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Hoffest you use your adviser to question you”

“Yes, Your Honor That’s our plan”

Grant was on his oitness list, so it was no surprise to Yuki and Len that he would testify Len had loved, loved, loved the idea of having the opportunity to grill him on the stand But what they hadn’t known prior to the trial was that Grant was so sharp, so niht word for him was brilliant

Now Len told Yuki he wasn’t sure he should cross-examine Grant at all The defendant was not just slick, he was very co

Grant took the stand and the oath He adjusted his glasses, ran his hand over his face, and sipped some water as Antonelli approached

As Yuki expected, Antonelli asked Grant if it was okay to call hi Grant said it was okay and he was feeling fine

Antonelli proceeded to ask brief questions regarding where Grant had been on the evening of August 3 after leaving the Hotel Slocu the Embarcadero”

Antonelli asked, “What did you see?”

Grant sketched in the moderate traffic, the perfect temperature, then juht on the flying hail of glass”

“I was absorbed in the entirety of it I estruck,” said Grant “This was the explosion of a lifetime”

And then Grant cut Antonelli off before she could ask another question He explained earnestly that he had made an offhand remark to the tall, blond-haired wo that she was a police officer until she had cuffed him

Yuki objected that the defendant was ranting beyond the scope of the question, which was “What did you see?”

Hoff to let him run with this for another minute or so Let’s hear it in brief, Mr Grant”

Grant thanked the judge and continued

“I had been in a state of wonder I was confused I just didn’t get why she was arresting me,” Grant told the court “Then I find out that she lied about what I’d said and her husband backed her up I guess that’s what married people do More to the point, I think the jury should see how easy it is for an innocent person to be tried for a crime when people in positions of authority collude”