Her testimony about ending up face down on a bed sparked a dramatic moment when it became clear the witness was referring to preliminary discussions she had recently with prosecutor Vlacic, including about what Vlacic had called “omissions” that the witness made a point of mentioning. This prompted defence counsel Leora Shemesh to say Vlacic was about to make herself a witness, such that the prosecutor herself would have to “take off the robes” and testify about how she prepared her witness. Judge Molloy said she had encouraged the Crown to have another prosecutor prepped to examine this witness, but they did not and was now stuck with this awkward situation, like “water over the dam.” Soon after, the witness said Vlacic had told her in preparation that she had given “inconsistent evidence” about whether she was crying, prompting discussion about whether Vlacic would have to be removed, which Molloy declined to do.







