returned to his cell. The judge informs Vail and Venable that she intends to dismiss the jury in favor of a bench trial, and will declare Aaron not guilty by reason of insanity, remanding him to a psychiatric hospital. She warns Vail to be more professional in the future. Venable is fired for losing the case and for allowing Shaughnessy and Rushman's crimes to be publicly exposed. She confronts Vail for having used her. He admits he knew she was in potential danger during the cross-examination, but defends his choice. He then tries to use her vulnerability to resume their sexual relationship again, approaching her from behind and whispering into her ear, but Venable refuses him. Vail visits Aaron in his cell to inform him of the dismissal. A shaky and dazed Aaron claims to have no recollection of his violent reaction in the courtroom, but joyfully expresses his gratitude to Vail: "You say- you say- you saved my life." As Vail is leaving, Aaron asks him to convey an apology to Venable for the attack. Vail confronts Aaron for being able to remember what happened during the "Roy" blackout. No longer stuttering, Aaron confidently brags about contriving the multiple personality disorder, killing both Rushman and Linda, and manipulating Vail. Vail wonders aloud: "So there never...there never was a Roy." With contempt, the murderer corrects him: "There never was an Aaron." Vail leaves the courthouse, stunned and disillusioned, to the sound of the murderer's taunts echoing in the halls. Cast Several Chicago television news personalities made cameos as themselves as they deliver reports about the case, including WLS's Diann Burns and Linda Yu, WBBM-TV's Mary Ann Childers, Lester Holt and Jon Duncanson, and WGN-TV's Bob Jordan and Randy Salerno. Soundtrack The soundtrack includes the Portuguese fado song "Canção do Mar" sung by Dulce Pontes. Reception Review aggregation website Rotten Tomatoes reports an approval rating of 77% based on 47 reviews, with an average rating of 6.8/10. The site's critics consensus reads: "Primal Fear is a straightforward, yet entertaining thriller elevated by a crackerjack performance from Edward Norton." Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, lists the film with a weighted average score of 46/100 based on 18 critics, indicating "mixed or average reviews". Audiences surveyed by CinemaScore awarded the film an average grade of B+ on an A+-to-F scale. Janet Maslin of The New York Times wrote that the film has