Election Board
Election Board
ON PREVIEW CASSETTE#210171 An Election Board hearing is being held. City employee Katherine Wallis has been accussed of forging signatures on a petition. The story begins with an exterior shot of the Board of Elections building. Next you see people seated around a large conference table with papers in front of them. Barbara Wallis, Katherine's sister, is seen answering questions proposed by the board. Shot of elderly woman being sworn-in before questioning. Woman raises her right hand. Shots of the board members. Shot of Katherine Wallis being sworn-in and taking a seat. She looks annoyed by the whole thing, or maybe she is just nervous. When she is asked a question she responds with "I refuse to answer the question on the grounds that the answer may tend to incriminate me". Next Ms. Wallis is seen being escorted out of the room and into an elevator. A man behind her is smoking a cigarette. CU of man talking about notarizing the documents in question. CU of elderly woman being asked if she recognizes Ms. Wallis. Woman responds with "No". CU of Katherine Wallis. The board asks her if she will answer any of the questions. She responds "I refuse to answer any questions on the grounds that the answer may tend to incriminate me".