less clear than she knows she must be
I try to explain to Richard, but I'm not as clear as I need to be.National Theatre Live: Prima Facie · 2022 — 第 19 / 22 章 · 3'55" · B2
Witness Faces the Cross-Examination, Explained：in the dark
The witness finishes examination-in-chief, repeating that she said "No. Stop." Richard sits down, pleased. She already knows "this next part, it is where the real work is done." Then the defence rises for "the cross-examination by the best QC money can buy," and Richard is "in the dark" with her.
あらすじ
In court, the witness finishes her account of the night: she said "No. Stop." and tried to push him away, then froze. Richard sits, pleased. Her mother has not moved. The defence counsel stands, and the answers shatter into yes, no, and I don't know. Richard objects and is overruled, and he is in the dark with her.
注目の表現
make it cleardissociationhearsayhasn't moved a muscle
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このシーンの表現
in the dark
just as uninformed as she is
She levels Richard with herself: the defence has not shown its hand, and her own counsel cannot see it either.
The captain was in the dark about the delay until the harbour called.
このシーンの他の表現
- make it clear
say it so the other person cannot miss it
- dissociation
the mind steps back while the body stays
- hearsay
a second-hand account that cannot prove the fact
- hasn't moved a muscle
completely still, not one small shift
- the real work
the part where the hard effort actually happens
このシーンのメモ一覧
68 行のセリフに 29 件のメモ
comparative clause: The words after the second as are the standard she did not reach.
I try to explain to Richard, but I'm not as clear as I need to be.Let the final t in not slip into as.
I try to explain to Richard, but I'm not as clear as I need to be.say it so the other person cannot miss it
The question pins her to whether the refusal was said plainly enough that he could not pretend to miss it.
'Did you make it clear to Mr Brookes that you were not consenting to sex?'not agreeing that it happen
'Did you make it clear to Mr Brookes that you were not consenting to sex?'almost unable to breathe
'Er... I could hardly breathe, I froze.telling the court your account as a witness
This is me, giving my testimony in court.in contact with someone Here the contact ended a long time ago.
It's been so long since I've been in touch with either of them.a barristers' set of rooms not a room in a house; a barristers' chambers
I've been working at the new chambers for over two years now.hint at it without saying it outright
He intimated that Julian had had another experience, not as serious, but...past perfect: The first had places Julian's experience earlier than the email.
He intimated that Julian had had another experience, not as serious, but...not allowed in as proof
Not admissible, it was hearsay.contact someone on your own not a hand reaching; she never contacted Adam
I never did. Why? Why didn't I reach out to Adam?stay completely motionless not an injured muscle; she is frozen in her seat
Check Mum. She hasn't moved a muscle.the stage where the hard part happens not a day job; the cross-examination that will count
And I know, more than anyone, this next part, it is where the real work is done.left dislocation: She sets the next part out front, and it points back so where can define it.
And I know, more than anyone, this next part, it is where the real work is done.Stress real and run the next three words together.
And I know, more than anyone, this next part, it is where the real work is done.the top one a budget can pay for
As the defence QC rises, she prices him: not a name, the most expensive advocate the other side could hire.
This is it – the cross-examination by the best QC money can buy.contact clause: Money can buy modifies QC, with that left out.
This is it – the cross-examination by the best QC money can buy.a sudden hit — Storytelling punctuation for a jolt; out of place in a formal report.
And... bang!Once know arrives, the t at the end of don't often fails to land.
'No. Yes, I'm sure. I don't know.'more than a small handful
'Quite a few, yes. Six. Well, perhaps, yes, maybe eight.'standing to address the court not resting upright; he rises to object
Richard is on his feet. 'Your Honour!'already testified about it
I have already given evidence about blah, blah, blah.nonsense standing in for the rest — Fine for brushing off talk among friends; never in a filing or a ruling.
