A juror apparently just showed up at the courthouse - 4 hours late - because her boss did not believe that the judge had told her to come back again today. The woman said she "cleans homes" and that her supervisor gave her a hard time. The judge asked to speak to the supervisor and right then and there called the supervisor from the bench. Much to the dismay of the crowd in the Media Center the judge got a voice mail message.
UPDATE: The juror came back. Her boss now says she can be excused but she won't get paid. That boss is some kind of patriot. The judge asked her if that means she would not want to serve and, amazingly, she said "no", that she was still willing to serve. Informed that all she would get would be $35 a day as a juror she was still willing to serve. When pressed by the judge she acknowledged that she would not be able to afford transportion to the trial and be unable to pay her bills - but she was STILL willing to serve. This little drama turned into one of the most riveting moments of the voir dire and garned the full attention of the reporters in the media room. Finally, the judge asked if she would like to be excused due to financial hardship and she said "yes", much to the relief of most in the room.
UPDATE: The pool reporter just came back to the Media Center to provide color on what has happening in the courtroom. She informed us that as the "cleaning lady" as she is now known looked over at Libby as she left the witness stand and said "Good Luck". We were told Libby gave a sort of bemused smile and a half-shrug.
