Lisa is called to the witness stand. It is revealed how Stuart had come home at 7:30 PM after working away for a number of months and found she was pregnant. He knows it can’t be his, and after arguing with Lisa, at 7:45 PM he storms off. Lisa then breaks down crying about it being the last time she saw him as he was in a car crash an is still on a life support machine. Thus she is removed from the witness stand.
| Court Clerk | Lisa Burton, please come to the witness stand. |
| Judge | Please take your oath. |
| Lisa | I swear to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth. |
| Judge | OK, Mr Larkin. |
| Defence | Mrs Burton, can you in your own words run us through the events that took place on the night of the 8th January 2003? |
| Lisa | At about 7:30 PM Stuart came home and on arriving home he noticed I was visibly pregnant. |
| Defence | Why was it that he only noticed at this time? |
| Lisa | He had been working away for the last 5 months. |
| Defence | OK, please continue. |
| Lisa | He got really angry really fast. He never suspected the baby was his…guess it makes sense really and I was stupid to believe he’d ever fall for it. |
| Defence | Then what happened? |
| Lisa | He stormed out of the house and slammed the door, and went to his car and drove off. (Starts to look upset) |
| Defence | About what time was this? |
| Lisa | (Now visibly crying) It was probably about 7:45. The adverts were on between the two halves or Coronation Street. And I never saw him again…not awake or breathing or… (Bursts into tears) |
| Defence | No more questions. |
| Judge | OK, Mr Worthington, you may begin your cross-examination. |
| Defence | Your honour, I request that the witness may have a break to recover herself. She is still deeply traumatised by her husbands accident. |
| Judge | Sustained. Call the next witness. |
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