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And when the police questioned you
about this wretched man
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who believed himself married and loved,
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- you told them...
- I told them what he wanted me to.
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You told them that he was at home
with you at 25 minutes past 9,
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- and now you say that that was a lie?
- Yes, a lie!
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And when you said that he had
accidentally cut his wrist, again, you lied?
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- Yes!
- And today you told a new story entirely.
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The question is, Frau Helm,
were you lying then, are you lying now?
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Or are you not, in fact,
a chronic and habitual liar?!
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Carter, Carter!
The other pill. Under the tongue.
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My lord, is my learned friend to be
allowed to bully and insult the witness?
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Mr Myers, this is a capital charge
and, within the bounds of reason,
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I should like the defence
to have every latitude.
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My lord, may I also
remind my learned friend
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that his witness, by her own admission,
has already violated so many oaths
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that I am surprised the Testament
did not leap from her hand
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when she was sworn here today.
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I doubt if anything is to be gained
by questioning you any further.
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That will be all, Frau Helm.
1:15:21
Mrs Helm, I presume you know the
meaning of the English word "perjury"?
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- In German, the word is Meineid.
- Yes. Meineid.
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It means to swear falsely under oath.
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And are you aware, Mrs Helm,
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that the penalty in this country for perjury
is a heavy term of imprisonment?
1:15:38
Yes, I'm aware.
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Mindful of this fact, I ask you once more,
is the evidence that you have given
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the truth, the whole truth
and nothing but the truth?
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So help me, God.
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Then that, my lord,
is the case for the prosecution.