Mr. Specter. So that the officer did not see you——
Mr. Ruby. That’s correct.
Mr. Specter (continuing). Because the car was parked there?
Mr. Ruby. Yes; and his back was turned to me.
Mr. Specter. To state it differently, did the presence of the automobile and the fact that he was talking to Lieutenant Pierce obscure the vision of the officer who was on duty guarding that entrance or exit?
Mr. Ruby. Yes; and I walked down because I didn’t know they were guarding it—that there was anything going on there, you know?
Mr. Herndon. Well, with that question, I can see his area of conflict here.
Mr. Tonahill. What you want to know is was he in the basement, but he was out on the sidewalk. I think that’s a straight question.
Mr. Alexander. “Were you in the basement or were you on the sidewalk when Lieutenant Pierce’s car came out?” How about that?
Mr. Herndon. Yes, I will revise that one question and break it down.