Events at The Rockingham Estate

We already are aware that, at 10:22, 10:40, and 11:05 the Bronco wasn't seen at 360 north Rockingham. We also know that Brian Kaelin was talking with Rachel Farrara when he heard the noise -- equated to an earthquake -- behind his room. so we'll start asking our questions with Kaelin's activities:

When did Kaelin hear the noise?

Q AND SO APPROXIMATELY WHAT TIME WAS IT WHEN YOU HEARD THE THUMPS ON THE WALL?
A AT ABOUT 10:40.
Q IS THAT EXACT, 10:40?
A WELL, WHAT I REMEMBER. I DIDN'T LOOK AT THE CLOCK, BUT AROUND 10:40.
Q DO YOU RECALL PREVIOUSLY TESTIFYING THAT IT WAS 10:40 TO 10:45?
A YES.

What did Kaelin do?

Q SO AT APPROXIMATELY 10:40 TO 10:45, WHEN YOU HEARD THE THUMPS AND YOU SAW THE PICTURE MOVE, WHAT DID YOU DO?
A WELL, I WAS ON THE PHONE STILL AND I WAS TALKING TO RACHEL AND I THOUGHT -- I SAID TO RACHEL -- I ASKED HER, "DID WE JUST HAVE AN EARTHQUAKE?"
Q ALL RIGHT. WHEN RACHEL TOLD YOU THAT IT WAS NOT AN EARTHQUAKE, YOU BECAME ALARMED THINKING SOMEONE WAS BACK THERE. WHAT HAPPENED NEXT?
What was Alan Park doing?
UH, I STARTED THE CAR AND DROVE BACK ONTO ROCKINGHAM, MADE A LEFT AND DROVE UP TO THE ROCKINGHAM GATE WITH MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW LOOKING DOWN THE ROCKINGHAM DRIVEWAY. UH, IT JUST DIDN'T LOOK TOO EASY TO GET INTO. SO -- SO I BACKED STRAIGHT BACK UP AND, UH, MADE A LEFT ONTO, UH, BACK ONTO ASHFORD AND PULLED UP TO THE ASHFORD GATE.
What did Kaelin decide to do?
A WELL, I WAS ON THE PHONE WITH HER AND I TOLD HER THAT I WAS GOING TO CHECK ON IT.

Relative to the noise, when did Kaelin get off the phone?

Clark: SO AT APPROXIMATELY WHAT TIME WAS IT THAT YOU EXITED YOUR ROOM TO GO OUT TO THE PATHWAY?
Kaelin: SO IT WAS ABOUT TWO TO THREE MINUTES AFTER THAT TIME, 10:43, 10:44.
Clark: LET ME BACK UP FOR A MINUTE. YOU INDICATED THAT YOU HEARD THE THUMPS ON THE WALL AT APPROXIMATELY 10:40 TO 10:45. BEFORE HEARING THE THUMPS YOU WERE TALKING ON THE PHONE TO RACHEL?
Kaelin: YES.
What does Fararra say?
Q AND ABOUT WHAT TIME WAS IT THAT YOU HUNG UP?
A APPROXIMATELY 10:50.
Where was Alan Park at 10:50?
UMM, I STEPPED BACK OUT OF THE CAR AND PROCEEDED TO RING THE BUZZER SOME MORE TIMES, STILL GOT NO ANSWER. THE NEXT THING I REMEMBERED WAS HEARING THE CAR PHONE RING INSIDE THE CAR AND GOT BACK IN AND PICKED UP THE PHONE AND IT WAS DALE ST. JOHN.

What did Kaelin do next?

