I think he'll need to testify. Jurors need to hear him deny that he was trying to kill Neely or didn't care if he did. Otherwise, they might feel they're being asked to sanction something more sinister.
I'm wondering if Seinfeld were possible in today's television world, if the final episode would have been entirely different. I know many, many Seinfeld fans disagree, but I think that finale was right up there with Newhart's in terms of self-awareness of the show's characters and brilliance.
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