:17:01
You say it was a laceration about
two and a half inches long...
:17:06
...over the left ear.
:17:08
The bone under it
fractured over a four-inch area.
:17:12
What would've caused that?
:17:14
I'll tell you what a head wound like this
puts me in mind of.
:17:18
I've seen wounds exactly like this...
:17:21
...many times in the war.
:17:24
Have you seen this specific kind
of wound before?
:17:27
Frequently, as a result
of hand-to-hand combat with Jap soldiers.
:17:31
I even told Art:
:17:32
"You wanna play Sherlock Holmes,
look for a Jap with a bloody gun butt."
:17:37
What led you to that conclusion?
:17:39
I've seen these kendo wounds many times,
exactly like this one.
:17:44
Could you tell us what kendo is?
:17:57
Kendo is Japanese stick fighting.
:17:59
They train as kids, you know,
to kill with sticks.
:18:09
No further questions. Thank you.
:18:47
Your report states
it was death by drowning...
:18:50
...not a kendo wound.
:18:52
How did you determine this?
:18:54
As I've already testified,
I found foam in the deceased's lungs.
:18:59
This foam.