Kobe Bryant's accuser testified for 3 hours behind closed doors today. She did not appear upset going in or during the break. We read one report that she seemed shaken when it was over, but we're told by someone present at the courthouse that it isn't so. The accuser was observed right after she left the stand out back smoking a cigarette, talking to her lawyer and looking normal.

The bellhop is on the stand now and has been on for a while. The defense has alleged that the accuser had sexual relations with two prosecution witnesses. He is the first person to have seen her when she came out of Kobe's room. If they were intimately involved at the time, it could show bias and negatively impact his credibility as a trial witness.

We think the fact that the questioning only lasted three hours shows the defense was focused, they knew what they were looking for and they got in and out.

Another witness was the accuser's roommate at University of Northern Colorado. The witnesses for the hearing have been put in another courtroom to wait their turn. We're told that there are at least 15 of them--and some are still driving up. It sounds unlikely that this portion of the hearing will be over today.

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