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prohibit his words summoning any type of

awakening. Cesare then asked Beckett: “What do

you do for a living?” “I work in Tesco,” Beckett

answered. This seemed to be met with a silence I

assumed was premeditated and staged, as Cesare

just looked at the jury for a moment speaking as if

through the silence and his glare, which I accepted

said: 'Look at this bum that works in Tesco, whom

is clearly great friends with the defendant. Don’t

take anything he say’s seriously, he’s a loser! Just

look at his attire!' For that reason I saw Cesare as

Connor had deemed him pre trial, an assassin that

was so nuanced in the subtleties of articulation. I

then supposed the whispered mutterings in the

court spoke of prejudices denouncing Beckett,

standing in the witness box looking like a scruffy

man. The court uttering's sounded like the voices

of dissent, concluding that Beckett's words were a

write off and that his words had no real power over

their opinion’s. Cesare broke his performed

silence and his next word’s confirmed, to me, his

subtle word play genius: “When you hung out, as

you say, what did you do, smoke? Have you ever

smoked with the defendant Mr West?” Beckett

said, “No, no I aint.” his voice high pitched,

ominously. But I momentarily thought this was a

nice touch by Beckett, thinking it could possibly

help not to be seen as a smoker, but again in an

instance Cesare had subtly cornered him into a

false sense of security, of not snitching, it could be

said. “You have never smoked with the

defendant?” started Cesare. “Well, an ex soldier

that fought for our great country, tooth and nail to

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