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A life of the Baroness Burdett-Coutts,
and the one about Disraeli and his wife.
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Both of them about women that married
men years younger than themselves. Oh!
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- I knew what she was thinking.
- I'm afraid we cannot admit that.
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Why?
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Members of the jury, it is possible
for a woman to read The Life of Disraeli
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without contemplating marriage
with a man younger than herself.
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Were you aware of the arrangements Mrs
French made to dispose of her money?
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She had her old will revoked
and a new one drawn up.
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I heard her calling Mr Stokes,
her solicitor.
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He was there at the time.
The prisoner, I mean.
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You heard Mrs French
and the prisoner discussing her new will?
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Yes. He was to have all her money,
she told him,
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as she had no near relations nor anybody
that meant to her what he did.
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- When did this take place?
- On October 8.
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One week to the day
before she was murdered.
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Thank you.
That concludes my examination.
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Not just yet, Miss McKenzie.
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Would you...? Thank you.
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Miss McKenzie, you have
given evidence about two wills.
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In the old will, that which was revoked,
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were you not to receive
the bulk of Mrs French's estate?
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That's so.
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Whereas in the new will, except for
a bequest to you of a small annuity,
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the principal beneficiary
is the prisoner, Leonard Vole.
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It'll be a wicked injustice
if he ever touches a penny of that money.
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It is entirely understandable
that you are antagonistic to the prisoner.
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I'm not antagonistic to him.
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He's a shiftless, scheming rascal.
But I'm not antagonistic to him.
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I suggest you formed this opinion
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because his friendship with Mrs French
cost you the bulk of her estate.
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- I've never liked him.
- Your candour is refreshing.
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Now. On the night of October 14
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you say you heard the prisoner
and Mrs French talking together.