Alicia Davenport led the case for the defence at the trial of Frank Foster for the rape of Carla Connor in January and February 2012. The first witness she cross-examined was Carla herself. She took Carla through her first meeting with Frank and an admission from her that she had to keep him sweet when he saved her Underworld business from liquidation. Alicia made a pointed remark to the jury that there was a name for women like her, which earned her a rebuke from the Judge. She then alleged that Carla tried to force Frank out out of the business when she consulted her solicitor Jennifer Lingwood about their financial dealings and inferred that when that failed she then made a malicious allegation of rape against him.