▁Laura - M ae ▁to ▁the ▁stand ▁to ▁test ify ▁against ▁her ▁husband , ▁so ▁he ▁go ads ▁Mitchell ▁into ▁calling ▁her , ▁which ▁he ▁does . ▁The ▁judge ▁dismiss es ▁the ▁court ▁before ▁she ▁can ▁test ify . ▁ ▁David ▁vis its ▁Laura - M ae ▁to ▁get ▁her ▁to ▁agree ▁to ▁tell ▁the ▁truth ▁and ▁real izes ▁she ▁is ▁about ▁to ▁have ▁company . ▁He ▁wa its ▁around ▁and ▁sees ▁a ▁man ▁enter ▁her ▁room . ▁Looking ▁through ▁the ▁window , ▁he ▁real izes ▁it ▁is ▁Jud son ▁Elli ot , ▁B ix by ' s ▁co - pro sec utor , ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁is ▁having ▁an ▁affair ▁with ▁her ▁despite ▁being ▁married ▁and ▁having ▁four ▁k ids . ▁In ▁court ▁the ▁next ▁morning , ▁Laura - M ae ▁takes ▁the ▁stand . ▁As ▁B ix by ▁begins ▁his ▁cross ▁exam ination , ▁David ▁reve als ▁in ▁the ▁judge ' s ▁qu arters ▁that ▁he ▁saw ▁them ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁will ▁reve al ▁the ▁story ▁if ▁they ▁cross - ex am ine ▁her . ▁He ▁also ▁finds ▁out ▁that ▁Elli ot ▁is ▁carrying ▁Cl inton ' s ▁money ▁clip , ▁which ▁Laura - M ae ▁gave ▁to ▁him . ▁After ▁dismiss ing ▁Elli ot , ▁B ix by ▁ref uses ▁to ▁comprom ise , ▁and ▁as ▁court ▁res umes , ▁Har per ▁arriv es ▁and ▁is ▁whe e led ▁into ▁the ▁court room ▁by ▁Mitchell . ▁ ▁Mitchell ▁begins ▁his ▁closing ▁statement . ▁He ▁goes ▁over ▁all ▁of ▁the ▁points