More deadly threats - maybe

"You ain't going to shoot nobody," says McNeil in a audio transcript in April.

"I'd shoot that mother******," says Ford.

"You ain't going to shoot nobody," repeats McNeil.

"I don't want to shoot you," says Ford.

The two men are having drinks at the Peabody hotel. Ford is concerned that someone is out to get him and he doesn't like to be double crossed.

Scholl now goes back to the whispered threats that were discussed on Friday (see the "Careless Whispers at the Peabody" blog entry). In court on Friday, McNeil said while we can't hear what was said during the whispered statements, it was during that time Ford was threatening him.

"What?" says McNeil in response to Ford's whispers.

"You heard me. I won't say it too loud," says Ford.

So what Ford whispering that he didn't want people to hear?

McNeil told the jury on Friday that he was talking about killing someone and McNeil felt that person was him. But Scholl challenges this.

"That's not what you put in your 302 report," says Scholl.

Scholl's right. While McNeil mentions that Ford says many times "what he would do to a Mother****", he admits he couldn't clearly hear what the subject was saying.

McNeil also admits that while back-up was within a block away, he did not call them in or place a warning call.