▁ ▁After ▁the ▁day ▁in ▁court , ▁Mitchell ▁vis its ▁Mrs . ▁Cl inton ▁at ▁her ▁request . ▁She ▁reve als ▁that ▁Mitchell ' s ▁susp ic ions ▁are ▁true ▁and ▁that ▁for ▁the ▁last ▁few ▁years , ▁her ▁husband ▁was ▁ch asing ▁younger ▁women . ▁She ▁offers ▁to ▁ple a ▁for ▁mer cy ▁for ▁Ben ▁if ▁David ▁dro ps ▁his ▁ad ul tery ▁defense ▁out ▁of ▁respect ▁for ▁Cl inton ' s ▁daughter , ▁who ▁id ol ized ▁her ▁father . ▁Mitchell ▁ref uses ▁her ▁offer , ▁hoping ▁to ▁help ▁Ben ▁avoid ▁being ▁found ▁guilty ▁altogether . ▁ ▁Although ▁an ▁aut ops y ▁wasn ' t ▁performed , ▁Cl inton ' s ▁doctor ▁alleg es ▁that ▁he ▁wasn ' t ▁in ▁the ▁act ▁of ▁sexual ▁inter course ▁during ▁death . ▁B ix by ▁calls ▁Cl inton ' s ▁wid ow ▁to ▁the ▁stand ▁despite ▁Mitchell ' s ▁ob jections . ▁She ▁says ▁the ▁accus ations ▁against ▁her ▁late ▁husband ▁are ▁false , ▁and ▁although ▁Mitchell ▁could ▁prove ▁her ▁wrong , ▁he ▁feels ▁pity ▁and ▁ref uses ▁to ▁cross - ex am ine ▁her . ▁ ▁The ▁next ▁day . ▁Ben ' s ▁command ing ▁officer ▁from ▁his ▁time ▁in ▁the ▁Air ▁Force ▁test ifies ▁Ben ▁changed ▁after ▁being ▁married , ▁going ▁A W OL ▁repeatedly ▁to ▁see ▁his ▁wife , ▁becoming ▁mo ody , ▁and ▁showing ▁signs ▁of ▁mental ▁inst ability . ▁After ▁being ▁denied ▁leave ▁to ▁look ▁for ▁his ▁wife , ▁he ▁attempted ▁to ▁hang ▁himself ▁as ▁well . ▁ ▁Mitchell