JUDGE: Why do you think that? Tell the jury, please.
Ms WILLS: Yes, my lord. They were in the disco that evening. They went there in a car, a white Ford Fiesta. It wasn't their car - they stole it.
They often steal cars.
JUDGE: I see. And how long were they there?
Ms WILLS: They were in the disco for two hours.
At about ten o'clock,
Dan danced with Mary Jones. After that, Simon Clark danced with her.
JUDGE: Excuse me, Ms Wills. Did J im see this?
Ms WILLS: Yes, my lord, he did. He was very angry, and he hit Simon. Then he talked to Mary for half an hour, and after that Mary started to walk home alone.
JUDGE: And Jim stayed in the disco?
Ms WILLS: Yes, my lord, he did. But Dan and Simon didn't. They went out, ten minutes after Mary.
They drove away in the Fiesta.
JUDGE: Yes. But did anyone see them kill her? That's important. Ms WILLS: No, no one saw them kill her. But the police found the tyre marks of a Ford Fiesta near Mary's body. And later, they found Dan and
Simon in a white Ford Fiesta in Bilsford.
JUDGE: Where is Bilsford, Ms Wills?
Ms WILLS: Ten kilometres from Trenton, my lord. And in the car there was a spanner. This spanner, members of the jury! With Mary's blood and hair
on it! (She shows the spanner to the jury.) JUDGE: I see. That's very important. (He writes.)
Ms WILLS: Yes, my lord. These two boys followed Mary from the disco in the white Fiesta. They stopped the car, hit her on the head with this spanner, and drove away.
DAN: (Standing up) It's not true! We didn't follow her!
We didn't go down that road! It's not true!
JUDGE: Be quiet, young man! Sit down! You can talk later!
Ms WILLS: I call my first witness, PC Norton.
PC Norton goes to the witness box.
CLERK: (Giving him a book) Take this book in your right hand and read what it says.
NORTON: I promise to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
Ms WILLS: PC Norton, what happened on 12 August?
NORTON: Well, at 12.47 a.m. someone telephoned the police and I went to the road by the beach in Trenton. I found a young woman's body there, and a young man. His name was Jim Wilson.
Ms WILLS: I see. Did Jim call the police?
NORTON: Yes, he did. He was Mary's boyfriend, I think.
He tried to help her, but she was dead.
Ms WILLS: Where was the body?
NORTON: It was on the beach near the road. There were some tyre marks in the sand near the body. A car stopped there, and then went back towards
Trenton, I think.
Ms WILLS: Thank you. Wait there, please, and answer Mr Carter's questions. (She sits.)
CARTER: (Standing up) PC Norton, tell me some more about this boyfriend, Jim Wilson. He tried to help the dead girl, you say. Did he have blood on his shirt and trousers?
NORTON Yes, sir, he did. There was blood on his face and hands and on his shirt and trousers too.
CARTER Did you ask him about this?
NORTON Yes, sir. The blood was there because he tried to help her, he said. He sat in my car and started to cry. He loved her, he said.
CARTER I see. But why was Jim on the beach?
NORTON He went for a walk after the disco, he said.
CARTER I see. Thank you very much. (He sits down.)
JUDGE PC Norton, one more question. Were there any cuts on Jim's face or hands?
NORTON: I don't know, sir. There was blood on his face and hands, but it was Mary Jones's blood, I think.
JUDGE: Thank you. That's all. The next witness is Dr Seldon, I think. (Dr
Seldon comes in, and the clerk gives him the book.)
SELDON: I promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
Ms WILLS: Dr Seldon, you looked at Mary Jones's body.
What did you find?
SELDON: Mary Jones was a young woman of about 18. She died because somebody hit her four times on the head.
Ms WILLS: Thank you. You looked at this spanner very carefully, too. Can you tell us about that, please?
SELDON: Yes. I looked at the spanner and I found blood and hair on it.
The blood and hair were Mary Jones's.
