Honey, I'm Home
Kenneth L. Lay's defense lawyer George "Mac" Secrest just took over from prosecutor John Hueston, who finished his rough three-day cross-examination. The look on Lay's face when he greeted his lawyer was a combination of utter relief and serenity.
In fact, I'm not sure one man has ever looked happier to see another man.
By Frank Ahrens |
May 1, 2006; 4:07 PM ET
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Posted by: geoffrey james | May 1, 2006 05:42 PM
Thanks for the nice words, Geoffrey. It's been a lot of fun. I wanted to lively it up, but I didn't really have to. The material was so terrific.
Posted by: Frank Ahrens | May 1, 2006 06:49 PM
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You have done a tremendous job on this trial. Without wishing to knock the opposition, I am surprised at how colorless the NYT's coverage has been. It seems to me that the Lay personifies everything that is wrong with corporate America, and that if he can away with what he has done, then there no limits to executive greed and self-serving. The trial is also a good story, in an old fashioned way -- it could be covered the way A.J. Liebling covered the fights - or more recently how the New Yorker covered the trial of two detectives who were hit men for the Mafia. Thanks for bringing this drama to life. It's a pity that, when the Hollywood movie is made, Jack Nicholson will be too old to play Skilling -- 15 years ago he would have been perfect.