Johnnie Cochran concluded his cross-examination of Investigator Stevens by asking about the contents of a safety deposit box—specifically an unmarked letter and plane-ticket material that Stevens recalled was in Nicole Simpson's name and said appeared to be a receipt for travel to New York and back to Los Angeles involving JFK Airport. Cochran then displayed People's 20, a Los Angeles Times 'Hot Property' newspaper article about O.J. Simpson's Laguna Beach property purchase, to the jury via the ELMO projector before ending his examination.
# 1 (THE FOLLOWING PROCEEDINGS WERE HELD IN OPEN COURT, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:) # 2 THE COURT: THANK YOU, LADIES AND GENTLEMEN. BE SEATED. LET THE RECORD REFLECT THAT WE HAVE BEEN REJOINED BY ALL MEMBERS OF OUR JURY PANEL. INVESTIGATOR STEVENS IS ON THE WITNESS STAND UNDER CROSS-EXAMINATION. INVESTIGATOR STEVENS, YOU'RE REMINDED YOU ARE STILL UNDER OATH.
# 4 THE COURT: MR. COCHRAN, YOU MAY CONTINUE YOUR CROSS-EXAMINATION.
# 5 MR. COCHRAN: THANK YOU VERY KINDLY, YOUR HONOR. JUST A FEW MORE QUESTIONS.
# 6 Q: BY MR. COCHRAN: DETECTIVE STEVENS, I PRESUME YOU FOUND NO OTHER LETTERS IN THAT SAFETY DEPOSIT BOX WE HAVE NOW TALKED ABOUT; IS THAT CORRECT?
# 7 A: THERE WAS ONE OTHER LETTER.
# 8 Q: ALL RIGHT. AND WE'VE NOT MARKED THAT THIS AFTERNOON?
# 10 Q: DID YOU FIND SOME PLANE TICKETS IN THERE ALSO?
# 12 Q: AND WHOSE NAME WERE THESE PLANE TICKETS IN?
# 13 A: IF I RECALL, IT WAS NICOLE SIMPSON.
KEY QUOTE # 14 Q: AND WAS THIS A TRIP TO NEW YORK?
# 16 Q: WERE THESE TICKETS EVER USED, IF YOU KNOW?
# 17 A: IT APPEARED TO BE THE RECEIPT.
KEY QUOTE # 18 Q: THE RECEIPT FOR PLANE TICKETS TO NEW YORK AND BACK TO LOS ANGELES?
# 19 A: YES. TO JFK AIRPORT.
# 20 Q: ALL RIGHT. NOW, MR. DARDEN ALLUDED TO IN HIS DIRECT EXAMINATION A NEWSPAPER ARTICLE REGARDING THE PURCHASE BY MR. O.J. SIMPSON OF SOME PROPERTY IN LAGUNA BEACH; IS THAT CORRECT?
# 22 Q: AND IS THAT NEWSPAPER ARTICLE BEFORE YOU?
# 24 MR. COCHRAN: YOUR HONOR, I DON'T THINK WE'VE SHOWN THAT TO THE JURY. MAY I SHOW THAT TO THE JURY?
# 26 MR. COCHRAN: MAY I APPROACH?
# 27 THE COURT: YOU MAY. ALL RIGHT. DO WE HAVE THE ELMO WORKING? THIS IS PEOPLE'S 20?
# 28 MR. DARDEN: 20, YOUR HONOR.
# 30 MR. COCHRAN: YOUR HONOR, WE PURPORT TO PUT IT ON THE BOARD.
# 31 THE COURT: ALL RIGHT. THAT IS THE SUNDAY COLUMN FROM THE TIMES REAL ESTATE SECTION?
# 32 MR. COCHRAN: HOT PROPERTY, YES, YOUR HONOR. CAN WE INQUIRE WHETHER OR NOT THE JURORS ARE ABLE TO READ THAT?
# 33 THE COURT: IT SEEMS TO BE SLIGHTLY OUT OF FOCUS. AND THE PART ABOUT MR. SIMPSON'S PROPERTY, THE FIRST TWO PARAGRAPHS, WE CAN JUST FOCUS IN ON THAT I THINK. ALL RIGHT.
# 34 MR. FAIRTLOUGH: IS THAT SUFFICIENT, YOUR HONOR?
# 35 THE COURT: MOVE IT SLIGHTLY TO THE LEFT. PERFECT. ALL RIGHT. MR. COCHRAN.
# 36 MR. COCHRAN: THANK YOU VERY KINDLY, YOUR HONOR. I HAVE NOTHING FURTHER OF INVESTIGATOR STEVENS AT THIS POINT.