Q AND WHEN YOU SAY YOU WERE GOING TO GO AND CHECK ON IT, WHAT DID YOU INTEND TO DO?
A WELL, THAT -- SEE THE DRESSER RIGHT THERE NEXT TO THE BED? ON THE TOP DRAWER I HAVE LIKE A LITTLE LIGHT, FLASHLIGHT. I WAS GOING TO TAKE THAT LIGHT AND LOOK BEHIND THERE.
Q HOW DID YOU FEEL ABOUT GOING BACK THERE ONTO THAT LITTLE PATHWAY?
A SCARED.
How big was the flashlight?
MS. CLARK: FOR THE RECORD, THE WITNESS IS HOLDING UP A PEN.
THE COURT: YES.

What did Kaelin do next?

I HUNG UP THE PHONE AND I GOT THE FLASHLIGHT AND I WALKED THE PATHWAY, THE FRONT PATHWAY OUT OF MY FRONT DOOR, TO THE DRIVEWAY. YOU GO BY THE POOL AND WHEN YOU GO BY THE POOL YOU GO TO THE SIDE OF THE HOUSE, THE SIDE THAT WOULD FACE ASHFORD, AND THEN YOU GO AND YOU HIT THE DRIVEWAY.
Demonstrating on People's 66:
MS. CLARK: FOR THE RECORD, THE WITNESS IS TRACING THE PATHWAY THAT GOES THROUGH THE LAWN AREA ALONG ASHFORD STREET.
THE COURT: YES, OUT TO THE DRIVEWAY.

When did he do this and did he see anything?

SO IT WAS ABOUT TWO TO THREE MINUTES AFTER THAT TIME, 10:43,10:44... I DIDN'T SEE ANYTHING UNTIL I GOT TO THE DRIVEWAY.
Q WHEN YOU GOT TO THE DRIVEWAY AREA WHERE THE PATH MEETS THE DRIVEWAY?
Kaelin: YES.

What did Kaelin see?

Kaelin: I SAW A LIMOUSINE. IT WAS RIGHT BEHIND THE GATE ON ASHFORD, {FACING INTO THAT ASHFORD GATE}.
Did he see the driver, or open the gate?
Kaelin: NO.
When did Alan Park hear the phone?
Clark: AND AT 10:52 AND 17 SECONDS IN THE EVENING, SIR, DID YOU SPEAK TO YOUR BOSS IN THE -- ON THE CAR PHONE IN THE STRETCH LIMO?
A YES, I DID.
Where was he looking?
MOST OF THE TIME, YEAH. I MIGHT HAVE LOOKED AT THE DASHBOARD OR SOMETHING HERE OR THERE.

What about the Limo headlights?

Kaelin: I DON'T THINK THEY WERE ON.

Was the driveway dark?

Kaelin: YES. THERE IS LITTLE LIGHTS BARELY THAT ARE VERY DIM. I THINK ONE OR TWO OF THOSE WERE ON BY THE DRIVEWAY, BUT DARK.

Where are Kaelin's little lights?

MS. CLARK: FOR THE RECORD, THE WITNESS HAS POINTED TO THE EDGE OF THE DRIVEWAY, THAT WOULD BE THE LEFT BORDER OF THE DRIVEWAY JUST BELOW THE TREE OVER WHICH IS WRITTEN "GATE CONTROL BOX," AND THEN BELOW THAT TO THE LEFT OF THE OTHER TREE ON THAT SAME EDGE OF THE DRIVEWAY, THE LEFT EDGE.

How does Alan Park remember the lighting?

THE LIGHTING? IT WASN'T -- IT WASN'T THAT BRIGHT. IT DIDN'T OFFER MUCH LIGHT AT ALL. I REMEMBER A LIGHT ON THE -- IN THE ENTRANCEWAY BY THE FRONT DOOR, AND FROM WHAT I REMEMBER, I THINK THERE WAS A LIGHT ABOVE THE GARAGE THAT DIDN'T OFFER MUCH LIGHT.
IT WASN'T VERY BRIGHT AT ALL. THERE WAS SOME LIGHTING, BUT IT -- IT WAS -- YOU KNOW, IT WASN'T A VERY BRIGHT LIGHT, LIKE I SAID. THE BRIGHTEST LIGHT CAME FROM THIS AREA, (INDICATING).
Clark: FROM THE ENTRANCE AREA?

