Elle:  Ms. Windham , what had you done earlier that day ?
Chutney Windham: I got up . Got a latte . Went to the gym . Got a perm and came home .
Elle: Where you got in the shower ?
The Honorable Marina R. Bickford: I believe the witness has made it clear that she was in the shower .
Elle: Yes , your Honor .
Elle: Ms. Windham , had you ever gotten a perm before ?
Chutney Windham: Yes .
Chutney Windham: Two a year since I was _ 12 _ . You do the math .
Elle: You know , a girl in my sorority , Tracy Marcinco got a perm once . We all tried to talk her out of it . Curls were n't a good look for her . She did n't have your bone structure , but thankfully that same day she entered the Pheta Delta Phi wet t - shirt contest where she was completely hosed to down from head to toe ...
DA Joyce Rafferty: Objection , why is this relevant ?
Elle: I have a point , I promise .
The Honorable Marina R. Bickford: Then make it .
Elle: Chutney , why is it Tracy Marcinco 's curls were ruined when she got hosed down ?
Chutney Windham: Because they got wet .
Elle: Exactly . Because is n't the first cardinal rule of perm maintenance that you 're forbidden to wet your hair for at least 24 hours after getting a perm at the risk of deactivating the immonium thygocolate ?
Chutney Windham: Yes .
Elle: And would n't somebody who had , say , 30 perms before in their life be well aware of this rule , and if in fact you were n't washing your hair as I suspect you were n't because your curls are still intact , would n't you have heard the gunshot , and if in fact you had heard the gunshot Brooke Windham would n't have had time to hide the gun before you got downstairs . Which means you would have had to found Brooke Windham with a gun in her hand to make your story plausible , is n't that right ?
Chutney Windham: She 's my age ! Did she tell you that ? How would you feel if your father married someone who was your age ?
Elle: You , however , Chutney had time to hide the gun after you shot your father .
Chutney Windham: I did n't mean to shoot him ! I thought it was YOU walking through the door !
Elle: Oh my God .
The Honorable Marina R. Bickford: Oh my God .
Brooke: Oh my God .
The Honorable Marina R. Bickford: Balliff , take the witness into custody , where she will be charged for the murder of Joseph Windham . Case dismissed . Mrs. Windham , you 're free to go .
Brooke: Thank you , your honor .