And finally, Democrats must be scrupulous in tying Republicans to the consequences of their policies.

The producers immediately looked to Redmayne to play the titular Jackal, a scrupulous British long-range assassin with an enigmatic quality.

The contrivances of the situation are inescapable, despite the scrupulous honesty of the performers in director Michael Herwitz’s charged production.

In other words, it’s like every literary adaptation ever, if more scrupulous than most.

But what McAfee did on Friday stands out as an important reminder of what the law offers: fairness, impartiality and scrupulous attention to evidence.