So, after 10:52:07, there is light in the Entrance Area. But this was not the case when Kaelin passed. And it wasn't the case at 10:43, when Park described it as:

Clark: AT THE TIME THAT YOU WERE RINGING THE BELL, SIR, CAN YOU TELL US WHETHER YOU COULD SEE ANY LIGHTS ON IN THE HOUSE?
Park: THERE WAS ONE LIGHT ON UPSTAIRS.
BY MS. CLARK: HOW DID IT APPEAR DOWNSTAIRS IN THE HOUSE?
Park: IT APPEARED TO BE NO LIGHTS ON.

The testimony is consistant with the lighting conditions described by Kaelin -- at 10:50 -- when he passed the front of the house on his way to the south pathway.

At 10:52, what does St. John tell Park about Simpson's habits?

WELL, FIRST HE TOLD ME, HE SAID -- HE SAID, "O.J.'S USUALLY RUNNING A LITTLE LATE SO HANG OUT UNTIL ABOUT 11:15. IF HE IS NOT THERE BY THEN, GO AHEAD AND COME ON HOME."
HE ALSO ASKED -- BECAUSE I TOLD HIM THERE WAS NO LIGHTS ON DOWNSTAIRS -- HE ASKED ME TO LOOK AT THE PANTRY AREA, WHAT HE CALLED A PANTRY AREA WHERE THERE WAS WHAT RESEMBLED SOME SUNROOFS OR SKYLIGHTING TOWARD THE GARAGE AREA AND HE ASKED ME IF THERE WAS ANY LIGHTS ON IN THERE.
HE ALSO ASKED -- BECAUSE I TOLD HIM THERE WAS NO LIGHTS ON DOWNSTAIRS -- HE ASKED ME TO LOOK AT THE PANTRY AREA, WHAT HE CALLED A PANTRY AREA WHERE THERE WAS WHAT RESEMBLED SOME SUNROOFS OR SKYLIGHTING TOWARD THE GARAGE AREA AND HE ASKED ME IF THERE WAS ANY LIGHTS ON IN THERE. { AND DID YOU SEE ANY LIGHTS ON IN THAT AREA?} NO, I DIDN'T.

Once again, consistant with Simpson being upstairs. Is this consistant with Simson's habits?
Arnelle Simpson: Umm, well, there has always been an ongoing joke within the family that we would always say, dad, you would have to get ready and he would always say, I would be get ready before you would be. And I would always prepare an hour before and he will get dressed in the last fifteen minutes before we would have to leave. He has done this for years.
MR. COCHRAN: That is something that you have seen as you were growing up?
MS. SIMPSON: Yes.
MR. COCHRAN: You have seen that happen over a long period of time, have you?
MS. SIMPSON: Yes.
*** So, to leave at 11:00 PM, Arnelle would expect he'd get ready at 10:45 *** Simpson's deposition reportedly has him in the shower at 10:40-10:43. Kaelin explains not letting the Limo in:

Kaelin: I THOUGHT EVERYTHING WAS TAKEN CARE OF. I DIDN'T THINK OF -- OF LETTING HIM IN BECAUSE HE COULD GET A BUZZ IN. WELL, I -- I -- MY PHONE DOESN'T RING TO THE GATE, SO I THOUGHT, IF ANYTHING, THE LIMO GUY WOULD KNOW WHAT TO DO, WHAT WAS GOING ON. I DIDN'T KNOW. I THOUGHT HE WAS IN. BECAUSE I THOUGHT SOMEONE HAD TALKED TO HIM AND THAT IS WHY HE WAS OUT THERE. THERE WAS A REASON THAT HE WAS WAITING THERE. I DIDN'T -- YOU KNOW, I -- I DIDN'T KNOW WHY HE WASN'T IN, BUT I DIDN'T QUESTION IT.

