1:38:00
...in favour of Frank Wiecek.
1:38:02
But the other side of it,
that isn't so sharp.
1:38:04
It doesn't cut the ground out
from under Wanda Skutnik...
1:38:07
...she is the only one responsible
for Wiecek's conviction.
1:38:11
Now, I have a police record here...
1:38:13
...that proves that Wiecek was
arrested on the 22nd of December.
1:38:18
I have another one here...
1:38:21
...that proves he wasn't booked
until the 23rd of December.
1:38:24
One day later.
1:38:25
Okay. Wanda Skutnik testified...
1:38:28
...that she didn't see him from
the time of the murder...
1:38:30
...until the time she identified him
in the police line-up.
1:38:35
Here is a photograph of Frank
Wiecek and Wanda Skutnik...
1:38:39
...together, going into
a police station.
1:38:42
Take a look at that, gentlemen.
That's new.
1:38:44
And that's the basis of
my conclusive evidence.
1:38:48
The two photostats of
the police records...
1:38:51
...merely indicate that
some time elapsed...
1:38:53
...between Wiecek's arrest and
the time he was booked.
1:38:56
As a reporter, you know well...
1:38:58
...that's a usual concurrence
at police stations.
1:39:00
What about that photograph?
1:39:02
It must be obvious
to you, Mr. McNeal...
1:39:04
...that we have no way of knowing
when that picture was taken.
1:39:07
Was it on the 22nd or the 23rd...
1:39:09
...or was it during
or after the trial?
1:39:11
Yes, sir. I know.
Gentlemen, that's what delayed me.
1:39:15
Now, if I do prove...
1:39:17
...that that photograph was taken
on the 22nd of December...
1:39:20
...one day before Wanda Skutnik
identified Frank Wiecek...
1:39:23
...at the police line-up...
1:39:25
...how about that? What then?
1:39:28
In that event, Mr. McNeal...
1:39:31
...we might be obliged to render
a favourable decision.
1:39:34
But can you prove it?
- Yes, sir, I think I can.
1:39:37
I just need a little time.
1:39:39
Time? Do you mean to say,
Mr. McNeal...
1:39:41
...that you still have no
corroborating evidence?
1:39:44
No, I'm not sure.
1:39:45
The police laboratory in Chicago...
1:39:47
...is enlarging this section
of the photograph.
1:39:51
In the enlarging process...
1:39:52
Yes, I know. But how
long will this take?
1:39:56
As soon as the enlargement
is developed...
1:39:58
...they'll send it over
the wire-photo system...