Juror 1: Oh please… This trial is going to be long enough without a history lesson. Let’s just get on with it!
Juror 2: I disagree! If it has relevance to the case, I’d like to hear about it!
Aster: I believe it does. Knowing Keith’s lineage may explain why he has caused so many problems for us.
Aster: When my father died, his belongings were passed down to me — including several personal documents. The contents of some were… revealing…
Aster: Keith Keiser, your mother, Cathleen, was a Western Basitin.
Juror 1: Wha—?! Really?
Juror 2: That explains it!
Juror 2: He resists orders so easily because he has no compulsion!
Keith: That’s a lie! My mother was a legal citizen!
Aster: No, it’s the truth. Your father kept it hidden, forging papers after conceiving an illegitimate offspring — you.
Aster: But the secret couldn’t be kept forever. When rumor spread, your father confided in mine.
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