When did Kaelin see the Limousine?

Clark: BY MS. CLARK: NOW, APPROXIMATELY WHAT TIME WAS IT WHEN YOU THINK YOU SAW THE LIMO DRIVER -- EXCUSE ME -- THE LIMOUSINE PARKED AT THE ASHFORD GATE?
Kaelin: ABOUT 10:50.

So we now know that Kaelin see the Limousine at 10:50, while on the way to the south walk; but does he see any lights in the house? UMM, I THOUGHT THE LIGHTS WERE ON UPSTAIRS AND NOT DOWN, IF I REMEMBER. Yet, a few minutes later, Park sees, THE BRIGHTEST LIGHT CAME FROM THIS AREA, -- the Entrance. So, if Simpson had taken a nap, and was then taking a shower, he'd be upstairs in his bedroom -- and that would be consistant with his statement to Park, four minutes later. It would also be consistant to say that Simpson came downstairs, to put out the luggage, at the same time that Kaelin was behind the garage.

What did Kaelin do at the walkway?

SO I HAD THE FLASHLIGHT AND THE LIMO WAS HERE, (INDICATING), SO I START WALKING THIS WAY, (INDICATING), AND I HAD THE LIGHT ON AND I WENT -- THERE IS A GATE HERE, (INDICATING), THAT IS -- I COULD PICK UP THE GATE. YOU CAN PICK IT UP, IT IS NOT WORKING, SO I LEANED IT AGAINST THE TREE AND I WENT DOWN JUST A BIT -- THE PEN LIGHT -- THE LIGHT WAS PRETTY DIM. I LOOKED A LITTLE BIT AND THEN I CAME BACK.

How do the Prosecution and Court understand the March 22nd testimony?

"MS. CLARK: OKAY. FOR THE RECORD, THE WITNESS HAS INDICATED HE WALKED SOUTH ON THE DRIVEWAY OVER TO THE GARAGE AREA, MADE A LEFT AT THE CORNER OF THE GARAGE AND WALKED IN ON THAT SOUTH PATHWAY A SHORT DISTANCE.
THE COURT: YES.

Was Kaelin seen by Park?

YES. A WHITE MALE WALKED FROM BEHIND THE HOUSE AREA ON A PATHWAY AND HE HAD A FLASHLIGHT IN HIS HAND AND HE STOPPED -- HE STOPPED BEFORE HE GOT TO THE DRIVEWAY.

[NOTE: This from "behind" the house. Had Kaelin been on the path from his room, from Park's location, he would have been in front of the house. So Park is seeing Kaelin enter from the south walkway. This is also consistant with the lighting change. Marcia Clark refers to the area as "THE SIDE YARD". ]

How does Alan park describe Kaelin's actions?
HE LOOKED AT ME AND THEN HE JUST -- HE STARTED TO LOOK, YOU KNOW, IN THE AREA OF THE ROCKINGHAM DRIVEWAY.
Did Alan Park see anything/anyone else?
YES. I SAW A FIGURE COME DOWN -- WELL, NOT COME DOWN, BUT I SAW A FIGURE COME INTO THE ENTRANCEWAY OF THE HOUSE JUST ABOUT WHERE THE -- WHERE THE DRIVEWAY STARTS. {describe him.} SIX FOOT, 200 POUNDS. ALL DARK CLOTHING. {COULD YOU TELL WHETHER THE PERSON WAS CAUCASIAN OR AFRICAN AMERICAN?} BLACK.

[NOTE: This statement again confirms that Kaelin was seen coming from the south walkway. Had it been otherwise, Kaelin would have seen Simpson prior to his first trip behind the garage.]

In what time frame were Kaelin and Simpson seen?

