On Monday, Geragos didn't speak to motive as much as he spoke of his client's treatment at the hands--literally--of the Saks-ies.

Upon detaining her, security guards threatened Ryder, and "did all kinds of things," the defense attorney said, including lifting up the velour shirt she was wearing. The Age of Innocence actress responded to the search with a scream, on account of she was not wearing a bra, Geragos shared with the court.

Whereas the prosecution argued Ryder's unpaid purchases were the result of a premeditated shoplifting spree, Geragos said the actress had every intention of making good on her selections--eventually.

Ryder has a credit card on file with Saks, Geragos said. And on the day of her arrest, he said, his client told a store clerk to keep her account open. (It is not an uncommon practice at stores that cater to the Hollywood elite for stars to be billed after, not before, they walk out the door.) This last parenthetical statement would seem to supply Miss Horowitz (birth name) with her reasonable doubt, especially if Hollywood insider jury ("including producer and former Sony honcho Peter Guber, a current Sony legal secretary and a TV development dude") feels favorably disposed toward her. She is still an absolute idiot for getting herself into this mess: if she intended to pay for the booty later, she should have made that clear to her salesperson.

UPDATE
Testimony: Winona says the devil, er, her director made her do it:

The first witness in Winona Ryder (news)'s shoplifting trial testified the actress admitted trying to steal from a Saks Fifth Avenue store but insisted she was doing it to prepare for a movie role.

Security official Ken Evans testified Monday that he first met Ryder after she had been detained and while Saks officials in California and New York were trying to decide whether to refer the case to police.

"She was seated and she immediately stood up and took my hand," said Evans, the asset protection manager at the Beverly Hills store. "She said, 'I'm sorry for what I did. My director directed me to shoplift for a role which I was preparing.'"