Maybe you, like me, thought it was impossible for Rusty to make any worse decisions. He already hid evidence in the trunk of his car, omitted information from his own defense team, tried to bribe Liam Reynolds into confessing, and beat the living hell out of Brian Ratzer, not to mention cheated on his wife and impregnated his mistress. But in “The Witness,” Rusty outdoes himself. In the absence of Raymond, who turned out okay after his heart attack but had to stay under observation at the hospital, Rusty decides that he will represent himself at trial.
It’s not like Judge Lyttle didn’t give him options. Even Nico and Tommy, who are doing everything they can to orchestrate Rusty’s downfall, couldn’t have thought up a plan so diabolical. In fact, Nico pushes for a mistrial — he thinks…
