direct examination of max truly

please state your name for the court

max truly

what was your role at the food hall?

previous proprietor of truly offal, a charcuterie at the food hall, and a member of the merchant’s association

how do you know the plantiff?

we’d go on walks around the food hall since there are daily “slow” periods when customers aren’t eager within the food hall

how would you describe your walking partner’s personality?

jean is a bit of a hot-headed person; back when i had my shop, he gave me a hard time about my “meat market”, and he filed complaints with food hall managment

did you know jessep before april 17th?

yes

what was the merchant association’s role in hiring jessep

the association vetted him

how did you describe the merchant’s association?

it was a community and partnership

how did you and the other members of the association feel about jessep after meeting him?

he seemed to be just what the food hall needed to keep order

did you know about the incident at brandywine creek high school?

yes, but it was all a very gossipy incident and the merchant’s association liked jessep when we met him in person at the meet and great

why did you not probe although there were gaps in the resume?

you have to be careful what questions you ask, we had to respect fairness and personal privacy

what did jessep did a good job of doing?

from a tenet’s perspective, that they did a good job of protecting the property

as he was the food court security guard, would you say that this is important?

yes of course, there are always trouble-makers and we need people like that to keep order

what happened that day?

just as any other day, i met jean and the others for our walk

and what time of day was it?

it was first thing in the morning

what did you observe about stuart’s coffee that morning?

jean had already been to get their coffee before our walk, and it smelled like it was laced with a little “go-go juice”. jean is occasionally known to do this

what did jessep ask stuart to do that day?

he “seized the initiative” and asked that jean move their eldorado from a reserved parking space closest to bardea’s

so right there in the reserved parking area?

yes

you said that jean thinks of the food hall concourses as their “territory”, correct?

yes

so, what happened after jessep asked for the car to be moved?

jean muttered something and all the walkers and i snickered past him

did he move the car?

no

and, who took the lead in resisting jessep?

jean did

did jean’s behavior surprise you?

no, as i said, jean filed many complaints with food hall management and harassed customers in the past

did jessep back down when jean instigated him?

he didn’t, that’s just not jessep. he had to defend the credibility of local authority; he wanted to hand out a citation, but we walkers didn’t leave

when jessep took jean’s elbow, what did jean do?

jean pulled their arm back and then jessep took a header over a chair and plopped down, embarrassed

what happend after that?

both of them paused and then jessep fired the faser

did anyone treat stuart after the incident?

yes, the police were called and they were “seen to” by medics

why are you testifying for the defense?

jessep fulfilled his job as a security guard and i saw nothing overdone

did you ever get that morning walk?

nope, i’m still bitter about it