1.   In some ways, Philipps said, the sometimes tedious testimony will be a welcome diversion from the emotions flooding her head.

2.   But first, Clark led Los Angeles Police Department criminalist Susan Brockbank and lab technician Denise Lewis through testimony as tedious as any seen in the trial so far.

3.   Matheson returned to the witness stand for a second day of tedious testimony about the collection, packaging and processing of dozens of pieces of evidence.

4.   Jurors will be spared much of the tedious testimony thanks to video technology that will allow evidence and possibly graphic re-enactments to be played on huge video screens.