The testimony of Marsh's doctor, Alan Paley, is initially very damaging to Rebecca's defence. However, when cross-examined, Frank is able to undermine Paley's credibility and demonstrate that Paley was attempting to blackmail Rebecca into a relationship with him, and that Paley is not a credible witness. Rebecca then entices Frank in to public sex in the parking garage of the courthouse, again offering a stark juxtaposition in their relationship, where Frank is authoritative in the courtroom, but he is so in Rebecca's thrall that he is utterly deferential and subjugated to Rebecca in their sexual interactions. Rebecca is accused in court of being a gold digger, having had previous relationships with a number of older rich men, including Jeffery Roston, who testifies that she was sexually domineering and achieved gratification by degrading him and making him beg her, recounting an incident very similar to her first encounter with Frank, a description that clearly resonates with Frank. Roston claims Rebecca abruptly ended their relationship when he had heart surgery and became healthier. Frank accuses Rebecca of withholding information from him, angrily ending their affair. Frank discovers that his wife has learned of his adultery, for which he blames Rebecca. Frank goes to Rebecca's home and confronts her, she claims initially that she called Dulaney's home and spoke to his wife in order to establish whether he was still going to represent her, but when Frank accuses her of lying, Rebecca taunts him with what she might have told his wife. Frank angrily pushes Rebecca to the ground. She taunts him again, knowing that despite everything Frank will still not be able to resist her. However, when Rebecca has again manipulated Frank into a position to restrain him with a pair of handcuffs, he wrestles them from her and cuffs her to a bedpost so that she is at his mercy instead. Their positions reversed for the first time with Frank in control, he roughly forces himself on her. Rebecca's testimony convinces the jury, which acquits her. Before leaving court, she mockingly thanks Dulaney for getting a guilty client off, fully aware that he cannot repeat what she said and that she cannot be tried twice for the same crime. That night, Frank again visits Rebecca's home, where he finds her with Alan Paley, freely discussing how they conspired to kill Marsh. Rebecca bluntly informs Frank that she uses her irresistible sexual prowess to make men do whatever she wants, including Frank himself, Marsh, and Paley. Rebecca taunts Paley by telling him to lie low, as he could be convicted of perjury, and tells him to leave because she has already forgotten him.