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you will decide for yourselves.
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And then you have heard
the evidence of Janet McKenzie,
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a worthy and devoted housekeeper who
has suffered two most grievous losses.
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One, the death of her beloved mistress
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and, second, in being deprived
of an inheritance of $80,000,
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which she'd fully expected to receive.
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I will not comment
further on her evidence,
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but will express only
my deepest sympathy for her
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in both these... mishaps.
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And most damaging of all, the prosecution
has produced a surprise witness,
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one Christine Helm, whom the prisoner
brought from the rubble of her homeland
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to the safety of this country, giving her
his love and the protection of his name.
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I objected to her testimony
because a wife cannot give evidence
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harmful to her husband.
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But it has been proven that her marriage
to Mr Vole was fraudulent and bigamous.
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Therefore, her evidence must be admitted
and you must consider it.
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For what it is worth.
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Such is the prosecution's case.
Now it is the turn of the defence.
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We could present, on behalf of
the prisoner, witnesses to his character,
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his war record, the lack of criminal
or evil association in his past.
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However, only one witness
can shed new light
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on this tragic riddle.
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The prisoner himself.
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Members of the jury,
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I call Leonard Stephen Vole.