In People v. Patten (1992) 9 Cal.App.4th 1718, the reviewing court noted that "the defendant may make a tactical decision in some cases that he wants the victim-witness portrayed as an emotionally unstable or weak individual and might want the jury to clearly view the victim's reliance on a support person." If the image of S. sitting on her father's lap was so outlandish or bizarre, this may have been thought to work to defendant's advantage; it could bolster the defense theory of no contact whatsoever if the jury concluded that S. was not sufficiently convinced of her testimony that she could not give without her father's presence.