But Spencer's focus was riveted on Senior Resident Magistrate Glen Brown, while his co-accused, Colleen Wright, appeared emotionless.

The three are the players in what has now become known as the Cuban light-bulb scandal.

The spotlight for now has been placed on Chin, who has signalled his intention to testify against co-accused Spencer and Wright in the Cuban light-bulb trial.

Before the case started, Spencer and Wright sat next to each other at the rear of the building while Brown presided over some other matters involving minor offences.

Chin later appeared and sat at the other end of the court.

He seemed a bit uneasy at first, as his fingers twitched, his bunch of keys sometimes making a tinkling sound; but soon he would settle down.

Three minutes after Chin's appearance, heads turned almost in unison as Paula Llewellyn, the director of public prosecutions, and her team of senior prosecutors, entered the court and acknowledged Brown before taking their seats.

Patrick Atkinson and Debra Martin, representing Spencer, and K.D. Knight, counsel for Wright, sat patiently, awaiting the start of the proceedings. Knight has replaced Howard Hamilton, who previously represented Wright.

Richard Small, the attorney representing Chin, appeared relaxed before the start of the case.

When the clerk of the court introduced the case, all three co-accused entered the dock, with Chin and Spencer making an apparent attempt to avoid each other's gaze.

There was a bit of humour in the courtroom when the police escorted a man outside who was taking a nap next to a group of reporters.

The accused, their lawyers and the prosecution would soon head out of the courtroom as Brown would adjourn the sitting.

The co-accused emerged among the first set of people to dash through the doors.