With Betty on the witness stand the attorney opened his questioning. "Where were you the night of August 24th?"
"Objection! Irrelevant!" Cried the other lawyer.
"Oh, that's okay," said Betty from the stand. "I don't mind answering the question."
"I object!" the lawyer said again.
"No, really," said Betty. "I'll answer."
The judge ruled, "If the witness insists on answering, there is no reason for the defense to object."
So the attorney repeated the question: "Where were you the night of August 24th?"
"I don't know!"
"Objection! Irrelevant!" Cried the other lawyer.
"Oh, that's okay," said Betty from the stand. "I don't mind answering the question."
"I object!" the lawyer said again.
"No, really," said Betty. "I'll answer."
The judge ruled, "If the witness insists on answering, there is no reason for the defense to object."
So the attorney repeated the question: "Where were you the night of August 24th?"
"I don't know!"