoneelseclaimedthatheheardthekillerrunoutoftheroomafterwards.Supposingtheywerewrong?61

No.12:Whatdoyoumean?“Supposingtheywerewrong.”Youcansupposetherewereno

witnessesatall.62No.8:

Couldtheybewrong?Theyareonlypeople.Peoplemakemistakes.63

No.12:

Comeon.Thisisnotanexactscience.64

No.8:

That’sright.Itisn’t.Text65

No.3:OK,let’sgettothepoint.Whataboutthatswitchbladetheyfoundintheoldguy’schest,theknifethisfineboyadmittedbuyingonthenightofthekilling.Let’stalkaboutit.66

No.8:Allright,let’stalkaboutit.Let’sgetitinhere.I’dliketoseeitagain.Mr.Foreman?(TheForemantellstheguardtobringintheknife.)67No.4:

Theknifewasprettystrongevidence,don’tyouthink?68

No.8:

Ido.69

No.4:Good!Nowsupposewetakethesefactsoneatatime.One,theboyadmittedgoingoutofthehouseat8o’clockatthenightofthemurder,afterbeinghitseveraltimesbyhisfather.Two,hewentdirectlytoaneighborhoodjunkshopandboughtoneofthoseswitchknives.

Three,hemetsomefriendsofhisinfrontofthetavernataround8:45.AmIrightsofar?70

No.8:Yes,youare.Text71

No.4:Hetalkedtohisfriendsforaboutanhour,leavingat9:45.Duringthistime,theysawtheswitchknife.Four,theyidentifiedthedeathweaponincourtasthatveryknife.Five,hearrivedhomeatabout10o’clock.Nowthisiswherethestoriesofferedbythestateandtheboybegintodivergeslightly.Heclaimedthathewenttoamovieatabout11:30,returning

homeat3:10tofindhisfatherdeadandhimselfarrested.Nowwhathappenedtotheswitchknife?Heclaimedthatitfellthroughaholeinhispocketonhiswaytothemovietheater

sometimebetween11:30and3:10.Nowthesearethedetails,gentlemen.Ithinkit’sclearthattheboyneverwenttothemoviesthatnight.Nooneinthehousesawhimleaveafter11:30.Nooneatthetheateridentifiedhim.Hecouldn’tevenrememberthenamesofthemovieshesaw.Whatactuallyhappenedisthis:Theboystayedhome,hadanotherfightwithhisfather,stabbedhimtodeath,andleftthehouseat10minutesafter12.Now,areyougoingtotellme

thatthisknifefellthroughaholeintheboy’spocket,someonepickeditupoffthestreet,went

totheboy’shome,stabbedhisfatherwithit?

Text72

No.8:I’mjustsayingthatit’spossiblethattheboylosttheknife,andsomebodyelsekilledhisfatherwithasimilarknife.73

No.4:Takealookatthatknife.It’saveryunusualknife.I’veneverseenonelikeit.Aren’t

youaskingustoacceptaprettyincrediblecoincidence?(No.8calmlypullsoutaswitchknifeoutofhispocket,flicksitopen,andjamsitintothetable

rightnexttothefirstone.Everyoneisamazedbecausethetwokniveslookexactlythesame.)74

No.4:Wheredidyougetit?Text75

No.8:

Iboughtthatinalittlepawnshopjusttwoblocksfromtheboy’shouse.76No.3:

Youpulledarealbrighttrick.Nowsupposeyoutellmewhatitproves.Maybethere

are10kniveslikethat.Sowhat?Thediscoveryoftheageorsomething?77

Foreman:OK,fellows,let’stakeourseats.There’snopointstanding.78

No.3:

Therearestill11ofusherewhothinkhe’sguilty.79No.10:Right.Whatdoyouthinkyou’regoingtoaccomplish?You’renotgoingtochange

anybody’smind.Soifyouwanttohangthisjury,goahead.Thekidwillbetriedagainand

stillbefoundguilty,sureashewasborn.80

No.8:Youareprobablyright.Text81

No.7:Sowhatareyougoingtodo?Youknowwecouldbehereallnight.82

No.9:

It’sonlyonenight.Aboymaydie.83No.3:(toNo.8)Whataboutit?Youaretheonlyone.84

No.8:

