Out of runs together as outta.
he got out of the car, she got out of the car.The Thin Blue Line · 1988 — 第 11 / 20 章 · 5'03" · B2
Mrs. Miller Changes Her Story, Explained：refreshed her memory
An eyewitness's account shifts after two weeks with Internal Affairs: she first described "a fur-lined collar on the killer," then told the court it "might have been bushy hair" — and pointed at Randall Adams. The defense calls it a story that changes to fit: "She goes in saying one thing, she comes out saying another."
あらすじ
The chapter follows one witness's changing account. Fifteen minutes after the killing she described 'a fur-lined collar on the killer.' At trial she said it 'might have been bushy hair,' then pointed straight at Randall Adams, who was convicted largely on that identification.
注目の表現
the same asget out ofhappen toInternal Affairs
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このシーンの表現
refreshed her memory
jogged her memory, said ironically
The prosecution calls the changed testimony a favor: 'We refreshed her memory.'
A short break refreshed her memory about the missing key.
このシーンの他の表現
- the same as
identical to
- get out of
leave or exit
- happen to
by chance
- Internal Affairs
police internal review unit
- optimistic about
hopeful about
このシーンのメモ一覧
70 行のセリフに 28 件のメモ
a collar with fur lining
"a fur-lined collar on the killer."thick, fluffy hair
In court, "It might have been bushy hair."be wearing something
The kid testified that I had a Levi jacket on...identical to
Adams points at his own collar and says the one described in court is basically the same as his.
which is the same type collar, basically the same as this.Link same as so it sounds like one word.
which is the same type collar, basically the same as this.object clause: The clause serves as the object and names who did the killing.
She's telling you who killed the man.by chance
Very convenient that the driver happened to have bushy hair.cleft with all: This all-clause stresses how little effort the action takes.
All she's got to do is look at a picture they took of me.an emphatic intensifier — Mild swearing; fine with friends, avoid in formal speech.
It's a hell of a big difference from "fur-lined collar" to "bushy hair."experience or endure
She went through two weeks Internal Affairs...parallel structure: Two matching clauses set her two versions against each other.
She goes in saying one thing, she comes out saying another.jogged her memory, said ironically
The prosecution calls the changed testimony a favor: 'We refreshed her memory.'
"We refreshed her memory."Sort of often collapses into sorta.
and we were sort of elated because we thought...going to, spoken — Everyday speech only; never in formal writing.
"He's gonna walk."ahead of or before
and here were all these people standing in front of the bench.swear a formal promise
They were taking the oath to be sworn as witnesses.infinitive of purpose: The infinitive states the purpose: to be sworn as witnesses.
They were taking the oath to be sworn as witnesses.cause a guilty verdict
She's the one that got him convicted.did regularly in the past
When I was a kid, I used to want to be a detective...Used to weakens into a single sound.
When I was a kid, I used to want to be a detective...take part or interfere
I'm always looking or getting involved, to find out who did it, what's going on.to and fro
We were arguing back and forth.find some food
So we were really arguing, and decided to get something to eat.exit from inside
About that time, a police came out of a restaurant...that man, casually — Casual reference; use the man in formal speech.
I didn't think she seen the guy, but she did.turn out badly
Because I said, "What you looking at?" I knew something had went wrong.nonstandard past perfect: Standard English uses had gone; had went marks casual or uneducated speech.
Because I said, "What you looking at?" I knew something had went wrong.「Mrs. Miller Changes Her Story」を読み解く
What's really going on
The whole case turns on one detail, and the detail keeps moving. Fifteen minutes after the officer is shot, the witness says the killer wore a fur-lined collar; by the time she is on the stand, it has become 'bushy hair,' which happens to describe the sixteen-year-old driving the car. Randall's defense treats the shift as the point: 'Very convenient that the driver happened to have bushy hair.' Then there is the unexplained gap — two weeks with Internal Affairs, after which, as the defense puts it, 'She goes in saying one thing, she comes out saying another.' The state's explanation is three words: 'We refreshed her memory.' By the last afternoon she is swearing to a description she never gave, and 'She's the one that got him convicted.' A trial built on memory is shown to run on whoever is allowed to edit it.
Theme
MemoryA description moves from a fur collar to bushy hair between statements, and the trial treats the revised memory as the reliable one.
JusticeThe case's decisive evidence is a witness who changed her story, and the language of 'refreshing' hides who did the changing.
このチャプターで学べること
- 'The same as' compares two things with one extra word.
- Happen to marks an accidental coincidence.
- A changed story can quietly convict a man.
- Refreshed her memory hides who changed it.
発音のポイント
- out of — Out of runs together as outta.
- same as — Link same as so it sounds like one word.
- sort of — Sort of often collapses into sorta.
- used to — Used to weakens into a single sound.
Very convenient that the driver happened to have bushy hair.The defense's sarcasm: the new description matches the driver, not the defendant, and the coincidence is doing the state's work.
All she's got to do is look at a picture they took of me.A jab at the identification: if she needed to pick a face, the photo was right there — so the certainty on the stand proves little.
It's a hell of a big difference from "fur-lined collar" to "bushy hair."The defense names the absurdity outright: these two descriptions should not both count as the same witness telling the truth.
She goes in saying one thing, she comes out saying another.The core of the complaint: the same witness says opposite things before and after her time with Internal Affairs.
There's just little David Harris, and nobody believes him.The defense's low point before the surprise witnesses: the only person linking Randall to the crime is a teenager nobody trusts.
She's the one that got him convicted.The verdict in one line: not the gun, not the confession, but this witness's pointing finger sent Randall Adams to prison.
このシーンについての質問
Why did Mrs. Miller change her story?
The film never gets a clean answer. She spent two weeks with Internal Affairs and returned with a different description, and the official explanation is only, "We refreshed her memory." The defense argues she was guided toward an identification.
What did Mrs. Miller say in her original statement?
Fifteen minutes after the killing, she described a fur-lined collar on the killer. On the stand, that became hair that "might have been bushy" — a detail that fit the driver, David Harris, rather than Randall Adams.
How important was her testimony?
Decisive. As the defense says, the other evidence is thin — the only other witness pointing at Randall is a teenager nobody believes — so the changed identification is what "got him convicted."
Who is the other person speaking about the night of the shooting?
The gas-station account of an argument and a police stop is told by the Millers, the couple who were driving that night. The husband describes turning to see his wife staring hard after the officer pulled a car over.
What does 'bushy hair' point to?
The driver of the car, David Harris, had bushy hair. If the killer's hair was bushy, the description fits the sixteen-year-old rather than Randall Adams, which is why the defense calls the new wording 'very convenient.'
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第 8 章under the impressionThe Car With No Bullet Marks
第 9 章scot-freeDavid Harris Gets Off Scot-Free
第 10 章cover forWhy the Story Was Two Hours Late
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第 14 章without remorseDr. Grigson's Prison Test
第 15 章put food on the tableDr. Death Takes the Stand
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第 18 章came over meDavid Harris's Same M.O.
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