The room fell into a deafening silence as people's gazes followed Purple Summers' direction, landing on the defendant Edward Carter seated in the dock.
"Why is Mr. Edward Carter standing in this position today?"
Purple Summers walked up beside the defendant's dock, her eyes fixed on the jury.
"Because of the maid's identification? This maid spends her days in the kitchen and her room, not knowing about the scar on Edward Carter's jaw, nor the mole on his ear, yet she could recognize someone as her male master just by a hurried 1.5-second glance at a retreating back figure?
Or perhaps it's because Edward Carter's panicked demeanor when arrested was very suspicious? Imagine driving home at night and suddenly being stopped by the police, with the intense glare of their flashlights shining directly in your face! Would you panic? Yes, anyone would panic!