:46:01
- Mental cruelty.
- Naturally. And how long after...
:46:04
your divorce was it
that you married Lt. Manion?
:46:06
I'm not sure.
:46:08
May I refresh the witness' memory
for Mr. Dancer?
:46:11
- By all means.
- I believe she told me...
:46:13
that they were married
three days after the divorce.
:46:17
Thank you, Mr. Biegler.
Is that correct, Mrs. Manion?
:46:20
Then unless yours was
a whirlwind courtship...
:46:23
you must have known Lt. Manion
before your divorce.
:46:25
- Did you?
- Yes.
:46:27
Mrs. Manion, what is your...
:46:29
religious affiliation?
:46:31
- I'm a Catholic.
- Catholic in good standing?
:46:35
Well, no. The divorce, you know.
:46:37
You mean you were excommunicated
because of the divorce and remarriage.
:46:39
Yes.
:46:40
Mrs. Manion, wouldn't you say
that a Catholic...
:46:43
who can blithely ignore one of
the cardinal rules of her church...
:46:47
could also easily ignore an oath
taken on one of its artifacts...
:46:50
say, an oath taken on a rosary?
:46:54
I don't think that's true.
:46:56
Wouldn't you think there'd be some doubt
about the integrity of such a person?
:47:00
I don't know.
:47:02
All I know is the rosary
means something to me.
:47:05
I see.
Well, I'll pass on to something else.
:47:09
Mrs. Manion, you testified
that your husband...
:47:11
came home late from his work
on the night of the shooting.
:47:14
Were you a little angry
about his being late?
:47:16
- I guess I was a little put out.
- Did you have an argument?
:47:19
Not much. A little.
:47:21
When you left the trailer
to go to the inn...
:47:23
- did your husband know you were going?
- He was asleep.
:47:26
Was part of your reason for going
without his knowledge...
:47:28
because you were vexed?
:47:31
Well, I'd been ironing all day,
and I--
:47:35
- Yes, I guess that's true.
- Your Honor, the counsel...
:47:38
has deliberately
cut off my view of the witness.
:47:40
I'm sorry, Mr. Biegler. I wouldn't want
to interfere with your signals to her.
:47:43
I object to the implication
I was signaling the witness.
:47:46
This is the shabbiest courtroom trick
I've ever seen.
:47:49
- You haven't lived, Mr. Biegler.
- I ask for a rule on my objection.
:47:53
Mr. Dancer, will you be careful
not to place yourself...
:47:56
between Mr. Biegler and his witness?
:47:58
Of course, Your Honor.