Presumed Innocent
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Maybe you, like me, thought it was impossible for Rusty to make any worse decisions.
But in The Witness, Rusty outdoes himself.
Its not like Judge Lyttle didnt give him options.
But thats not enough for me to agree with Nicos assertion that Rusty is a pretty charming guy.
Rusty continues to (make a run at) redeem himself in the waiting room of the hospital.
But when have we ever seen Rusty be normal for more than ten minutes?
Insanely, everyone laughs her off.
Raymond brought her on when the case was getting too unwieldy to handle by himself.
I wish I could say I dont know why all these men underestimate her.
Would it have been too on the nose to have them at the urinals together?
He shows no awareness whatsoever that he is cross-examining a twelve-year-old kid whose mother has been brutally murdered.
Okay, the kid accused him of the act and continues to do so virtually daily.
He ends his examination by yelling at him, Did you kill your mother?
Against the protest that Rigo might be too decidedly in Rustys camp, Nico argues, So was Eugenia.
Its about asking the right questions.
Eugenias loyalty to Rusty has been presented confusingly.
Not violently or aggressively, just … scarily.
For the first time, I feel like Nico and Tommy should be more confident than they are.
Maybe for the first time, he looks like shit.
Its a trope, not a commandment, but like all genre tropes, it serves a purpose.
Enraged, Mya storms off on him.
Im done, she declares afterfinallytelling him some stuff he doesnt want to hear.
Youre Rusty Sabich, and you’re able to do whatever you want, right?
But still, shes too nice to him.
But just as Mya had predicted, there is nothing remotely salvageable about having Rusty testify.
After his performance, Nico gives Tommy all hes ever wanted: a word of validation.
Tommy shows the video of him going ballistic on Ratzer, who emerges from the audience like an apparition.
Theres no way to answer the question that wont make him look worse.
So you snapped, Tommy concludes as Nico smirks greasily.
Unfortunately, Tommy has a point.
Barbara asks Rusty later that night, and its all we can wonder about.
Tommy goes home happy with himself, but his smile quickly vanishes when he gets to his house.
A note is taped to it.
It reads, GO FUCK YOURSELF.
Wedidjust see Rusty at home speaking with Barbara, which I think implies thisGodfather-styleflair isnt his.
If only cats could speak!
I love you, Rusty tells Barbara when she calls to ask about Raymond in the hospital.
Yeah, bye, she replies.
Their marriage is perhaps past the point of salvation we havent seen Dr.
However, I think its still the most plausible option.
Ive mentioned before that Jaden, who is less directly involved, gets much more airtime.
Maybe theyre keeping him in the dark so that the reveal, when it comes, is more shocking.
It might even make him wish he had taken that voluntary-manslaughter charge after all!
