The JUDGE is on the bench. The DEFENDANT is being interrogated by a PROSECUTOR. The DEFENSE ATTORNEY sits at the defense bench. A BAILIFF stands at the side. PROSECUTOR: Who is this …? (All turn to sound of siren—as of motorcade passing in the streets)) PROSECUTOR: Who is the person in the hotel room? DEFENDANT: I have no idea. PROSECUTOR: YOU were there. You were seen there. DEFENDANT: By whom? PROSECUTOR: Just answer the question please. DEFENDANT: Then, please may I be addressed with one? (Pause) Would you please address me with a question? (Pause) “You were seen there” is not a question. PROSECUTOR: Just answer the question as you've been directed. DEFENDANT: Well, you ask the questions, and I will attempt to answer them. DEFENSE ATTORNEY: Your Honor, my client is endeavoring … PROSECUTOR: Excuse me? DEFENSE ATTORNEY:…to respond to the questions. PROSECUTOR: Oh, please … DEFENSE ATTORNEY: “Oh, please?” Your Honor? I must object. This scurrilous, this sad … PROSECUTOR: May we be spared the … DEFENSE ATTORNEY: This sense of “weariness,”
