When questioning Costas on the stand about him shooting Booker while he was in the car and reaching for something on the floor, Stone incorrectly insinuates the fact that Booker was not actually reaching for a weapon means that Costas was not justified in shooting him. However when it comes to the use of deadly force, the law says that a person must have reasonable cause to believe, based on the totality of events, that they were in danger, whether they actually were in danger in that moment is irrelevant. Booker and his brother tried to rob Costas at gunpoint, they shot at Costas, when Costas followed Booker to the car it was too dark from him to see what was on the floorboard; considering that Booker was armed with a gun, and had tried to kill Costas, the totality of the events made it more than reasonable for Costas to believe that Booker was reaching for another weapon, the fact that he was reaching for keys is irrelevant, as Costas had no way of knowing that. It was stated Booker had a crowbar under the seat, he could have also had a knife or another gun under to seat, or even under the floor mat on the car floor; some criminals, and law abiding citizens as well, have special hidden compartments under their floor mats that hold a small, compact pistol.