LLANVIEW COURTHOUSE (Karen, Herb, and most of Llanview watching)

HERB: 	Now, Mrs. Wolek, after Katrina Karr's phone call to you
        that night from which you concluded that she knew who had 
        killed Marco Dane --

KAREN: 	Yes.

HERB:	You said that she turned up missing.

KAREN:	Yes.

HERB:	You tried every way you knew how to locate her, but you  
        were unsuccessful.

KAREN: 	Yes, that's right.

HERB:	Would you tell the court just what means you used in     
        trying to locate Katrina? 

KAREN:	I called several people. I went to several places.

HERB:	What sort of places?

KAREN:	First, I went to her hotel where she was living, and I   
        found out that she had moved.

HERB:	And where else did you look?

KAREN:	Various bars where she had hung out.

HERB: 	I see. Now, you testified earlier that you and this
        person -- this prostitute -- were only casually
        acquainted, and yet you're telling us now that you knew
        her various hangouts?

PAUL:	Objection, your Honor. Counsel's implications are clearly 
        out of order here.

JUDGE:	Objection sustained. The jury will ignore Mr. Callison's 
        last remarks.

HERB:	Mrs. Wolek, after you received that phone call from      
        Katrina Karr, did you tell anybody about it?

KAREN:	Yes. I told Talbot Huddleston.

HERB:	Isn't it true that you and your husband are good friends 
        of the defendant Victoria Lord Riley?

KAREN:	Yes, that's true.

HERB:	Now, when the defendant was indicted, didn't you feel    
        it incumbent upon yourself to tell your husband about    
        that phone call?

KAREN: 	Yes. Yes, I did.

HERB:	Then why didn't you?

KAREN:	I don't know. I guess I thought that --

HERB:	You thought -- you thought he might wonder how you
        happened to be acquainted with a prostitute.

KAREN:	Yes, I -- I guess so.

HERB:	All right, but there were other people you could have
        told, weren't there? Or did you refrain from telling them 
        for the same reason?

KAREN:	Yes, I guess I did.

HERB:	Well, then that brings us to the question of why you
        were willing to tell Talbot Huddleston, doesn't it? Why
        did you turn to Talbot Huddleston?

KAREN:	I told Mr. Huddleston because I couldn't find
        Katrina, and I was very frustrated that I couldn't find
        her. I knew she had some information, and I didn't have
        any financial means, and I knew that he could hire a
        private investigator, so I worked for him, and I went to
        him, and I told him the story.

HERB:	Oh, yes, yes, yes, that's right. What -- what just --
        just what was it that you did for the Huddleston Firm,
        Mrs. Wolek?

KAREN:	I modeled dresses.

HERB:	And how long did you model dresses for the Huddleston
        Firm?

KAREN:	I don't remember. This was several months.

HERB:	Yeah. Then perhaps you could explain to this court
        why no one at the Huddleston Firm remembers you ever
        having worked for them. Why no one there has ever heard
        of you. And while you're at it, Mrs. Wolek, perhaps you
        will also explain why since the time you came to Llanview 
        up until now, there is absolutely no record in the
        Huddleston company files of your ever having been
        employed by them.

        (LONG PAUSE)

	The court is waiting for your explanation.

KAREN: 	It's tr-- it's true I never worked for the Huddleston
        company.

HERB:	In other words, you lied to this court! And I submit
        that if you could lie about one thing, you would be lying 
        about everything else. In fact, your testimony could be
        one long tissue of lies!

PAUL:	Objection, your Honor!

KAREN:	(CRYING) No, it's not true! It's not true! Katrina came
        to me! She told me she knew who killed Marco! She told me 
        it was Talbot Huddleston! Viki Riley didn't kill Marco!
        She couldn't kill anybody! Please, you've got to believe
        me! It was Talbot -- Talbot Huddleston!

JUDGE:	Order. Order in this court.

PAUL:	Your Honor, Mr. Callison has thoroughly succeeded in
        placing the witness -- putting her through a great
        emotional strain.

HERB:	On the contrary. The witness, with some assistance, has
        put herself in this position. Had she been a truthful
        witness, this might never have happened!

JUDGE:	Gentlemen, I have warned both of you repeatedly about
        this kind of behavior. I am declaring this court in
        recess for one hour. I would like to see both of you in
        my chambers.

BAILIFF:All rise.

        VIKI RUSHES TO KAREN TO EMBRACE HER

VIKI:	Karen, Darling, why did you do it? You shouldn't have.
        You shouldn't have.

...BREAK...

HERB:	Mrs. Wolek, I know this has been an arduous experience
        for you, but I'm afraid there has been no real
        clarification on the three major questions on which I
        have been questioning you -- namely, why Katrina called
        you December 15 that night, why you later called Talbot
        Huddleston regarding Katrina as opposed to someone with
        whom you were more closely acquainted, and finally, but
        most importantly, your relationship with the deceased,
        Marco Dane, after he arrived in Llanview. 

