 
 <prompt> Los Angeles (CNN) -- One jury start to dey deliberate Wednesday afternoon for actress Nicollette Sheridan's wrongful termination lawsuit against "Desperate Housewives" creator Marc Cherry. 

The jury wey get nine women and three men go decide whether Cherry kill off Sheridan's character as revenge because the actress complain say he hit her during one rehearsal for the ABC comedy. Dem need nine jurors to agree for one verdict. 

Sheridan dey ask for $5.7 million for damages from ABC and Cherry, even though the actress collect $4 million for her last year for work and she still dey collect royalties from her vested interest for the hit series. 

Sheridan lawyer Mark Baute, for him closing Wednesday morning, tell jurors say dem get two questions to answer: Abi Cherry hit Sheridan for head on September 24, 2008, or e be "light tap," as the defense dey claim? And, abi Cherry get ABC's approval to kill Sheridan's character for May 2008, as the defense dey claim, or e be say the decision happen for December, after one human resources investigator clear am for the slapping incident? 

Baute call Cherry one "really obvious liar" wey dey cover up the real reason why he kill off Edie Britt, the sassy blonde character wey Sheridan play for the show's first five seasons. 

He accuse other ABC employees say dem dey conspire to cover up evidence say e be revenge firing to protect one show wey don earn over $1 billion for eight seasons. 

Cherry and ABC dey claim say dem decide say Britt go die for season five for May 2008, four months before the incident wey Cherry allegedly strike Sheridan. <response>: 1. Desperate Housewives creator
2. Nicollette Sheridan
3. Wrongful termination
4. 12
5. Nine
6. $4 million
7. $5.7 million
8. Retaliation
9. She said that he hit her during a rehearsal
10. She was killed off
11. unknown
12. 2008,
13. Sheridan's lawyer
14. Lying 