Two days later, May 18th—
Detective Briscoe is on the witness stand while Ron questions him about the murder.
"So Detective, you and your partner went to the scene, correct?" The ADA asks as he stands near the jury box.
"Yes." He replies while sitting back.
"I would like to show people's exhibit 1, the photos of the victim and exhibit 2, the ME's report."
Carver shows the jurors the pictures as well as the ME's report into evidence then asks more questions about the murder scene and the investigation that followed.
"Detective, when you searched the defendant's home, did you recover the murder weapon?"
"Yes we recovered the murder weapon," Lennie responds.
"Where was the murder weapon?" Carver asks while he walks over near the defendant's table then back near the prosecution table. Danielle sat quietly with a little nervousness when the question went to the night of the search.
Lennie responds, "It was under a couch in the living room."
"I would like to put people's exhibit 2, the murder weapon, into evidence," Carver said then asked while giving him the weapon in the bag, "This is the murder weapon, correct?"
"Yes," Lennie looks at the bag then gives it back to Carver while a female juror looks at Lennie again, admiringly.
"Where did you find the sledgehammer that is shown to have been paid for on people's exhibit 3, which is the receipt and account for the credit card?" Carver asks as he gives the receipt and charge statement to Lennie.
"In the garage just in the corner of it near a workbench," he responds then gives it back to Carver.
"Now to the night of the arrest, you were allegedly pushed into the pool right?" The prosecutor asks as some of the jurors and people in the courtroom giggle a little.
"Yes! I was. I saw the defendant use a pool scoop and push me hard into the pool that had the cover and the cover was over me," he angrily sits up and tells the story of him being assaulted.
"How did you get out?" He asks as he walks towards his chair, pulls it out and gets ready to sit down.
"Two officers who happened to be in the vicinity heard a noise and went to check it to find out I was in there," Ron sits down when Lennie calms down a little at the same time as Danielle pulls herself from her chair.
"Is there any evidence that my client is the one who used the sledgehammer on the car?" She asks as she walks towards Lennie.
"No, there is no evidence but there is a credit card statement saying it was bought before my partner's car was bashed in," that same juror who was looking at him flatteringly remains looking at him as he tells her.
"Did my client have a permit for the gun when you searched her house?" She asks him at the same time as she walks over near the jury box.
"Yes, she did have a permit for it and it was up to date."
"So how do you know for sure it was my client who pushed you in the pool? It could have been anybody," she defends her client while she is walking back to the desk.
"Cause your client, just jumped out of the bushes near the fence and attacked me while there was no one around," he angrily tells the court.
"And when you came back to the car after she was arrested, you went after her didn't you?" She interrogates him.
"I wanted to go after her giving her a piece of my mind but my partner wouldn't let me." He responds in agitation.
Danielle walks to her seat replies, "No further questions for this witness."
Lennie was excused, he walks to the gallery at the same time as his partner walks out; Lennie follows Ed to go back to their jobs. After calling a few police officers, the co-worker of the defendant testifies.
After she is sworn in Ron asks her a question.
"How long have you known Brandy Crandall?"
"Four Years," the witness responds.
"Does the defendant have a temper?"
"Yes she does?" He tells them while he makes a quick look at the jury.
"So could you tell us what caused her to get angry?" He asks with his hand on his chin and his arm on his stomach.
"Well, she wanted to go to a party some of us were going to then found out she wasn't invited. She started throwing a tantrum, threw merchandise at us and said she had a friend who was a DA and would call him to set us straight."
Danielle stood up, "Objection! Prejudicial," She then sits down.
"Sustained," the judge makes his ruling.
"No further questions," he says then sits down.
Danielle stands up, walks to the witness table and asks, "Why was she not invited to the party?"
"Because she gets belligerent when she drinks then…." He stops to take a breath.
"Please finish what you were saying," Danielle politely tells him.
"There was talk that she sexually harassed the guys." The gallery gasps.
"So did my client sexually harass you?" Danielle asks while leaning on her cane.
"No, she didn't," the witness answers timidly.
"So you don't even know if that happened or if someone is just trying to get back at her?"
"No, I don't know that it happened."
"No further questions," She says then walks to her seat to sit down.
Ron stands up to redirect the witness.
"Was this ever the first time you have seen the defendant lose her temper?"
"No, she has done it plenty of times," he responds
"Thank you, no further questions," Ron sits down.
6pm that same night—
Lennie was finishing up his food to play a game of pool in a not very crowded Bar and Grill. After beating several people at a few games of pool, Lennie sees the door open, a man with silvery hair over his eyes slightly, jeans, a button down shirt that was not buttoned at the top and a canvas jacket walk in. Lennie watches him walk over to a booth near a window, he seems sad then a waitress walks up to him to order possibly. Lennie kept on playing then after the last shot he made, he puts up the pool stick on the wall rack and walks up to the man was just finishing a sandwich and fries with a glass of beer. The man looks at him—
"May I join in?" Lennie asks, the man gestures him to sit down.
He sat down, put folds his hands with his elbows on the table as the man has a sip of beer when a waitress comes up, and Lennie tell her he wanted soda and lime with a twist.
As he turns his head towards the man, he asked him, "so, how are you doing?"
