Fred's Testimony on Special Circumstance Number Three

Two days before Fred took the stand, he was acquitted on special circumstance number three. Because Doug's sister and step sisters were beneficiaries of his policy, the court found that Fred could not have killed him for the money. The insurance company paid Verna's policy but only after Fred had removed himself as trustee. Bill Fairfield, Fred's friend and lawyer, also testified in the trial. He wept on the witness stand. Swearing the insurance had been his idea.