"Mr. Jones, you will remember that threat," said Foster. "As State attorney, it is your duty to protect the innocent."
Jones closed his lips over hard teeth and said nothing. He would have enjoyed the job of protecting Foster against a hungry hyena.
Foster went with them, but his manner was not that of a dangerous criminal who had been apprehended. It was that of a man who knows all the answers.
"The defendant, Harry Foster, is charged with Murder in the First Degree," said State attorney Jones. "This is a strange case, gentlemen of the jury. It is without precedent, and, therefore, your action will establish a precedent. I charge you to consider not only the case at hand and to try it with the utmost regard to justice, but to remember, as you are considering the evidence to be presented, that this is but the first of many cases that will certainly follow. I—"
"I object! The defendant is on trial, not the Judicial System of the United States!" shouted Defense attorney Cranshaw.
Judge Carver said, "The objection is sustained. Strike that from the record."
Jones turned to the Court. "Your Honor, I request that my statements about the establishment of precedent be retained."
Carver nodded. "It is true that this case will establish a precedent. Yet the trial at hand is the only thing of importance."
"I accept," replied Jones, and returned to the jury.