"Those." Pointing, "those T's have a straight...."
"Certainly some letters will be different, but with my training, I am able to see similarities you are missing," Alice Stebbins replied, confident of her own superiority. "If there is a large sample of writing you may be able to see differences in each letter. The samples given me were so small that this was not the case, however, I did have enough material to compare with the unique handwriting characteristics shown in Dr. Trenchant's standards to make a positive identification."
"How consistently do other document examiners agree with you or agree with one another?" This from Annette.
"I don't know."
"Do handwriting examiners oppose each other in court?"
"I don't know that. I suppose you could find anyone to do anything. Assuming that there are two document examiners, it would depend upon which one makes the most persuasive argument."
"I see," Jane's smile was victorious. "It's not a question of being correct in your analysis as much as your ability to make a jury think so."
Henry hurriedly asked loudly, "I understand you are court qualified. What do you mean by that?"
"Every time I have gone into court, my qualifications have been accepted by the court. I have never been denied. That is what is meant."
The chair indicated to Trenchant that she might ask questions of the document examiner.