"He was in the middle of stealing your belongings," she says the words one by one, frowning as they come out, "and attacked you when he was caught red-handed."

Her arms cross, almost reflexively, in ire. At the trial, only details about the original murder had been vague, with almost everything else explained via comprehensive videos. This had been her one sticking point. "Rinzler, that's a pretty normal reason to attack someone back. Maybe not to kill them, but... have you told this to anyone else?"

To say it changed the spin of things was putting it mildly.