romance between detective bruce mcvay and prosecutor linda tally-smith. the scandal rocked the prosecutor s office and would lead to serious questions about david dooley s conviction. brian hamrick covered the scandal for nbc cinncinnati affiliate wlwt. all the information about the personal conversations between the prosecutor, linda tally-smith and the lead detective, bruce mcvay all of their correspondence, all of that comes out. the jaw-dropping headline said the affair between the prosecutor and the lead detective began weeks after the trial. at a hearing in march of 2017, the prosecutor and the detective, both instrumental in putting dooley behind bars, found themselves on the hot seat, being grilled by dooley s new attorney, deanna dennison. are you telling me you didn t have a sexual