Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (TV Series)

Post-Mortem Blues (2014)

Greg Germann: ADA Derek Strauss

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• A.D.A. Derek Strauss : Dr. Warner, your autopsy report concluded that William Lewis, who is right-handed, was shot in his left temple. Did you find that at odds with Sergeant Benson's account of suicide?

  Dr. Melinda Warner : Gun suicides are usually committed with the dominant hand but it is possible he shot himself with his left

  A.D.A. Derek Strauss : Possible, but unusual. And when a right-handed person shoots someone at point-blank range in the temple, in the position Sergeant Benson and Mr. Lewis were in, which side of the victim's head would the entry wound likely be?

  Dr. Melinda Warner : The left.

  A.D.A. Derek Strauss : Is Sergeant Benson right-handed?

  Dr. Melinda Warner : Yes.

  A.D.A. Derek Strauss : If it was a homicide, at that range, there would be blood spatter and GSR on the shooter. Was there blood spatter and GSR on Sergeant Benson?

  Dr. Melinda Warner : Yes, but a suicide at that proximity could have left the same traces on her.

  A.D.A. Derek Strauss : So, you're saying it's possible that William Lewis, who is right-handed, shot himself with his left hand, leaving the same blood spatter and gun shot residue on Sergeant Benson that would exist if she'd killed him.

  Dr. Melinda Warner : That's why I ruled it a CUPPI. The evidence is open to interpretation.

  A.D.A. Derek Strauss : It most certainly is, isn't it?