the opening statements

the Wrangler explained that his evidence would prove the defendant guilty of elder abuse. He showed picture after picture of the scene of the "crime" and told a pack of disjointed statements that were not factual. Grandma was 93 when it happened and now she is 96 one year later (huh?)he said she was a frail, gentle, meek woman. i wondered if he had ever met her...nope he had not. he said that the evidence would come from the witnesses. Then Columbo got up and refuted a bunch of the mistatements and also made the DA and the Judge so upset that they stopped the proceedings and the Judge called the Atorneys up to the bench to talk with him privately. Each time they were called up Columbo would move his chair way back into the 'aisle and the DA would have to walk around his chair to get to the bench. we could tell it annoyed the DA because he would savagely push at the chair as he walked by. Columbo talked and talked to the jury and gave the whole life story of the Defendant. that really set the Wrangler(DA_) off :)
this was hard to watch but there were those little amusing moments that kept us listening to make sure we did not miss anything.