Character Relationship Map: Cross-Examination

Characters

• Gerald Waring (played by H.B. Warner) — protagonist
• David Wells (played by Don Dillaway) — protagonist
• Emory Wells (played by William V. Mong) — supporting
• Grace Varney (played by Sally Blane) — supporting
• Inez Wells (played by Natalie Moorhead) — supporting
• Dwight Simpson (played by Edmund Breese) — minor
• Judge Hollister (played by Wilfred Lucas) — minor

Key Relationships

• Judge Hollister → Gerald Waring (Professional Court Authority)
• Dwight Simpson → Gerald Waring (Conflict Prosecutor)
• Grace Varney → Gerald Waring (Romantic Love Interest)
• Inez Wells → David Wells (Family Stepmother)
• Gerald Waring → David Wells (Professional Defense Attorney)
• Emory Wells → Inez Wells (Family Husband)
• David Wells → Emory Wells (Family Son)

Story Analysis

A courtroom drama where a defense attorney fights to prove his client innocent of patricide

Plot Progression

1. The Accusation
2. The Defense
3. The Revelation