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'I'm sorry, Jenna, but I need to ask you a few questions.

Questions that close in · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie (2022)

'I'm sorry, Jenna, but I need to ask you a few questions.

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'You said you removed your clothing yourself, is that right?

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1'I'm sorry, Jenna, but I need to ask you a few questions.
2'You said you removed your clothing yourself, is that right?
3'We know that you had been drinking that night at a club.
4'But would you agree with me that you had three glasses of gin and tonic,
5'two vodka limes, and two or three glasses of wine?
6'And would I be correct to assume 'that these were all at least standard bar sizes?
7'And then you invited my client back to your home, 'were you both consumed more alcohol?
8'You agree you both drank vodka?
9'And is it possible that you were intoxicated?
10'And while you were intoxicated, 'you agree that the events of that evening were a bit blurry , as you stated ?
11'So, when you took off your clothing, you were not saying no , were you ?
12'And if, in your mind , you had perhaps reconsidered, 'you didn't manage to say this at any stage ?
13'And I suggest to you that it wasn't until your sister asked about the evening
14'a few nights later that you first indicated 'it might be sexual assault ?
15'Thank you so much.
16'I am sorry if I've caused you any distress.
17'You understand my role is to ask questions 'that can shed some light on the evening.'

Why it's worth practising

Drink, clothes, and the word no are stacked as facts she should accept, and the apology only arrives when the questioning is done.

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