Charlie Adelson

2.30 he finds out in New York, by 11 p.m. he's walking in the door to your old house at Trescott Drive, right?

2.30 he finds out in New York, by 11 p.m. he's walking in the door to your old house at Trescott Drive, right?

But you do know that when he walks in the house, what he finds, you know that, right?

But you do know that when he walks in the house, what he finds, you know that, right?

You left the divorce papers on the bed, right?

You left the divorce papers on the bed, right?

Half the furniture was gone.

Half the furniture was gone.

A good amount of his stuff was gone.

A good amount of his stuff was gone.

The boy's stuff was gone, right?

The boy's stuff was gone, right?

You were gone?

You were gone?

And so were his boys?

And so were his boys?

Let's stay on topic here. I'd love to stay on topic. When he walks in the door, the boys are not in the house, right? Correct. And you did not tell Professor Markell where you were taking the boys. He may have seen him the next day, but you did not let him know where you were going to be staying with his boys.

Let's stay on topic here. I'd love to stay on topic. When he walks in the door, the boys are not in the house, right? Correct. And you did not tell Professor Markell where you were taking the boys. He may have seen him the next day, but you did not let him know where you were going to be staying with his boys.

Yes. Your big brother, Charles Adelson, you complained to him about how bad Professor Markel was and how much you hated him and didn't want to be in a marriage with him.

Yes. Your big brother, Charles Adelson, you complained to him about how bad Professor Markel was and how much you hated him and didn't want to be in a marriage with him.

Yes, that is a question. You talked to your brother, Charles Adelson, about how bad your marriage was.

Yes, that is a question. You talked to your brother, Charles Adelson, about how bad your marriage was.

Let's talk about your brother's jokes now. You don't deny that he joked about hiring a hitman.

Let's talk about your brother's jokes now. You don't deny that he joked about hiring a hitman.

You don't deny that he repeated this joke.

You don't deny that he repeated this joke.

And he made this joke right before a hitman murdered Professor Markell.

And he made this joke right before a hitman murdered Professor Markell.

Okay. He made the joke right before, and I'll leave out the hitman part, Professor Markell was killed.

Okay. He made the joke right before, and I'll leave out the hitman part, Professor Markell was killed.

Can you think of one person in this world that would actually hire two people to go kill Professor Markell other than your family? Miss Adelson, please address me and answer the question.

Can you think of one person in this world that would actually hire two people to go kill Professor Markell other than your family? Miss Adelson, please address me and answer the question.

You just said a moment ago that You disagree that Hitman killed Professor Markell. That's what you said, right? So my question to you is, if you're able to say, well, it wasn't Hitman, then who? Tell this jury. Who on this planet would have wanted to kill Professor Markell?

You just said a moment ago that You disagree that Hitman killed Professor Markell. That's what you said, right? So my question to you is, if you're able to say, well, it wasn't Hitman, then who? Tell this jury. Who on this planet would have wanted to kill Professor Markell?

All right. Ms. Adelson, I'm going to make one final attempt through questions to implore you. You understand that you can't protect your brother, Charles, who's going through this case, and protect yourself at the same time. You understand that, right?

All right. Ms. Adelson, I'm going to make one final attempt through questions to implore you. You understand that you can't protect your brother, Charles, who's going through this case, and protect yourself at the same time. You understand that, right?

Then please, end the madness and share the truth. Will you please share the truth with this jury?

Then please, end the madness and share the truth. Will you please share the truth with this jury?

You know what happened here. Despite your claims to the jury that you haven't looked at anything, you haven't discussed with anybody, and you haven't confronted your brother, you know what happened here, right?

You know what happened here. Despite your claims to the jury that you haven't looked at anything, you haven't discussed with anybody, and you haven't confronted your brother, you know what happened here, right?

You know that your brother went behind your back, don't you?

You know that your brother went behind your back, don't you?

Like he always does. This is something that he has always done, isn't it?

Like he always does. This is something that he has always done, isn't it?

You found out after that your brother had done this and gone behind your back. That's why you were thrown up at that dinner, right?

You found out after that your brother had done this and gone behind your back. That's why you were thrown up at that dinner, right?

You know that it didn't involve Katie either, right? I don't know anything about... If you're not going to say all of that and finally give the truth, why don't you just admit to this jury that you're guilty?

You know that it didn't involve Katie either, right? I don't know anything about... If you're not going to say all of that and finally give the truth, why don't you just admit to this jury that you're guilty?

2.30 he finds out in New York, by 11 p.m. he's walking in the door to your old house at Trescott Drive, right?

But you do know that when he walks in the house, what he finds, you know that, right?

You left the divorce papers on the bed, right?

Half the furniture was gone.

A good amount of his stuff was gone.

The boy's stuff was gone, right?

You were gone?

And so were his boys?

Let's stay on topic here. I'd love to stay on topic. When he walks in the door, the boys are not in the house, right? Correct. And you did not tell Professor Markell where you were taking the boys. He may have seen him the next day, but you did not let him know where you were going to be staying with his boys.

Yes. Your big brother, Charles Adelson, you complained to him about how bad Professor Markel was and how much you hated him and didn't want to be in a marriage with him.

Yes, that is a question. You talked to your brother, Charles Adelson, about how bad your marriage was.

Let's talk about your brother's jokes now. You don't deny that he joked about hiring a hitman.

You don't deny that he repeated this joke.

And he made this joke right before a hitman murdered Professor Markell.

Okay. He made the joke right before, and I'll leave out the hitman part, Professor Markell was killed.

Can you think of one person in this world that would actually hire two people to go kill Professor Markell other than your family? Miss Adelson, please address me and answer the question.

You just said a moment ago that You disagree that Hitman killed Professor Markell. That's what you said, right? So my question to you is, if you're able to say, well, it wasn't Hitman, then who? Tell this jury. Who on this planet would have wanted to kill Professor Markell?

All right. Ms. Adelson, I'm going to make one final attempt through questions to implore you. You understand that you can't protect your brother, Charles, who's going through this case, and protect yourself at the same time. You understand that, right?

Then please, end the madness and share the truth. Will you please share the truth with this jury?

You know what happened here. Despite your claims to the jury that you haven't looked at anything, you haven't discussed with anybody, and you haven't confronted your brother, you know what happened here, right?

You know that your brother went behind your back, don't you?

Like he always does. This is something that he has always done, isn't it?

You found out after that your brother had done this and gone behind your back. That's why you were thrown up at that dinner, right?

You know that it didn't involve Katie either, right? I don't know anything about... If you're not going to say all of that and finally give the truth, why don't you just admit to this jury that you're guilty?