Clark: -- IN RELATIONSHIP TO WHEN YOU SAW KATO KAELIN, WHEN DID YOU FIRST SEE THIS PERSON?
A IT WAS JUST -- IT WAS ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY. IT WAS SECONDS AFTER I SAW HIM.
Q AND THIS SIX-FOOT 200-POUND AFRICAN AMERICAN PERSON IN ALL DARK CLOTHING, WAS THIS PERSON MOVING QUICKLY OR SLOWLY?
A NOT QUICKLY, NOT SLOWLY, A GOOD PACE WALK IT SEEMED TO BE.
Q AND MOVING IN WHAT DIRECTION, SIR?
A INTO THE HOUSE OR TOWARD THE HOUSE.

Can we establish the time?

Clark: AFTER THAT PERSON WALKED INTO THE ENTRANCE, WHAT DID YOU DO?
A I THEN PROCEEDED TO -- WELL, I WAS STILL TALKING TO DALE AT THE SAME TIME. I SAID "SOMEBODY'S HERE." I THEN PROCEEDED TO -- WELL, I WAS STILL TALKING TO DALE AT THE SAME TIME. I SAID "SOMEBODY'S HERE."
HE SAID, "FINE, FINISH THE JOB, TAKE HIM TO THE AIRPORT AND I WILL SEE YOU TOMORROW" OR WHATEVER.
I HUNG UP THE PHONE AND I STILL WAITED ANOTHER -- IT WAS ABOUT ANOTHER THIRTY SECONDS OR SO BEFORE I GOT OUT OF THE CAR, BUT I WAS STILL WAITING FOR SOME SOMEBODY TO COME OPEN THE GATE.
I FIGURED SOMEBODY WAS GOING TO COME OPEN THE GATE FOR ME. THEY STILL DIDN'T.

*** Call ends 10:55:12 -- Simpson & Kaelin are seen about 10:54:38 *** Why didn't Kaelin go far enough to check near the airconditioner?.
A I COULDN'T SEE. I WAS -- I JUST STOPPED. YOU KNOW, I WAS SCARED, BUT -- THAT IS IT. { YOU WERE SCARED?} SCARED, YEAH. I WENT BACK OUT. AND THE LIMO WAS STILL THERE AND I THOUGHT MAYBE I SHOULD LET THIS GUY IN, SO I WENT TO THE GATE CONTROL BOX, THERE IS A BUTTON, PRESSED AND IT OPENS UP. THE GATE OPENED AND HE DROVE IN AND THERE WAS A DOG AND I TOLD HIM TO WATCH IT, AND CHACHI, THE DOG, WENT HERE, (INDICATING), AND THE LIMO DRIVER PARKED HERE, (INDICATING). CHACHI WAS KIND OF LIKE LAYING RIGHT HERE SORT OF BY THE BOX THAT HE COULD HAVE BEEN HIT, SO I SAID, "CHACHI, MOVE, MOVE.".
What did Park do when the gate didn't open?
THAT IS WHEN I GOT BACK UP AND OUT OF THE CAR AND RANG THE INTERCOM. THIS TIME THERE WAS AN ANSWER, WHICH WAS MR. SIMPSON. HE TOLD ME THAT HE OVERSLEPT AND HE JUST GOT OUT OF THE SHOWER AND HE WOULD BE DOWN IN A MINUTE.
Q BY MS. CLARK: HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU HAVE TO RING THE BUZZER THIS TIME BEFORE IT WAS ANSWERED?
A OH, IT WAS JUST -- HE ANSWERED IT PRETTY MUCH IMMEDIATELY.
Q BY MS. CLARK: AND WHEN YOU HEARD THE VOICE SAY TO YOU, "I'M SORRY, I OVERSLEPT," DID YOU RECOGNIZE THAT VOICE?
THE WITNESS: YES. MR. SIMPSON'S.
How long before gate opens?
I GOT BACK INTO THE CAR AND WAITED ANOTHER TWENTY, THIRTY SECONDS AND BEFORE MR. KAELIN CAME OVER AND OPENED THE GATE.
*** So the gate opens at about 10:56:12 *** Where does Chachi go?
MS. CLARK: FOR THE RECORD, THE WITNESS IS INDICATING THE CORNER OF GRASS WHERE THE DRIVEWAY MEETS THE PATH GOING THROUGH THE ASHFORD SIDE OF THE LAWN.
Where did the Limo driver go?
MS. CLARK: FOR THE RECORD, THE WITNESS IS POINTING TO THE AREA OF THE DRIVEWAY IN FRONT OF THE ENTRANCE.
Does Park notice Kaelin handling Chachi?
Q SO DID YOU SEE WHAT MOVEMENTS MR. KAELIN MADE OR WHERE HE WENT OR WHAT HE DID WHILE YOU WERE SPEAKING TO THE DEFENDANT?
A NO, I DIDN'T.

