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Towards the end of the century , as the theatrical profession became more respectable , acting was no longer the exclusive province of theatrical families , social outcasts , and women of loose morals - - the class of people that centuries before had been legally classified as " rogues and vagabonds " ; and respectable , educated people from the middle classes could now enter the profession without too much social stigma . Inside his flat , he was perfectly composed , perfectly deliberate , exceedingly careful not to give himself away . " I do n't mean to yell at you ; I just wanted to make sure Mrs. Ernst can hear you , " Lanier said , gesturing toward plaintiff Carol Ernst , who is suing Merck over the 2001 death of her husband.Merck pulled Vioxx from the market last year when a study showed the drug could double the risk of heart attacks or strokes if taken for 18 months or longer . Gradually his power was draining away . " We cannot produce a unanimous vote with any further deliberation , " he said.Although he did not name the element in question , the only element common to the charges , which range from first-degree murder to vehicle theft , is intentionality — whether Waterman was acting deliberately to commit a crime.The prosecution contends Waterman asked Jason Arrant and Brian Radel to kill her mother and helped them plot the murder.Lauri Waterman , 48 , was abducted from the family home in their tiny island village and murdered on Nov. 14 , 2004 , while her daughter , then 16 , was playing in the state volleyball championships in Anchorage.Her 24-year-old ex-boyfriend , Arrant , confessed to arranging the murder and enlisting his best friend , Radel , also 24 and a former love of the defendant , to carry out the crime .