Dominique Marceau is standing trial for Gilbert Tellier's assassination. The counsels debate furiously, expounding on why the lovely, indolent, and fickle girl murdered the bright and ambitious conductor fresh from the conservatory. Was it a case of passion, vengeance, desperation, or a freak occurrence? Gilbert's associates, as well as Dominique's former lovers and her sister, Annie, the studious violinist betrothed to Gilbert, all testify. The evidence they present gradually presents a more nuanced picture of Dominique and Gilbert's personalities, as well as their relationship, than the counsels' eloquent and convincing reasons.
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Dominique Marceau is standing trial for Gilbert Tellier's assassination. The counsels debate furiously, expounding on why the lovely, indolent, and fickle girl murdered the bright and ambitious conductor fresh from the conservatory. Was it a case of passion, vengeance, desperation, or a freak occurrence? Gilbert's associates, as well as Dominique's former lovers and her sister, Annie, the studious violinist betrothed to Gilbert, all testify. The evidence they present gradually presents a more nuanced picture of Dominique and Gilbert's personalities, as well as their relationship, than the counsels' eloquent and convincing reasons.
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