“If that’s in the transcript, yes.”

“And that was a lie?”

“Yes, it was.”

“You also told Din Cruz, during that phone conversation, quote: ‘But, you know, or I kind of figured, well, finally, maybe he met somebody else, and you know, kind of attached his affections there.’ End quote.”

“Yes, that was a lie.” This time, Renee hadn’t even waited for Dawn Karina’s question. She had plunged ahead and identified yet another lie.

On redirect, Gary Clover tried to defuse some of the damage Dawn Karina’s cross had done. He pointed out that Rein had occasionally been confused on the tape of her interview with Ben Levin and Denny...