![]() ![]() The verbal joust keeps going as if they have a secret coded language they only know and the others do not understand. James then goes off on an arrogant speech, talking about his service to his community, and, get this, refers to his youthful sexual drive as robust and spontaneous and unbridled (arrogant, indeed). However, Kate points out this ruins her career when telling his wife would have done the trick. James implies that destroying his career was her goal. The verbal jabs begin to fly between James and Kate, as they both now know her identity. For that matter, Sophie notices how Kate takes notes from the rafters. She is, in fact, Holly, the woman he raped without consent at Oxford. Kate attacks his testimony, accusing him of hearing Olivia’s words, and Kate utters the phrase, “Don’t be such a prick tease.” Instantly, James knows where he has seen Kate from. He tells the court he again did not wrench Olivia’s blouse and underwear. She begins to try and swiftly break apart his priggish testimony. This garners an eye roll and smirks from Kate. Olivia, uh, likes the insubstantial variety, you see. He even goes one step further when Angela seeks an answer on why the panties ripped. ![]() It was, in fact, Olivia, who “wrenched” her blouse open, and the victim pulled down her underwear. James says she initiated the kiss by grabbing the back of his head. (And in a nice touch, he shows a bit of chivalry by holding the door for her and allowing her to enter first). He admittingly tells the court that he, under no circumstances, heard the “no” or even the words “not here.” He weaves a tale of how he was upset about the article calling out his arrogance, but how Olivia told him to get in the elevator. James then feigns understanding while also almost pitying his accuser. She even has a flashback where James told her he had to work late when in fact he was sleeping with the accuser, Olivia. Sophie sits in the rafters, looking horrified. James even mentions how they related on an intellectual level, just not physical. For instance, to make himself look like a good guy and not a sex-crazed rapist, he tells the jury that he was also in love with her. ![]() When James takes the stand and starts answering softball questions from his barrister, Angela, he has no qualms about embarrassing poor Sophie. ![]() Take, for instance, his testimony in Anatomy of a Scandal‘s fifth episode. James has no scruples when throwing his wife under the bus and humiliating her. Anatomy of a Scandal season 1, episode 5 recap ![]()
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