Inadmissible Evidence | Summary
Act 1
Inadmissible Evidence opens with a dream sequence in a solicitor’s office, involving the main character, Bill Maitland, and his trial for “having unlawfully and wickedly published . . . a wicked, bawdy and scandalous object. . . . Intending to vitiate and corrupt the morals of the liege subjects of our Lady the Queen.” The object is Bill Maitland himself. Bill pleads not guilty and insists that since he is a lawyer, he will defend himself. He tries to begin his defense, but random thoughts keep breaking in, and he ultimately admits, “I’m...
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