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- l´d like to see it again. Mr Foreman?
- Why do we have to see it again?
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The gentleman has a right
to see exhibits in evidence.
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- Say, could you bring us the knife?
- The knife? Sure.
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The knife and the way it was bought
is strong evidence, don´t you think?
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- l do.
- Good. Let´s take the facts one at a time.
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One: the boy admitted leaving the house
at eight o´clock at night
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after being slapped by his father.
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No, he didn´t say ´´slapped´´.
He said ´´punched´´. There´s a difference.
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After being hit several times by his father.
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Two: he went directly to a local junk shop
where he bought one of those...
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- Switch knives.
- Switchblade knives.
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This wasn´t an ordinary knife. lt had
a very unusual carved handle and blade.
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The storekeeper said it was the only one
of its kind he had ever had in stock.
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Three: he met some friends of his in front
of a tavern about 8.45. Am l right so far?
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- Yes, you are.
- You bet he is.
:25:59
He talked with his friends
for an hour, leaving them at 9.45.
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During this time,
they saw the switch knife.
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Four: they identified the death weapon
in court as that very same knife.
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Five: he arrived home
at about ten o´clock.
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This is where the stories offered
by the State and the boy diverge slightly.
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He claims that he went to a movie
at about 1 1 .30,
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returning home at 3.10 to find
his father dead and himself arrested.
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He also claims that the two detectives
threw him down a half a flight of stairs.
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What happened to the knife? He claims
it fell through a hole in his pocket
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on the way to the movies,
sometime between 1 1 .30 and 3.10,
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and that he never saw it again.
Now, there is a tale, gentlemen.
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l think it´s clear the boy
never went to the movies that night.
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No one in the house saw him go out.
No one at the theatre identified him.
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He couldn´t even remember
the names of the pictures he saw.
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What actually happened is this.
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The boy stayed home,
had another fight with his father,
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stabbed him to death and left the house
at 10 minutes after 12.