As the trial of the eight defendants accused of conspiring to kill Pope John Paul II resumed last week in Rome, the overriding question was whether Star Witness Mehmet Ali Agca would ever testify again. The previous Tuesday, after persistent grilling by presiding Judge Severino Santiapichi, Agca had wearily announced, "There is nothing left to say." Then he returned to his cell in Rebibbia prison, refusing to appear in court. Over the weekend, however, the convicted Turkish gunman had a change of heart. Early last week he not only showed up in court but arrived with the announcement that "I have...
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