Stephen Stockwell

So we need to be careful to not prejudice or not have the jury, you know, if they had heard this, maybe thinking or wondering if that was something that was involved in this situation.

So something else that we got a few emails about as well, Eva, was that, you know, there was a bit of a lack of dignity for the victim, Geoffrey McLean, in this scenario that

You know, we weren't showing as much sympathy for Geoffrey McLean as we may have for other people that we covered on the case of.

I mean, was that a deliberate choice by us, Eva?

Yeah.

Yeah.

And even when we were hearing from Jeffrey McLean's friends as well, we were talking about everything they were sharing about him.

So to give you a clear picture of who this guy was, and actually a really interesting email after one of the episodes.

So we explained that Jeffrey McLean had used ice.

That was mentioned in court.

And someone was quite critical of us, including that information that

Um, you know, in portraying Jeffrey McLean for, for who he was.

And I mean, I don't think any, think any differently of anyone for, for using ice.

There's lots of complex situations that people live through and, you know, they're kind of whole human beings for all of those parts.

And, you know, we're not going to omit information to kind of create a character for someone to kind of make someone seem more sympathetic.

You know, Jeffrey McLean was an ice user.

That's something that, you know, is, is being told to the court and is part of the kind of fair and accurate reporting of what's unfolding in that room.

Right, Eva?

Yeah.

Yeah, absolutely.