“It would help,” Mason told her, “if you could remember it about that way.”
“I’m sorry. I can’t remember a thing.”
Mason said, “Okay. It’s up to you.”
“I’d like to ask you a couple of questions,” she said.
“Go ahead,” Mason invited.
“As I understand it, one person can kill another in self-defense, and it doesn’t constitute any crime. Is that right?”
“That’s right.”
“And what is meant by self-defense?”
“The fear of death or great bodily harm.”
“Any particular circumstances in connection with that?”