Three Nicks

These three nicks represent failures in the justice system. When Duke was convicted of raping and murdering Emily Boone, bite mark analysis was an accepted form of evidence. Since that time, the findings of many trials based on bite mark evidence have been overturned because that sort of evidence was so faulty. A supposed bite mark expert claimed that three nicks on Emily’s arm came from Duke’s teeth. Years later, this ruling was overturned when it was determined that the pubic hairs found on Emily’s body were not a DNA match to Duke.

Flashlight

This flashlight is a symbol of manipulation. Pfitzner manipulates the case against Quincy by planting this flashlight, spattered with animal blood, in the trunk of Quincy’s trunk. Pfitzner also manipulates the case by getting June, Quincy’s ex-wife, to testify that Quincy had a flashlight like the...