Eye Witness (1950)

Robert Montgomery: Adam Heyward

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• Adam Heyward : Well, I don't know what you call it here, but at home we'd say I was a 'character witness'. A witness as to the prisoner's character, my Lord.

  The British Judge : Yes, I see. Let us say rather a witness to the prisoner's reputation.

  Adam Heyward : We would say character, sir.

  The British Judge : Mr Heywood. It was written long ago by an eminent divine, a man's reputation is what his neighbours think of him. His character is what God knows of him.

• Adam Heyward : I practise law in New York.

  Richard Beamish, Sam's Solicitor : Indeed? Then you'll understand you have no legal standing in a British court.

  Adam Heyward : I would like to see Sam and then possible after that, we could discuss some plan of attack.

  Richard Beamish, Sam's Solicitor : Attack?

  Adam Heyward : Well, I mean, in court. Strategy.

  Richard Beamish, Sam's Solicitor : Mr Heywood, I am Mr Baxter's solicitor, not his Counsel. Strategy is not in my province. I provide the ammunition, as it were, for Counsel's guns. I bring it up to the front line, to use a military simile, as tight-packed and water-proof as possible, and hand it to the Counsel for his use against the enemy in his own good time. In other words, strategy is entirely the province of the barrister.