On trial...

No, not me fortunately. Just the Brain Bender. Ready to play?

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What two words, formed from different arrangements of the same eight letters, can be used to complete the sentence below?

The __________ said he could not __________ his wife by testifying in a suit that would reveal some indiscretions.

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Well, good for him! That's the way a marriage should work.

And like always the answers will be found later in the comments. See you then!

Update: Today's Smartypants is Mark A. Rayner from The Squib! Whoohoo!