What happens next, per Kaelin?

DD>

THE LIMO DRIVER GOT OUT OF THE CAR. I'M PRETTY SURE I SAID HELLO, AND THE EXACT DIALOGUE, I DON'T KNOW, IT WAS -- WELL, I KNOW I ASKED HIM ABOUT THE -- IF WE HAD AN EARTHQUAKE, AND HE SAID, "NO, NOT THAT I AM AWARE OF. I HAVE BEEN SITTING THERE AND I DIDN'T FEEL ANYTHING MOVE," AND HE HAD MENTIONED THAT HE WAS COMING UP FROM REDONDO.
AND I DON'T KNOW IF I -- WHAT I REMEMBER ABOUT -- IF I MENTIONED ABOUT OVERSLEEPING OR NOT.
I SAID, "DID O.J. OVERSLEEP?" OR IF HE SAID IT, THAT HE OVERSLEPT, BUT THAT CAME UP AND I SAID, "OH, HE HAS GOT A FLIGHT TO CATCH."
And Parks says?
I DROVE IN, PULLED THE CAR INTO THE DRIVEWAY WITH MY DRIVER'S WINDOW PARALLEL WITH HIS FRONT DOOR, POPPED THE TRUNK AND GOT OUT OF THE CAR.
AT THAT TIME MR. KAELIN CAME OVER TO ME AND SAID A FEW THINGS LIKE "IS MR. SIMPSON RUNNING LATE OR" --

*** Again sequence confirms Kaelin being behind the garage at 10:50 ***

What about the noise?

THE DRIVER WAS THERE. I MEAN, I WAS TELLING HIM ABOUT THE NOISE, THAT I WAS GOING TO CHECK ON IT AGAIN, AND I TOLD HIM I HEARD THIS NOISE AND I HEARD THIS THUMP AND I'M JUST GOING TO GO BACK THERE AND CHECK AGAIN. WELL, I KNOW THAT AT ONE POINT ALSO THE GOLF BAG WAS OUT IN THE FRONT. I LOADED THAT FOR HIM IN THE TRUNK AND THEN I THINK I CHECKED ON THE NOISE.
Alan Park confirms Kaelin on conversation.
Q BY MS. CLARK: DO YOU REMEMBER IF HE ASKED YOU A QUESTION?
A YEAH. HE ASKED ME IF I FELT AN EARTHQUAKE.

Tell us about the golf bag. Where was it?

RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE ENTRANCE. I DON'T WANT TO LIFT IT UP AGAIN, BUT IT WAS RIGHT IN FRONT. I WILL POINT IT OUT. ABOUT TEN FEET IN FRONT OF THE FRONT DOOR, RIGHT WHERE THE DRIVEWAY WOULD START UP AGAIN. THE GRASS AND THE ENTRANCE -- I WILL HAVE TO POINT IT. OKAY. THE DRIVEWAY HERE, THERE IS LIKE SEATS HERE, (INDICATING). IT WOULD BE RIGHT HERE ON THE WALK, (INDICATING). BETWEEN THE SEATS, RIGHT, LAYING THE SAME WAY. ONE GOLF BAG. I PUT IT IN THE TRUNK. THEN I THINK I CHECKED ON THAT NOISE.
Where did the Limo stop
Q BY MS. CLARK: CAN YOU TELL US, SIR, WHEN YOU FIRST PULLED UP INTO THE DRIVEWAY, WHERE DID YOU PARK?
A I PARKED WITH MY DRIVER'S SIDE WINDOW PARALLEL WITH THE FRONT DOOR OF THE RESIDENCE.
What luggage did he remember?
A THE FRONT DOOR WAS OPENED AND THERE WERE A COUPLE OF BAGS ON THE PORCH.
Q DO YOU REMEMBER WHAT KIND OF BAGS WERE ON THE PORCH?
A BLACK DUFFLE BAGS.
MS. CLARK: {first bag} FOR THE RECORD -- THE WITNESS HAS HELD UP HIS HAND IN WHAT APPEARS TO BE 36 INCHES. {Long}
MS. CLARK: AND THE WITNESS SO GESTURED WITH HIS HANDS, IT APPEARS. {the second bag was -- FOOT AND HALF, TWO FEET. }
Was the duffel zipped, or unzipped?
ONE WAS UNZIPPED.
Was Simpson outside?
NO, HE WASN'T.

Per Park: time lapsed from 10:54:38 events?

Q CAN YOU TELL US, SIR, APPROXIMATELY HOW LONG IT WAS BETWEEN THE TIME YOU SAW THE SIX-FOOT 200-POUND PERSON DRESSED IN ALL DARK CLOTHING GO INTO THE HOUSE AND THE TIME YOU SAW MR. SIMPSON COME OUT THE FRONT ENTRANCE?
A IT WAS SOMEWHERE AROUND FIVE OR SIX MINUTES.
*** Approximate time: 11:00:00 -- Simpson out of house ***

Kaelin then walks to within three feet of second gate, the flashlight eluminates another seven or eight feet, he's scared and again goes out to the driveway, hoping to get a stronger flashlight. WELL, I WANTED TO STILL KNOW WHAT WAS BACK THERE. I WAS GOING TO INVESTIGATE MORE, BUT I STOPPED THERE AND I WAS KIND OF LIKE WITH THIS LOUSY FLASHLIGHT, AND IN MY MIND I WAS GOING TO SEE IF I HAD A BETTER FLASHLIGHT AND I WAS GOING TO GO UP TO THE DRIVER TO TALK TO HIM.

What did he see next?

I SAW THAT THERE WAS LIKE A KNAPSACK THAT WAS IN THE DRIVEWAY WHERE THE ROLLS ROYCE WAS PARKED. IT WAS ON THE RIGHT BACK TAILLIGHT ON THE BOTTOM RIGHT WHERE THE GRASS KIND OF WOULD START UP. IT WAS KIND OF LIKE RIGHT HERE ON THE GRASS AND CEMENT -- AND THE DRIVEWAY, (INDICATING). I THOUGHT IT WAS BLACK WITH A BROWN LEATHER TO IT. IT WAS LIKE A COLLEGE KNAPSACK I THOUGHT.
Where, exactly?
MS. CLARK: FOR THE RECORD, THE WITNESS HAS INDICATED THE SOUTHERN MOST PORTION OF THE DRIVEWAY THAT LEADS OUT TO ROCKINGHAM WHERE THERE IS AN INDENTATION.
Can we get a better fix on the bag?
Q OKAY. WAS THAT BAG -- THAT KNAPSACK, WAS IT IN A LIT AREA, BRIGHTLY LIT, OR WAS IT IN A DARK AREA?
A IT WAS -- I THINK IT WAS NEAR ONE OF THE DIMMER LIGHTS I THOUGHT, BUT IT WAS STILL IN A DARK AREA. IT WAS DARK ON THAT -- IT WAS AT NIGHTTIME, SO --

Who is there, when Kaelin sees the small bag?

