That did not appear to be the case, but her other actions were revealed under questioning from the judge.
The Justice Department, under questioning from the federal judge in the case in 2005, denied that any tape recording of the interrogations existed, only to concede last month that the C.I.A. had found three tapes that are apparently still in existence.
Mr. Duncan also testified under questioning that he never considered an earlier case against Andersen involving accounting irregularities at another client, Waste Management, when he decided to push for the destruction of records.
In the past several weeks, witnesses far from the Vatican offered testimony under questioning by American clergy tapped to help with the case.
Under questioning by Megan O'Donnell, the Suffolk County assistant district attorney handling the case, Mr. Hausch said that prosecutors had not made him any promises based on his testimony.
Under questioning, Officer Torres soon "made certain admissions" in the two earlier cases in Manhattan, Mr. Kelly said.
Earlier in the argument, Mr. Everett, a retired federal judge who has represented the plaintiffs since the beginning of the case, conceded under questioning by Justice John Paul Stevens that district lines that had nothing to do with race, but that were drawn to protect an incumbent, would not be unconstitutional.
Under questioning, several witnesses from Borough Park have conceded that they had spoken about the case with Mr. Busch's mother, Doris Busch Boskey, who sits in court each day.
Knapp acknowledged under questioning by defense attorney Phil Dunn that he asked Reyes leading questions and lied to him to obtain statements about the case.
The Los Angeles Police Department captain picked to oversee internal misconduct cases was once sued for discrimination after he displayed a noose in his office and under questioning admitted to having frequently used a term considered a racial slur.