PAUL:	Your honor, it seems to me that learned counsel has
        covered all three of these areas more than adequately,
        and it certainly is not going to profit anybody --

HERB:	If the court would please -- your Honor, I believe this
        witness' testimony simply cannot be left dangling. She
        has seriously impuned the reputation of a respected
        member of this community.

JUDGE:	The court is in agreement, Mr. Callison. You may continue 
        with your cross-examination.

HERB:	Thank you, your Honor. Now, then, Mrs. Wolek, I would
        like to begin by disposing of the Huddleston matter once
        and for all. Now, just prior to the recess, you stated
        that Talbot Huddleston killed Marco Dane. Now, I think I
        can safely assume that you don't have any incontrovertible
        evidence with which to support that charge, or surely you 
        would have presented it to us, yes?

KAREN:	Only Katrina Karr could prove that.

HERB:	But unfortunately, Katrina Karr is lying comatose in
        Llanview Hospital and is therefore unable to do that. Am
        I right?

KAREN:	Yes, you are right.

HERB:	Well, then perhaps you could tell us why you think Talbot 
        Huddleston killed Marco Dane.

KAREN:	I don't know what reason he may have had.

HERB:	Oh. Well, was he acquainted with Marco?

KAREN:	Yes.

HERB:	How do you know that? 

KAREN:	I saw him several times at Marco's health club.

HERB:	I see. You were in the habit of going to the health club, 
        were you?

KAREN:	No, I was not in the habit of going to the health club. I 
        happened to see him there.

HERB:	Well, were you a member of the health club?

KAREN:	No!

HERB:	Well, that was a rather emphatic "no." If you weren't
        a member, why did you go there? Now, Mrs. Wolek, you did
        state earlier that you and Marco Dane were not on close
        terms, did you not?

KAREN:	Yes.

HERB:	Mm-hmm. Then what earthly reason would you have for going 
        to his health club?

KAREN:	He -- he called me. I went there a couple of times.

HERB:	He called you about what?

KAREN:	I don't know. It was a long time ago. I don't remember.

KAREN:	Oh. Well, surely you must remember something. I mean, a
        man like that. This is a man who was an important part of 
        your past -- a man who followed you all the way to
        Llanview. Now, I would think that if he asked you to
        come and see you about something -- something in his
        office -- you wouldn't easily forget what that something
        was.

KAREN:	Marco had a sadistic streak. He enjoyed reminding me
        about the past.

HERB:	Reminding you how? 

KAREN:	He would -- he said he was never going to let me forget
        it. 

HERB:	I think you can be a little more specific than that. In
        fact, isn't it true that Marco Dane was blackmailing you?

[GALLERY MURMURS]

[JUDGE POUNDS GAVEL]

KAREN:	No.

HERB:	I must remind you that you are under oath, Mrs. Wolek.
        Now, can you swear before this court that after you got
        married to Dr. Wolek, Marco Dane never once threatened
        you -- never once threatened to go to your husband and
        tell him about your past?

KAREN:	All right, yes, he threatened to go to my husband.

HERB:	And how did you respond to those threats?

        [KAREN GROWS MORE UPSET]

KAREN:	I begged -- excuse me. I begged him not to go to Larry.

HERB:	Now, did you pay him to keep quiet?

KAREN:	No, I did not pay him! I didn't have the financial means
        to pay him!

HERB:	How did he respond to the fact that you refused to be
        blackmailed by him?

KAREN:	He was very angry, but he never did go to my husband.

HERB:	Oh. In other words, he took pity on you, and out of the
        goodness of his heart, he let you off the hook.

KAREN:	I don't know what was going on in his mind. I just know
        that he didn't go to my husband.

HERB:	Well, I beg to differ with you, Mrs. Wolek, but the
        State finds it difficult to believe that a man like Marco 
        Dane -- a man who came to Llanview with the express
        purpose of getting even with someone -- would suddenly
        find it in his heart to let that someone off the hook. As 
        a matter of fact, I believe a man like Marco Dane would
        find a way to put that person on the hook, so to speak.
        Now, Mrs. Wolek, did you ever have occasion to meet Marco 
        Dane at places other than the health club?

KAREN:	I told you before, I saw him several times -- he came
        into Tony's Place.

HERB:	Uh-huh. Any other places?

KAREN:	Well, yes. I may have seen him walking downtown on the
        street.

HERB:	What about the Wallington Hotel?

KAREN:	[SHOCKED] What?

VIKI:	Oh God, I can't watch this.

...break...

HERB:	Yes, Mrs. Wolek, the Wallington Hotel. Did you ever have
        occasion to meet Marco Dane there?

