COKESON. [With his hand to his ear] I'm a little deaf.
FROME. Was there anything in the course of that morning—I mean before the discovery—that caught your attention?
COKESON. Ye-es—a woman.
THE JUDGE. How is this relevant, Mr. Frome?
FROME. I am trying to establish the state of mind in which the prisoner committed this act, my lord.
THE JUDGE. I quite appreciate that. But this was long after the act.
FROME. Yes, my lord, but it contributes to my contention.
THE JUDGE. Well!
FROME. You say a woman. Do you mean that she came to the office?
COKESON. Ye-es.