"I was asleep. I heard nothing."

"No cry? No crashes?"

"I heard nothing!"

"And the man in the park—he was not your lover?"

"He was not my lover."

The Prosecutor turned to the judge with a grim smile. "Your honor, I request a recess so that I may bring in a new witness."

"This witness is not in the court room?"

"No. I myself only learned of him a few minutes ago. It will take about a half-hour to bring him here."

"And this witness is important?"

"Yes. I believe he can prove that Mrs. d'Larte is lying."