Today, is the first day of testimony for the defence. The defendant himself will not be called. “Likely due to his insolent manner,” Eric Pederssen mumbles to Leonora Cavish during the drive to the courthouse in his rented Chevy. “He can’t help sounding like the piece of human excrement he is.”
After they are all seated, Terry’s Aunt Mavis, who was present in the Dew Drop Inn at the time Bessie and Ash met the defendant for the first time, is called to testify. Feeling defeated, Bessie slumps in her seat wedged between her father and sister. I’m so sorry I let you down, Ash and Jason. Oh God, I’m so sorry.
I’m so sorry I let you down, Ash and Jason. Oh God, I’m so sorry.In calm, knowing tones, Mavis repeats the story of how the two girls, dressed up like hookers, she can’t help but add,
