Jones turned to the Court. "Your Honor, I request that my statements about the establishment of precedent be retained." Carver nodded. "It is true that this case will establish a precedent. Yet the trial at hand is the only thing of importance." "I accept," replied Jones, and returned to the jury. "I will attempt to show that the defendant did produce a living duplicate of himself after which he killed the duplicate. I call for my first witness the inventor of the device, Timothy Woodart." Tim came to the stand and was sworn. There was considerable questioning to establish the qualifications of the witness, during which Cranshaw said to Foster: "This will be a thin case, Foster. Yet, if we can establish a reasonable doubt, the result will be an acquittal." "Thin nothing," laughed Foster. "Just tie 'em up as I told you!" "All right," replied Cranshaw uncertainly. "But it will be like arguing on one side for part of the time and then switching sides in the middle." "What do you care so long as we win?" "I don't," grinned Cranshaw. "Listen--Woodart is starting to give pertinent testimony." "Mr. Woodart," asked Jones, "is it possible for your device to be stopped at such a time as to leave a complete set?" "Yes," said Woodart. "And you've known this all along?" "Naturally. I invented it." "Then the device is essentially a duplicating device?" Woodart nodded. "It is, but like all such devices, it requires power. The laws of conservation of matter and energy make it impractical to produce a myriad of devices from a recording." "And why is the device practical for the production of panoramic entertainment?" "The initial power is expended in producing the first replica of the original scene," said Woodart, "after which, the scene is obliterated, which returns the power to the equipment for the construction of the next frame. Aside from the conversion losses and basic inefficiencies, the thing is then self-supporting." "In other words, if it takes a kilowatt to establish one frame, that kilowatt is returned to the equipment?" "Yes," said Woodart, "though the power is more on the order of a hundred thousand kilowatts." "As the main party involved with the equipment, it is your duty to see that it is kept in operating condition?" "Yes." "Then tell us, Mr. Woodart, at any time since the device was initiated has there been any expenditure of great power that was unaccounted for?" "There was." "And your analysis?" "On the night of May 18th the power demand meter showed the expenditure of seventy thousand kilowatts. It is my opinion that--" "I object! That is an opinion, not a fact!" exploded Cranshaw. Jones smiled. "Counsel will admit that it is the opinion of a very qualified man." "I want it understood that this testimony is but an opinion!" "Objection noted," said Judge Carver. "Proceed, Mr. Jones." Jones nodded at Woodart. Woodart continued--