Ms WILLS: Are you sure about that?
SELDON: Yes. They were the same.
Ms WILLS: So did somebody kill her with this spanner?
SELDON: Oh yes. I am sure about that.
Ms WILLS: Thank you. Wait there, please.
Ms Wills sits down, and Carter gets up.
CARTER: Dr Seldon, I want to ask you about Mary Jones's hands. Was there any blood on them?
SELDON: Yes, sir, a lot of blood. I looked at it very carefully and it was her blood. Perhaps she put her hands on her head when the spanner hit her.
CARTER: But was there blood under her fingernails, too?
SELDON: Yes, a little.
CARTER: Did you look carefully at that blood, too?
SELDON: No, I didn't. There was a lot of blood on her hands and it was all her blood. I am sure about that.
CARTER: Yes, but think carefully, doctor. What did Mary do when the man hit her? Did she try to hit him, too? Perhaps she cut his face with her fingernails.
Do girls sometimes do that?
SELDOM: Well, yes, sometimes.
CARTER: So perhaps the man's blood was under her fingernails. Did you look for that?
SELDON: There wasn't much blood under her fingernails.
CARTER: But did you look at it, doctor? Did you look carefully at the blood under her fingernails? SELDON: No. I'm sorry, I didn't.
CARTER: I see. But there was some blood under her fingernails. You're sure about that?
SELDON: Yes, there was a little blood there. Not much.
Carter sits down. Seldon goes out. PC Moran comes in, and takes the book from the clerk.
MORAN: I promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
Ms WILLS: PC Moran, you looked at the white Ford Fiesta, I think. What did you find?
MORAN: Well, first I put some paper under each tyre, and drove the car over it.
The tyres made marks on the paper.
Then I took the paper to the beach, and looked at the tyre marks in the sand.
Ms WILLS: Were they different?
MORAN: No, they weren't.
The marks on the beach were from Pirelli ZX37 tyres, and the marks on the paper were from Pirelli ZX37 tyres, too.
Ms WILLS: Did you find any more things in the car?
MORAN: Yes. There was a lot of sand from the beach.
Ms WILLS: I see. That's very interesting. Thank you very much. Wait there, please. (She sits down.)
CARTER: (Standing up) PC Moran, do all Ford Fiestas have Pirelli ZX37 tyres?
MORAN: No. Ford Fiestas can have lots of different tyres.
CARTER: And what about Volkswagen Polos? Do they sometimes have Pirelli
ZX37 tyres, too?
MORAN: Sometimes, yes, sir.
CARTER: I see. So there are lots of cars with these tyres.
Some are Ford Fiestas, but some are Volkswagen Polos. Is that true?
MORAN: That's true, yes.
CARTER: So perhaps a Polo made these marks in the sand?
MORAN: Perhaps, yes.
CARTER: Thank you. Now, there was a lot of sand in the car. Was there any blood in the car too, or hair?
MORAN: No, there wasn't.
CARTER: What? No hair or blood? Did you look?
MORAN: Yes, sir, we did. But we didn't find anything.
CARTER: But Ms Wills said, 'These young men killed Mary Jones.' There was blood on Mary's head and face, blood on her dress, blood on her hands. But there was no blood in the car, you say?
Scene 2
Jim's story
Jim Wilson goes to the witness box.
CLERK: (Giving Jim the book) Take this book in your right hand and read from it.
JIM: I promise to tell the truth, the whole truth, and nothing but the truth.
Ms WILLS: (Standing up) Jim, tell me about Mary. Did you know her well? JIM: Very well. She was my girlfriend. Our families come to Trenton for a holiday at the same time every year.
Ms WILLS: I see. Can you tell us about the night of Saturday 12 August, please?
JIM: Well, I went to the disco with Mary at half past eight. We sat at a table and talked to our friends.
Then we danced - talked - danced - and then Mary went home.
Ms WILLS: What time did she go home?
JIM: At about - midnight, I think. I don't remember.