Mr. Hoyt during its commission. I also concluded that the defendant shot and killed Mr. Jablonski to protect herself.'
'Did you believe that Mr. Jablonski was working alone?'
'At that time, yes.'
'Did you later suspect that Mr. Jablonski had been hired to break into the Hoyt estate and shoot Mr. Hoyt?'
'Yes.'
'What caused you to form that opinion?'
'During a search of Mr. Jablonski's apartment, I found ten thousand dollars that his wife said Jablonski received shortly before the break-in.'
'Subsequent to learning about the ten thousand dollars, did you become aware of evidence that called into question the defendant's version of the shooting?'
'Yes, sir. Gary Yoshida, a forensic expert in our crime lab, told me that blood spatter evidence at the crime scene contradicted the defendant's version of the way the shooting occurred.'
'When did Officer Yoshida tell you about the blood spatter evidence?'
'On January 14, a week after the shooting.'
'Did Officer Yoshida tell you he needed to visit the crime scene to confirm his suspicions about the blood spatter evidence?'
'Yes. He said that he had to see the scene in three dimensions. His initial conclusions were drawn from examinations of photographs and he felt that wasn't good enough.'
'When Officer Yoshida informed you that he needed to see the bedroom again to confirm his suspicions about the blood spatter, did you drive to the estate immediately?'
'Yes.'
'Why did you go so quickly?'
'It had been a while since the murder and we had just turned the scene back to the defendant. We were both worried that the scene had been altered. I felt time was of the essence.'
'What happened at the estate?'
'Mr. Allen, the housekeeper, let us in. He told us that the bedroom was going to be cleaned the next day. I asked for his consent to enter the bedroom with Officer Yoshida so we could find any evidence that might exist before the cleaners destroyed it. He gave his consent and we conducted our investigation.'
'Why didn't you get a search warrant for the bedroom?'
'There wasn't any reason to do that. We are taught about the law of search and seizure at the Police Academy and we get updates from time to time. It has always been my understanding that a warrant was not necessary if someone with the authority to give it consents to a search of the premises.'
'Did you believe that Mr. Allen had the authority to consent to your entry into the bedroom?'
'Yes, sir. He was the housekeeper. He had the key. The defendant was away campaigning. He was the only one home.'
'No further questions. Thank you, Detective.'
'What's your take on Anthony? Is he an honest cop?' Garrett asked Crease in a whisper.
Crease thought about the question before answering. Then she leaned close to her attorney.
'Lou's a straight arrow. He won't lie.'
Garrett looked at the witness.
'As I understand your testimony, Detective, you and Officer Yoshida went to the Hoyt estate, James Allen met you, you told him you wanted to enter the bedroom, he said that was great and he took you upstairs and let you in. Do I have that right?'
'No, ma'am. That is not what happened.'
Garrett looked astonished. 'Oh! What part do I have wrong?'
'When I first asked Mr. Allen if Officer Yoshida and I could go into the bedroom, he wasn't sure that he could let us in.'
'In fact, he specifically told you, did he not, that the room was locked and that Senator Crease had instructed him to unlock the room only for the cleaners?'
'Yes, ma'am.'
'Did you take 'no' for an answer?'
'No, because the defendant had no reason to believe we would need to take a second look at the room when she left for eastern Oregon. I assumed that she wouldn't want to block a police investigation.'
'Well, Detective, weren't you also assuming at this time that Senator Crease may have hired Martin Jablonski to kill her husband?'
'That was a theory.'
'If that was true, she would have every reason to impede a police investigation, wouldn't she?'
Anthony hesitated before answering, 'I guess so.'
'And every reason to want to forbid you access to the crime scene.'
Anthony did not know what to say.
'I'll assume your lack of response constitutes agreement, Detective,' Garrett said.
'Objection,' said Riker, who was obviously upset by the course of Garrett's examination. 'Detective Anthony did not just agree. Ms. Garrett is putting words in his mouth.'
'Sustained,' Quinn said. 'Detective, we need a yes or no for the record.'
Anthony looked helpless. Finally, he answered, 'I guess she would have a reason to deny us access to the room if she was the killer.'
Garrett's lips twitched. It was bad form to grin in court when you scored points, so she had to suppress a big smile.
'It is true, is it not, that Mr. Allen tried to reach Senator Crease by phone to see if she would agree to let you in the room, but he was unable to talk to her?'
'Yes.'
'He then reiterated to you that his instructions were to keep everyone but the cleaners out of the room?'
'Yes.'
'That upset you, didn't it?'
'I wasn't upset.'
'You didn't become agitated and raise your voice?'
'I ... I was concerned about the cleaners and I was certain that ... I mean, well, it seemed to me that Senator Crease would have let us in if she was asked. That she wouldn't have objected to the police going in.'
'Even though you just said that she had every reason to keep out the police if she was a murderer?'
'I . . . Honestly, that didn't go through my mind, about her refusing.'
'You just wanted to get into the room?'
'Yes.'
'So you applied pressure to Mr. Allen.'
'No.'
'You didn't lean into him?'
'I may have.'
'You didn't sound annoyed?'
'I . . . That may be so. I was concerned.'
'You made Mr. Allen change his mind, did you not?'
'He changed his mind. I couldn't force him. I didn't. It was his decision.'
'You're telling Judge Quinn that you didn't use your authority as a policeman and your size to intimidate Mr. Allen?'
'No. It wasn't that way.'
Garrett hesitated for a moment. Then she said, 'No further questions, Your Honor.'
Quinn studied the detective. He sounded a little desperate, but he also sounded like an honest cop. The judge did not doubt that Anthony had applied some pressure to Allen to convince him to change his mind, but it made a difference if the detective simply used his powers of persuasion as opposed to coercing the housekeeper to open
