Jim Merrill was a Hertz employee at Chicago O'Hare Airport who testified as a witness in both the criminal and civil proceedings. In his criminal testimony, he said Simpson's flight arrived at 5:34 a.m. Chicago time and that Simpson left the plane carrying a black garment bag and a black duffel bag; Merrill described the garment bag as holding one or two suits and bearing silver-colored initials, and said he believed he had described the duffel bag as leather. On cross-examination, Merrill said he did not know whether Simpson had slept during the flight or had been awake since early the previous morning playing golf, and he did not recall previously describing the garment bag as black leather.