human
Just _suppose_ --his voice and expression became suddenly acid--
gpt
Well, yes, but--
human
O.K., Cannon went on angrily.
gpt
O.K. Then let's suppose that Bossard really _was_ stupid. He could have been framed easily, couldn't he? He could have been set up as a patsy, couldn't he? _Couldn't he?_
human
Well, sure, but--
gpt
Sure! Then go on and suppose that the prosecuting attorney had sense enough to see that Bossard _had_ been framed. Suppose further that the prosecutor was enough of a human being to know that Bossard either had to be convicted or completely exonerated. What would he do?
human
If that were the case, I'd _completely_ exonerate him. I wouldn't leave it hanging. Matt Fisher didn't do anything but make sure that Bossard couldn't be legally convicted; he didn't prove that Bossard was innocent.
gpt
And what was the result, as far as Bossard was concerned?
human
The result was that Bossard was left hanging, Jim. If I go along with you and assume that Bossard was innocent, then Fisher fouled up just as badly as he would have if he'd fluffed the prosecution of a guilty man. Either a man is guilty, or he's innocent. If, according to your theory, the prosecutor knows he's innocent, then he should exonerate the innocent man! If not, he should do his best to convict!