“Prima facie – first sight, not final verdict. It’s the legal world’s way of saying: Show me enough to keep talking.
The script relies heavily on breaking the fourth wall. Tessa doesn’t just tell her story; she explains the "game" of the courtroom to the audience, making them complicit in her world before shattering their perspective. Themes: Truth vs. Legal "Proof" prima facie script
Negligence Status: Prima Facie Not Established “Prima facie – first sight, not final verdict
If you are a screenwriter writing a legal thriller, write the prima facie script first. It ensures your plot twist is legally viable. No judge will allow a dramatic "aha" moment if the plaintiff never established a prima facie duty in the first place. Tessa doesn’t just tell her story; she explains
Prima Facie is not a comfortable play. It is a scalpel. Suzie Miller has written the most effective theatrical indictment of rape prosecutions since The Vagina Monologues —but with a lawyer’s precision, not a poet’s abstraction.