Anchor: For a minute Tuppence thought she was going to spring upon her, which would have placed the girl in an unpleasant dilemma, since she meant to draw the line at actually letting off the revolver.
Entailed: Tuppence was thinking of actually pulling the trigger. 
Contradiction: Tuppence did not have any thoughts about shooting a gun at anyone. 
Contradiction: He does not need to worry about entrapment.
Contradiction: Progress was made on issues the legal community cared about.
Contradiction: Children never get a hold of guns. 
Contradiction: Every moment is critical.