Related Clues:

• Suspect's salvation?
• Courtroom excuse
• Defense mechanism?
• Suspect's defense
• Defence
• Legal get-out
• Arrestee's excuse
• ''___ Ike''
• Not working, perhaps
• Whodunit plot line
• Not in the picture
• Common defense
• Defendant's words
• Inattentive
• "I was home alone, asleep" isn't a very good one