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“Now, Mrs. Armstead, show the jury how you used to sit night after night at the window, waiting for your husband to come home"
May
1
1948
“Now, Mrs. Armstead, show the jury how you used to sit night after night at the window, waiting for your husband to come home"
May
1
1948
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“Now, Mrs. Armstead, show the jury how you used to sit night after night at the window, waiting for your husband to come home"
May
1
1948
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