Oswald in the doorway: the blog of the Oswald Innocence Campaign, by Ralph Cinque

Now read this testimony of Danny Arce. And pay close attention to Joseph Ball, his confidence, his nerve, his verve. He went right for the jugular with Danny Arce. He didn't mince words. This kind of direct questioning is in stark contrast to how he handled Lovelady.

Mr. BALL. Just 1 minute, I want to show you a picture. I show you Commission Exhibit No. 369. I show you this picture. See this man in this picture?
Mr. ARCE. Yeah.
Mr. BALL. Recognize him?
Mr. ARCE. Yes, that's Billy Lovelady.
Mr. BALL. Just to identify it clearly, the man on the steps---well, you see the man on the steps, do you not?
Mr. ARCE. Yes, sir.
Mr. BALL. He is a white man, isn't he?
Mr. ARCE. Yes, sir.
Mr. BALL. And you see his picture just above the picture of two colored people, is that correct; would you describe it like that?
Mr. ARCE. Yes, sir.
Mr. BALL. I am not going to mark this purposely because other witnesses have to see it.
Mr. ARCE. Yes.
Mr. BALL. Did you say that is Billy Lovelady?
Mr. ARCE. Yes, that is Billy Lovelady.
Mr. BALL. Now, there is only one face that is clearly shown within the entrance-way of the Texas School Book Depository Building, isn't there?
Mr. ARCE. Yes, sir.
Mr. BALL. And only one face of a person who is standing on the steps of the Depository Building entrance?
Mr. ARCE. Yeah.
Mr. BALL. And that one man you see there---
Mr. ARCE. Yes, that's Billy Lovelady.

Ball did nothing like that with Lovelady. With Lovelady, he starts by asking him if he's in the picture, and then he tells him to draw an arrow to himself. What the F? Why didn't he do exactly as he did with Arce? I'll tell you why: it's because Arce was an operative and Lovelady was not, and Ball knew it.