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...that he left the bridge in the critical minutes before the accident. Hazelwood's defense is nonetheless trying, as it wades through a witness list loaded with 112 names, to persuade the jury that the captain was a scapegoat. Says Michael Chalos, a defense lawyer who was a college mate of Hazelwood's: "We know it's an uphill battle, considering the pretrial publicity...
Hazelwood's lawyers contend that the Coast Guard, which has the responsibility to monitor ships in Prince William Sound, failed to warn the Exxon Valdez before it went aground. They also argue that Third Mate Gregory Cousins, who was in charge of the Valdez when the accident took place, was qualified to run the ship in the captain's absence. Finally, they may try to cast doubt on the widely held belief that Hazelwood was drunk at the time...
...Lena counts the bruises inflicted on her that morning by her unfeeling mate for something she did not do, she pleads with Boesman to talk to her and to explain where they have been and where they have going...
...booming voice coupled with a commanding stage presence enables Lou Ferguson to give Boesman, Lena's abusive mate, the realistic air of a man who has become numb to the pain and hardship of his life as well as to Lena's need for compassion and companionship...
...dies before morning, leaving Lena alone with Boesman once again. At first, she refuses to continue traveling with her mate, who is afraid that he will be accused of murdering the derelict. She pleads with him to "learn to dance" and thus "leave his bruises on the earth" rather than on her body...