Hobart's argument once again won everyone's applause, but the debate did not end there. The Defendant Lawyer went on to argue that following precedent better served Backlund's interests, while Hobart argued that the tide of the times was rolling forward and the law should adapt accordingly. The two engaged in a heated exchange.
After two or three rounds, the Judge lightly struck the gavel. "Please do not debate matters unrelated to the case details in Courtroom."
The two Lawyers temporarily stopped arguing.
Hobart then pressed his attack, continuing to discuss Arnold's inaction and its causal relationship to Bob's disability.
However, the Defendant Lawyer suddenly attacked Hobart and Bob from a moral standpoint. He said Hobart put profit above all else and was merely grandstanding here for fame. He said Bob was too greedy, that his demands were excessive and had already exceeded industry standards, and so on.
Hobart retorted, "I don't know by what standard the Defendant Lawyer has concluded that I put profit above all else. But whatever that standard may be, Mr. Arnold, sitting in the defendant Seat, adheres to the principle of 'profit above all else' more faithfully than I do. Otherwise, he would not be a tycoon, while I, who supposedly put profit above all else, am still merely an ordinary Lawyer.
"Furthermore, although the Defendant Lawyer was very careful with his wording just now and did not commit slander, his method of defense is far too despicable. He is trying to make my client uneasy through moral attacks.
"Everyone, if we are talking about moral judgment, is the rest of my client's life worth only 150 pounds?
"When did life become so cheap? When did a person's life become so cheap?"
His words plunged everyone present into brief reflection, except for the Defendant Lawyer. He