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- I don't know.
- During this time you were living...
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...in Bar Harbor at the Berent home?
- Yes.
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- Ruth was there all the time?
- Yes.
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- Your wife was confined to her room.
- A good part of the time.
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- Did you see a great deal of Ruth?
- Yes.
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- Practically every day?
- Yes.
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When did you stop loving Ellen?
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I don't know.
1:38:21
Isn't it true that shortly
before your wife died...
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...you quarreled with her?
- Yes.
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What about?
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- I can't say.
- Wasn't it because Ellen...
1:38:31
...was jealous of Ruth?
- She had no reason to be.
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Wasn't she?
- She was jealous of everybody.
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But was she jealous of Ruth?
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- I refuse to answer.
- Perhaps you'll answer this:
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- Are you in love with Ruth?
- We're very good friends.
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In love?
- I'm fond of her.
1:38:44
I want you to answer yes or no.
I'm asking you a very simple question.
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Perhaps you didn't understand.
I shall repeat it.
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Are you in love with Ruth?
Are you in love with Ruth?
1:38:54
Are you in love with Ruth?
1:38:59
I hand you a copy
of Richard Harland's new book.
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Kindly turn to the dedication page.
1:39:05
Would you please read the dedication?
1:39:08
"To the gal with the hoe."
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- To whom does that refer?
- To me.
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Isn't it strange Mr. Harland
didn't dedicate his new book to his wife?
1:39:15
I don't think Ellen was interested
in the book.
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- But you were?
- Very much.
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- You worked with him on it?
- The final draft.
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- Written while Ellen was in the hospital.
- Yes.
1:39:23
You were together a great deal
during Ellen's time in the hospital.
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Well, we were...
1:39:28
- Working on the book.
- Yes.
1:39:29
Will you tell the jury where most
of the action in this book takes place?
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Taxco, Mexico.
1:39:34
- Had you been to Mexico before?
- No.
1:39:36
During the time you lived
with the Berents...
1:39:38
...had you gone away on a trip alone?
- No.
1:39:40
- Why did you decide to go to Taxco?
- I wanted to get away.
1:39:43
- Expect to meet anybody there you knew?
- No.
1:39:46
- Expect to be joined there by anybody?
- No.
1:39:48
- Did Mr. Harland suggest to go to Taxco?
- No.
1:39:51
Get back to the dedication.
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Why did Mr. Harland refer to you
as "the gal with the hoe"?
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- I'm rather fond of gardening.
- You did all of the gardening?
1:39:59
- Yes.
- Did you ever use chemical sprays...