I’vegotapropositiontomaketoallofyou.Iwanttocallforavote.Iwantyou11

peopletovotebysecretwrittenballot.I’llabstain.Iftherearestill11votesforguilty,Iwon’t

standalone.We’lltaketheguiltyverdicttothejudgerightnow.Butifanyonevotesnotguilty,we’llstayhereandtalkitout.(Alltheotherjurorsagree.TheForemanpassesballotstothem.Theywriteonthemandpass

thembacktotheForeman.)85

Foreman:(Hebeginstoread.)Guilty.Guilty.Guilty.Guilty.Guilty.Guilty.Guilty.Guilty.(He

pauses.)Notguilty.Guilty.Guilty.Text86

No.10:Boy,howdoyoulikethat?Allright,whowasit?Iwanttoknow.87

No.11:

Excuseme,itwassupposedtobeasecretballot.88No.3:Secret!Whatdoyoumean?Therearenosecretsinajuryroom.Iknowwhoitwas.(toNo.5)Brother,youarereallysomething.Yousathereandvotedguiltyliketherestofus.Andthensomegolden-voicedpreacherstartedtotearyourpoorheartoutaboutapoorkid,andsoyouchangedyourvote.Thisisthemostsickening…Whydon’tyoudropaquarterin

thecollectionbox?!89

No.5:

Nowlisten!Youcan’ttalktomelikethat.Whodoyouthinkyouare?90

No.4:

Nowcalmdown.Itdoesn’tmatter.He’sveryexcitable.Sitdown.91

No.3:Excitable!YoubetI’mexcitable.We’retryingtoputaguiltymaninthechairwhere

hebelongs!Text92

No.4:(toNo.5)Whatmadeyouchangeyourvote?93

No.9:Hedidn’tchangehisvote.Idid.Thisgentlemanchosetostandaloneagainstus.It

takesalotofcouragetostandalone.Hegambledforsupport.AndIgaveittohim.Irespect

hismotives.Nowtheboyprobablyisguilty.ButIwanttohearmore.94No.3:OK.(toNo.8)Youdownthere.Theoldmanwholiveddownstairssaidheheardthe

kidyellout,“I’mgoingtokillyou.”Asecondlater,heheardthebodyhitthefloor.Heranto

thedoorandsawthekidrunningdownthestairs.Whatdoesthatmeantoyou?95

No.8:Iwaswonderinghowclearlyhecouldhaveheardtheboy’svoicethroughtheceiling.96

No.10:Hedidn’thearitthroughtheceiling.Thewindowwasopen,remember?Text97

No.4:Thewomanacrossthestreetlookedrightthroughtheopenwindowintotheapartmentandsawtheboystabhisfather.Isn’tthatenoughforyou?98

No.8:

No,itisn’t.99No.7:Ohboy.Howdoyoulikethisguy?It’sliketalkingtoadeadphone.100

No.4:ShesaidshesawthekillingthroughthewindowsofthemovingEltrain.After6

carsofthetrainshesawthekillinginthelast2cars.Sherememberedthemostinsignificant

details.Idon’tseehowyoucanarguewiththat!101

No.8:Hasanybodyanyideahowlongittakesanelevatedtraingoingatnormalspeedto

passagivenpoint?102

No.5:

Maybe10or12seconds?Text103

No.4:Allright,10seconds.Whatareyougettingat?104

No.8:This.Ittakesa6-carEltrain10secondstopassagivenpoint.Nowlet’ssaythegiven

pointistheopenwindowoftheroomwherethekillingtookplace.Now,hasanyonehere

everlivednearanEltrack?Ihave.Whenthewindowwasopenandthetrainwentby,the

noisewasalmostunbearable.Youcouldn’thearyourselfthink.105No.3:Soyoucouldn’thearyourselfthink.Whydon’tyougettothepoint!106

No.8:AnEltakes10secondstopassagivenpoint,or2secondspercar.ThatElhadbeen

goingbytheoldman’swindowforatleast6secondsbeforethebodyfellaccordingtothe

woman.Theoldmanwouldhavehadtoheartheboysay,“I’mgoingtokillyou,”whilethe

trainwasroaringbytheoldman’swindow.No,itwasnotpossiblethathecouldhaveheardit.Text107

No.3:Don’ttalkaboutmattersofseconds!Nobodycanbethataccurate.108

No.8:

AndIthinkatestimonythatcanputaboyinthechairshouldbethataccurate!109No.5:

(whisperstoNo.6)Idon’tthinkhecouldhaveheardit.110

No.3:

Whyshouldhelie?Whathashegottogain?111

No.9:Attention,maybe.Ilookedathimforaverylongtime.Itseemedthathisjacketwas

split.Ididn’tnoticethat…Imean,tocomeintothecourtlikethat.Hewasaveryoldmanwithatornjacket.Hewalkedveryslowlytothestand.Hewasdragginghisleftleg,andtried

tohideit,becausehewasashamed.Thisisaquiet,frightened,insignificantoldmanwho’s

beennothingallhislife,who’sneverhadanyrecognition,whosenameneverhasappeared

in

thenewspapers.Nobodyknowshimafter75years.Gentlemen,that’saverysadthingto

benothing.AManlikethatneedstoberecognized,tobelistenedto,tobequotedjustonce.

Veryimportanttohim…Text112

No.7:Areyoutryingtotellusthatheliedjustsohecouldbeimportantonce?113

No.9:No,hewouldn’treallylie.Butperhapshemadehimselfbelieveheheardthosewordsandrecognizedtheboy’svoice.114No.10:That’sthemostfantasticstoryI’veeverheard.Howcanyoumakeupathinglikethat?Whatdoyouknowaboutit?115

No.9:

(lowbutfirm)Ispeakfromexperience.116

No.7:What!117

No.9:

I’vedoneitmyself.TextPartII118

Foreman:Isthereanythingelse?119

No.8:Yes.Ithinkweprovedthattheoldmancouldn’thaveheardtheboyyell,“I’mgoing

tokillyou.”Butsupposinghereallydidhearthisphrase,howmanytimeshaveallofyou

usedit?Probablythousands.Wesayiteveryday.Thisdoesn’tmeanwe’regoingtokill

somebody.120No.3:Whatareyoutryingtogiveushere?Thekidyelleditoutatthetopofhislungs.

Anybodysaysathinglikethat,thewayhedid,hemeansit!121

No.8:Doyoureallythinktheboywouldshoutoutathinglikethissothewhole

neighborhoodcouldhearit?He’smuchtoobrightforthat.Text122

No.10:Bright!He’sacommonignorantslob.Hedon’tevenspeakgoodEnglish.123

No.11:

(correctinghim)HeDOESN’TspeakgoodEnglish.124No.5:Mr.Foreman,I’dliketochangemyvotetonotguilty.125

Foreman:Thevoteisnowninetothreeinfavorofguilty.126

No.11:Iwouldliketosaysomething.Itseemstomethatthismanhassomeverygood

pointstomake.Andfromwhatwaspresentedatthetrial,theboylooksguiltyonthesurface.

Butifwelookdeeper…ThereisaquestionIwouldliketoask.Letusassumethattheboy

reallydidcommitthemurder.Thishappenedat10after12.Now,howwashecaughtbythe

police?Hecamebackhomeat3o’clockorso,andhewascapturedbytwodetectivesinthe

hallwayofhishouse.Now,myquestionis:Ifhereallyhadkilledhisfather,whydidhecome

backhomethreehourslater?Wouldn’thebeafraidofbeingcaught?Text127No.12:

Togethisknife.Itwasn’tverynicetohaveitstickingoutofsomepeople’schests.128No.7:Especiallyrelatives’.129

No.4:Idon’tseeanythingfunnyaboutit.Theboyknewthattheknifecouldbeidentifiedas

theonehehadjustbought.Hewantedtogetitbeforethepolicedid.130

No.11:Ifheknewtheknifecouldbeidentified,whydidheleaveitthereinthefirstplace?131

No.4:Wecanassumethattheboyranoutinastateofpanic,havingjustkilledhisfather.

Afterhecalmeddown,hefoundhehadlefthisknifethere.132

No.11:Ah,thisthenwoulddependonyourdefinitionofpanic.Hewouldhavetobecalmenoughtoseetoitthattherewerenofingerprintsleftontheknife.Now,wheredidthepanic

startandwherediditend?Text133

No.12:Well,ifIweretheboyandhadstabbedmyfather,Iwouldtakeachanceandgoback

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