for an affair that he was hopin to someday have. you never had intercourse with him. no. you ve never had oral sex with him. no. never had your clothes off. no. and you kissed a few times. yes. is that a fair assessment of the extent of your romantic relationship with mr. techel. yes. the defense also didn t accept the state s take on the neighbor as a harmless eccentric. the most compelling evidence as to how this occurred involved the neighbor, mr. tate. he was mentally ill. i m done talking to you. and, according to the defense, dangerous, too. the defense then hammered home the portrayal of the unpredictable neighbor by using todd s own complaint summary from that day. you re in the awkward situation of being their best witness. right. you believed he could become a danger. anyone who should respond to that residence again should use extreme caution. that is correct, i did. the defense theorized that