CHAIRPERSON
Yes, isn't it pure argument, that what you are arguing, what you are putting to this witness is argument, that your client's version must be accepted, because it is corroborated, because what he has said is what in fact happened.  You don't have to talk about fabrication by your client. You say your client's version accords with what was said. It is not for this witness to speculate why your client should not have tried to tell things that he knew to be untrue, to bolster a story.