KAREN:	I -- I don't really -- really know.

HERB:	You don't really know? When it suits you, Mrs. Wolek,
        there's a great deal that you don't really know.

PAUL:	Objection, your Honor.

JUDGE:	Objection sustained. Will you get on with it, counselor?

HERB:	Very well, your Honor, I will get on with it because I,
        too, believe that it's time the truth came out as to
        why this witness took the stand in the first place. Now,
        then, Mrs. Wolek, you mentioned earlier that when you
        were looking for Katrina Karr, you first tried to reach
        her at her hotel. Is that right?

KAREN:	Yes, that's right. 

HERB:	What was the name of that hotel?

KAREN:	[softly] The Wallington.

HERB:	We didn't hear you. What was that name? Would you speak  
        up please?

KAREN:	The Wallington Hotel!

HERB:	Thank you. Now, I have here a police emergency report
        dated February 17, 1978. This report states that on said 
        night, you were the victim of an assault in the alleyway 
        behind the River Rat Bar. Do you recall that incident?

KAREN:	Yes, I do.

HERB:	The report goes on to say that you stated it was an
        attempted rape. Yet when the police wished to question
        you further in order to pursue this matter, you told them 
        that you simply wanted to drop the whole thing. Is that
        correct?

KAREN:	Yes, that is correct.

HERB:	Why, Mrs. Wolek? Didn't you want to see justice done?

KAREN:	Yes, I wanted to see justice done. It was -- it was a
        very traumatic experience for me. I wanted to forget all 
        about it.

HERB:	Well, I'm sure it was a very traumatic experience, but   
        was it really an attempted rape?

KAREN:	You've got the police report right there.

HERB:	[STUNNED] Yes. Yes, indeed, I do. Mrs. Wolek, does the
        name Aldo Pierson mean anything to you?

KAREN:	You obviously know that it does.

HERB:	And what about the following names: Roy Gladstone, Joel  
        Diamond, Slim Jenkins, Bob Williams --

[GALLERY MURMURS]

KAREN:	You needn't go on, Mr. Callison. 

HERB:	You have been acquainted with all of these men, haven't
        you?

KAREN:	You obviously know that I have. I don't see why you have 
        any reason to ask.

HERB:	I have a reason to ask because I believe that the court
        and the jury has the right to know why you felt compelled 
        to take the stand in defense of Victoria Riley and what
        your real relationship was with Marco Dane. Now, I could
        go on and on and on and on asking you questions, Mrs.
        Wolek, but it would make it a lot easier for everybody
        concerned if you would stop lying to this court!

KAREN:	I am not lying! I came here to see justice done! Viki
        Riley didn't kill anybody! Why can't you understand that?

HERB:	The innocence or guilt of Mrs. Riley will be determinded 
        by this jury, but not until they have been given all the
        facts. Now, isn't it a fact that there was a great deal
        more to your relationship with Marco Dane than you have
        admitted?

KAREN:	YES! YES! YES! YES! YES!

[GALLERY MURMURS]

[JUDGE POUNDS GAVEL]

HERB:	All right, Mrs. Wolek. Will you now tell the court what
        that relationship was and what it had to do with Mrs.
        Riley, or shall I do it?

KAREN:	[sobbing] There is no need for you to do that, Mr.
        Callison. I will -- I will tell them. It is true. You are 
        right. Marco Dane was blackmailing me.

HERB:	But not because of what he knew about your past.

KAREN:	No, not because of what he knew about my past. He learned 
        that I wa-- I was--

HERB:	You were what, Mrs. Wolek?

KAREN:	I wa-- I was soliciting men.

[GALLERY GASPS]

[JUDGE POUNDS GAVEL]

	You see, when I came to Llanview, I was very lonely and
        very frightened, and I didn't know what I was doing, and 
        I had made up my mind to stop. But Marco had found out   
        what I was doing, and he threatened to go to my husband  
        and tell him about my past with him in Denver, and I --  
        he wouldn't let me stop. I begged him. I asked him to    
        please let me stop, but --

HERB:	You had become a valuable source of income to him, hadn't 
        you?

KAREN:	(Crying) How -- how much more do you want, Mr. Callison? 
        Haven't I said what everyone wants to hear? What you want 
        everyone to hear? That I am a common hooker like Katrina 
        Karr! That Marco Dane was my pimp! Is that what you want 
        me to say? What do you want from me? You want blood? You 
        want me to say that I'm lower than the lowest piece of   
        scum? You want more filth? You want more slime? You want 
        more names? I'll give you another name -- Talbot         
        Huddleston! He was my first john! He was the first in a  
        string of so many men, I don't even remember their names! 
        Now? Now are you satisfied?

[Karen breaks down crying]