5 minC1“'But this is not a car accident, or a home invasion.”Witness Calls Out the Rape Law · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 24/22
- Courtroom
- Monologues
- Explaining
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2 minB2“Chipper, isn't he? An hour ago, he had one foot on the gallows and the other on a banana peel.”Vole Is Found Not Guilty · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 26/27
- Courtroom
- Thanking
- Warning
3 minC1“The rest died of disease or despair.”Abolitionists Show MPs a Slave Ship · Amazing Grace 2006 · Ch. 10/18
- Speeches
- Persuasion
- Confessing
5 minC1“Aziz is innocent, and everything we do must be based on that.”Fielding Picks a Defence Lawyer · A Passage to India 1984 · Ch. 10/19
- Meetings
- Persuasion
- Suggesting
3 minC1“Baron told us to get the system.”Robby Refuses to Rush the Story · Spotlight 2015 · Ch. 17/21
- Arguments
- Confronting
- Persuading
3 minB2“No, sir. It was our wire.”Arnaud Testifies at His Court-Martial · Paths of Glory 1957 · Ch. 10/17
- Courtroom
- Interrogations
- Confronting
5 minB2“I'll tell you what I think. We're going nowhere here.”Juror 8 Tests the Movie Alibi · 12 Angry Men 1957 · Ch. 13/17
- Courtroom
- Investigation
- Confronting
5 minB1“He is silent for three years.”Robert Confronts Dave About Allen · Zodiac 2007 · Ch. 30/30
- Investigation
- Accusations
- Confronting
4 minC1“She should have hit the damn thing one time. She didn't.”The Car With No Bullet Marks · The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Ch. 8/20
- Investigation
- Crime scenes
- Explaining
5 minB2“I never thought you had so much iron in you.”Hale Arrives With His Books · The Crucible 2014 · Ch. 6/29
- Arguments
- Accusations
- Complaining
2 minC1“'It is the bedrock of how you keep a society civilised.'”Everyone Is Watching at the Party · National Theatre Live: Prima Facie 2022 · Ch. 5/22
- Parties
- Speeches
- Explaining
3 minB2“Kings, prime ministers, archbishops, even barristers have stood in the dock.”Inspector Hearne Arrests Leonard · Witness for the Prosecution 1957 · Ch. 7/27
- Police questioning
- Crime scenes
- Comforting