Belinda Conine [Defense opening statement]
Fact: Andrew Beckett's performance on the job varied from competent to good, to often times mediocre, to sometimes flagrantly incompetent. Fact: he claims he's the victim of lies and deceit. Fact: it was Andrew Beckett who lied, going through lengths to conceal his disease from his employers. Fact: Andrew Beckett was successful in his duplicity, the partners at Wyatt Wheeler did not fire Andrew Beckett because he had AIDS. Fact: Andrew Beckett is dying. Fact: Andrew Beckett is angry because his lifestyle, his reckless behavior has cut short his life and in his anger, in his rage he is lashing out and he wants someone to pay.