I have already given evidence about blah, blah, blah.stopped before the sentence can finish not a dropped call; her answer is interrupted
'Yes. Yes, I liked him then...' But I'm cut off.the defence's main points, still unsaid
They haven't made their major defence arguments but I can feel them coming.just as uninformed as she is
She levels Richard with herself: the defence has not shown its hand, and her own counsel cannot see it either.
Richard is in the dark as much as I am.Shorten both as sounds and save the weight for much.
Richard is in the dark as much as I am.「Witness Faces the Cross-Examination」を読み解く
What's really going on
She opens by insisting she knows what happened, and admits she is not "as clear as I need to be." Asked where her limbs were and whether she made it clear she was not consenting, she reaches "No. Stop." and a push, then "I froze" and "Dissociation." Richard finishes the examination-in-chief "pleased," and she is "alone again." Adam's email, hinting at something else about Julian, is dismissed as hearsay, "Not admissible." She never called, and shame is the reason she gives. Her mother sits frozen: "She hasn't moved a muscle." Then "the best QC money can buy" stands. Answers break into yes, no, and "maybe eight." Richard objects and is overruled. It goes on: "I vomited," "I did like him at the time." He looks worried. She feels the major defence arguments coming, and "Richard is in the dark as much as I am." The counsel who just seemed in control cannot see the next blow. The real work has started.
Theme
JusticeThe witness tells the court she said no, then watches that account get cut into yes-and-no scraps once cross-examination begins.
PowerThe best QC money can buy turns a full night into yes, no, and I don't know, and even her own counsel ends in the dark.
発音のポイント
- not as clear — Let the final t in not slip into as.
- the real work — Stress real and run the next three words together.
- I don't know — Once know arrives, the t at the end of don't often fails to land.
- as much as — Shorten both as sounds and save the weight for much.
I try to explain to Richard, but I'm not as clear as I need to be.She is already answering and still cannot make the night precise enough for the questions. Knowing what happened is not the same as sounding clear in court.
'Yes. I did. I said, "No. Stop." I tried to push him away.' Didn't I?She is quoting her own evidence: she said no, told him to stop, and tried to push him away. The "Didn't I?" shows she is no longer sure the court has heard it.
Check Mum. She hasn't moved a muscle.She looks across at her mother and finds her completely still, bag clutched, a young officer beside her. The stillness is shock, held in.
And I know, more than anyone, this next part, it is where the real work is done.The examination-in-chief is over and Richard looks pleased. She is saying the decisive fight is the cross-examination that has not started yet.
This is it – the cross-examination by the best QC money can buy.The defence counsel stands, and she prices him at once: the most expensive cross-examiner money can hire. From here the questions will be as sharp as the fee.
Richard is in the dark as much as I am.Her own counsel, who just ran a smooth examination-in-chief, has no more idea than she does what the defence is about to argue. He is guessing too.
このシーンについての質問
Why does she say she is not as clear as she needs to be?
She tells the court she said "No. Stop.", tried to push him away, could hardly breathe, froze, and felt shock and dissociation. The questions still ask where each limb was and what she was thinking. She knows the night and cannot make it come out at the level the court wants.
Why is the next part where the real work is done?
Richard's examination-in-chief has just ended. He sits down, pleased, and she says it has gone well. She is alone again, and she says she knows, more than anyone, that the next part is where the real work is done. That next part is the defence counsel standing up.
Why didn't she call Adam?
Adam wrote that he believed her, hinted that Julian had had another experience, "not as serious," and told her to call if she needed him. She says she never did. She asks herself why, and answers: "Was I ashamed? Yes."
What happens when Richard says "Your Honour"?
He is on his feet because she has already given evidence on that point. The reply she hears is "Overruled." She feels hot, the questions continue, and later he stands again, looking worried, while she cannot follow.
Why are she and Richard both in the dark at the end?
The major defence arguments have not been made yet, but she can feel them coming. She says Richard is in the dark as much as she is, and her eyes move from his face to the QC's face and back.
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