The narrative had gradually become clearer by this point.
That is to say, during the production of [Shadow Terminator], the producer had used cash to transact with the crew members.
In an era with less stringent regulations and legal systems, especially within the film industry, this was essentially considered an open secret, and it quite likely involved money laundering and tax evasion!
What was somewhat unbelievable to everyone was,
How could David dare to investigate matters dating back to 1992, 20 years ago?
Even if the allegations were true, wouldn't the evidence be too dated to secure a conviction?
And surely, the testimony of this one witness alone certainly wouldn't be sufficient!
"So you are saying the funds paid to you as salary and bonuses did not go through the Internal Revenue Service's tax system?"
Just this piece of testimony was not enough to charge Ms. Julie with tax evasion, so Nicola continued her questioning on the stand.