OKAY. THEN I WENT BACK IN THE -- I WAS HERE WITH THE DRIVER, (INDICATING), AND O.J. WAS OUTSIDE, TOO, AND SO I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE NOISE ALSO.
WELL, I WAS TELLING HIM ABOUT THIS NOISE I HEARD. I SAID, "O.J., I HEARD THIS NOISE AND I THOUGHT IT WAS AN EARTHQUAKE AND I THOUGHT MAYBE SOMEONE IS BACK THERE" AND I TOLD HIM I WAS GOING TO INVESTIGATE IT AND I HAD A LOUSY FLASHLIGHT.
AND SO I ASKED THE LIMO DRIVER, I SAID, "DO YOU HAVE A BETTER FLASHLIGHT?" AND HE CHECKED AND HE LOOKED AROUND AND HE DIDN'T.
AND THEN I SAID, "O.J., DO WE HAVE A BETTER FLASHLIGHT?"
AND, UMM, WHEN I TOLD HIM ABOUT THE NOISE, HE WAS GOING TO TAKE ONE WAY, I WAS GOING TO GO ANOTHER WAY, BUT THAT IS WHEN I SAID, "WE HAVE THIS LOUSY FLASHLIGHT, WE NEED ANOTHER ONE" AND SO HE WAS GOING TO GO INSIDE AND CHECK.
SO HE WENT INSIDE THE HOUSE, I FOLLOWED BEHIND, AND WE GOT TOWARDS THE KITCHEN AREA AND I WAS KIND OF IN THE FRONT DOOR ENTRANCE BEHIND HIM, BUT NOT YET IN THE KITCHEN, AND IT WAS -- I DIDN'T LOOK, BUT HE SAID, "IS IT THAT LATE?" HE SAID WE DIDN'T HAVE TIME AND WE DIDN'T GET THE FLASHLIGHT SO HE HAD TO CATCH THE FLIGHT.
How much time lapsed from this point, until they left?
Shapiro: FROM THE TIME YOU SAW HIM STANDING NEAR THE LIMOUSINE UNTIL THE TIME HE LEFT FOR THE AIRPORT, HOW MUCH TIME ELAPSED BETWEEN THOSE TWO POINTS?
Kaelin: TOTAL, ABOUT FIVE MINUTES.
Is Kaelin fixated on his 'earthquake'?
Shapiro: AND DURING THAT FIVE MINUTES, WHAT WAS ON YOUR MIND, FOREMOST ON YOUR MIND?
Kaelin: THE NOISE THAT I HAD HEARD.

*** Simpson is at Limousine at 11:00, he leaves at 11:05 *** This is confirmable Kaelin open gate for Limo then closes it -- calls Rachel Farrara at 11:05.

Based on the change in lighting in the Rockingham Driveway, we can conclude that Simpson was at home prior to 10:50 -- when Kaelin entered the driveway area. Allowing seven minutes to exit Bundy, drive to Rockingham and get inside, the murders had to end prior to 10:42. If we add in the allowance for removing bloody clothes and cleaning up, the murders occured prior to Heidstra hearing Ronald Goldman confront the killer -- possibly prior to the Akita barking.

At no time, in this whole sequence of events, is Simpson able to go behind the house on to the south walkway. The broken gate was closed, at 10:50, when Kaelin opens it, and is inconsistant with anyone rushing behind a house, then rushing back again -- people in a rush forget things, like closing broken gates, or setting alarms. Simpson forgot to set the alarm -- an action consistant with noticing the time {"IS IT THAT LATE?"} and hurrying off. But, as we shall see in the forensics section, the killer was in no hurry -- something inconsistant with someone who already had a Limousine waiting for ten minutes -- before the Akita began to bark.

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Targeted at FUHRMAN: December 7 , 1995 In retaliation for his RACIST sneak attack.