The trial is hammered by shocking testimony from Victoria Stewart, conflicted Fr. Tom Dugan, and crackpot Catherine Piper. Alan is forced to revert to his customary hardball patterns to defend both Paul Stewart, including exposing Fr. Dugan's secret and defending his own teenage affair with Victoria. Alan's closing invokes the fabled Sacco & Vanzetti case, which also occurred in Dedham, in a closing argument that seems to impress even the hostile judge to a point.
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The trial is hammered by shocking testimony from Victoria Stewart, conflicted Fr. Tom Dugan, and crackpot Catherine Piper. Alan is forced to revert to his customary hardball patterns to defend both Paul Stewart, including exposing Fr. Dugan's secret and defending his own teenage affair with Victoria. Alan's closing invokes the fabled Sacco & Vanzetti case, which also occurred in Dedham, in a closing argument that seems to impress even the hostile judge to a point.