it isn't the business of the jury to consider 'scenario's' unless they have been placed in evidence.. other wise this jury, or any jury would have the leeway to meander off into scenario's of all colours and hues.. it could have been terrorists, patrolling the outskirts of Brookfield, Allison being the first strike against the New World Order stuff, it could have been a bushy haired stranger, it could have been a forgotten cranky customer from the real estate business , out for revenge.. it could have been the Queensland Country Women's Association hit squad seething with rage over Allisons recipe for lamingtons.. ...
If Gerard wanted the 'consolation prize' of a lesser charge, he had that opportunity over the past two years, and could have led it at his committal hearing. But he didn't . He pleaded Not Guilty then , and Not Guilty at this Supreme Court trial. Not Guilty to Murder.