VOIR DIRE: a courtroom opera

Scene 1: Judge's Chambers

Scene 1: A 911 Call

Beating Music

Scene 2: A Bond Hearing, "Let me take a moment to explain the routine here"

Scene 2: A Bond Hearing, "Officers Zenner and Grant were dispatched to 106 Adams Boulevard"

Scene 2: A Bond Hearing, "Who's next?"

Scene 2: A Bond Hearing, "I've never been so cold before"

Pavane for a Dead Infant

Scene 3: The Preliminary Hearing

Chasing Music

Scene 4: A Custody Debate, "How dare you talk to me like that?"

Scene 4: A Custody Debate, "I give you...your bird"

Scene 5: Justice

Scene 5: The Witness

Poison Music

Scene 5: A Plea, "Guilty!"

Scene 6: A Plea, "Illegal Images found on the hard drive of a computer owned by Dr. Henry Milton"

Scene 6: A Plea, "You know, there was a time when I maligned myself"

Scene 6: A Plea, "So this is the child pornographer"

Scene 6: A Plea, "So fucking what?"

Scene 6: A Plea, "You are a pain in my ass"

Death Music

Scene 7: The Confession

Brutal Music

Scene 8: "You see, I'm not too good with words"

Scene 8: A Trial

Burning Music

Scene 9: The Voir Dire, "Four-forty-five, almost through another day"

Scene 9: The Voir Dire, "What do you want to offer?"

Scene 9: The Voir Dire, "Jeffrey's mine"

Scene 9: The Voir Dire, "Speak the truth"