Deadly Triangle by Fran Parker

Author:Fran Parker
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: New Horizon Press
Published: 2011-10-17T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 31

Witnesses Speak

The state called Coach Doris Davies to the stand. Co-counselor Jack Eberlee asked, “Coach, did you have a good rapport with Brenda Spicer?”

“I feel like I did.” Expressions curdled.

“How would you describe her?”

“When Brenda entered school, she was a very outgoing young lady, enjoyed being around people, joking and laughing, being picked at and came to my office to talk and cut up with the coaches. She got along well with other players, exhibited team spirit and encouraged others to work hard. A good student as far as academics. After her first knee injury, she set a deadline to be back on the floor...”

Eberlee broke in, “Excuse my interruption. Did her demeanor change?”

“During Christmas break, she reinjured her knee. And you know, in January, she acted a little let down, wasn’t jovial, sort of worried-looking. She resigned from school on February 10.”

“How do you remember that?”

“Well, she came to my office and said...‘Coach,’ she says...”

Greer rescued Davies with a hearsay objection and Eberlee rephrased, “Okay, did Brenda Spicer develop any particular relationships with any other players in specific? Do you understand what I’m asking?”

“Well, she got along with other players and seemed to have a strong friendship with Joel Tillis.”

“Okay, would you tell the jury about the incident involving Brenda and Joel on the road trip in Texas?”

“Well, we went to the mall to allow the team time to roam around and shop. I sat in the atrium area, you know, just watching people pass by. I noticed Joel and Brenda looking in windows. And you know Brenda was hanging onto Joel’s arm like a little kid tugging for her mother’s attention...”

“…Uh-huh…yes,” said Eberlee, “So what was your reasoning for discussing this with them?”

“Well, when we got back to the motel, I told the other coaches about—you know—what I’d observed, said maybe we might need to mention something to them. An assistant coach said he’d seen this same thing. As a staff, we talked to them, because we felt it in their best interest, best for our team and program.”

“And that wasn’t necessarily about what happened, but what people might have inferred?” The jury tried sorting it out. Davies was worried enough to call a meeting. But she didn’t think anything was going on, afraid of what other people might think. The state had opened the gate and then slammed it shut.

“Well, I explained we knew they were only good friends, but others might misinterpret it.”

The jury never learned of the foaming fit Ivrin had pitched in the motel lobby during the road game in Beaumont, Texas, or the next night’s match in Tyler when Davies had pulled a bed check, found Brenda in Joel’s room and ordered her out. Teammates who had heard the yelling in the hallway and had opened their doors to see what was going on weren’t asked in court about what they saw.

“After you discussed the mall incident with Brenda Spicer and Joel Tillis, did anything unusual happen?”

“What do you mean?”

“Did you receive

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