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‘‘We have offered you facts. They have presented hype. We have presented the truth. They have presented a story that could only have been written in Hollywood,’’ Rundle said

Rundle suggested that Ryder, 31, cut security tags and walked out of the posh Saks Fifth Avenue store in Beverly Hills last December, loaded with expensive clothes and handbags, simply for the thrill of it. But Ryder’s attorney, Mark Geragos, portrayed her as the victim of a frame-up by security staff at Saks, accusing them of fabricating evidence and of giving testimony with ‘‘a multitude of inconsistencies.’’

A unanimous jury verdict is needed to convict Ryder on charges of grand theft, burglary and vandalism. She could face up to three years in prison if convicted.

In a closing argument Geragos suggested that the scissors with which Ryder allegedly cut off sensor tags in the store had been planted on the actress.

He asked as to why the sensor tags produced in evidence had not been dusted for fingerprints and noted there was no audio or video tape recording of what happened in the Saks security room after Ryder was detained.

Geragos accused Saks senior management of hoping for a conviction ‘‘so they are insulated from any liability’’ that may arise from a not guilty verdict. He also accused Saks of destroying video evidence. (Reuters)