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Martha smiled.
"Don't worry about me, Mr. Gant. It won't do any good," she said. If the mafia was after her, even if she could find a good hiding place, she doubted she could ever go back into the courtroom after this case. Martha walked, holding Zeth's hand. She was trudging slightly, nervous about going back into the building. It will be fine, she thought. I have to make it that way. This isn't easy for Mr. Gant, either, but he's still doing his part. The mafia will be all over him like a bad smell once this case is over, and so he'll be in about as much danger as me...But if I took the case back, perhaps that would give him time to get out of harm's way... Then, Zeth asked if she would like to aide him at the stand. Even told her he'd give her the case back if she hadn't been through the being poisoned thing. Martha smiled tightly again, and looked Zeth in the eye to tell him she wanted the case back and she wanted to do it by herself. But she stopped short. Forcing him off the case would probably be the worst thing she could do. If two attorneys were poisoned during the same case, it would look suspicious. The mafia couldn't touch him in there, could they? Would he be shot on sight if he left?
"I'll gladly aide you at the stand," Martha finally replied. Besides, he's doing a much better job than I did, anyway. He could win this case. But Al...He'll die anyway. And so will I, most likely. The mafia has decided to dispose of us, and we can't stay in hiding forever. She pushed those thoughts out of her mind and continued walking.
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"Yes, and it'll seem weird that I just happened to see what was going on as it happened." Don explained.
Just then, a security officer walked over to Lucias. "Court is back in session. Let's go." He said.
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Security officers ran up to Martha and Zeth around the same general time that the other officer talked to Lucias. "You two better hurry," one of the officers said, "The judge ordered everyone back into court. Don't want to be, do you?"
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"I'll gladly aide you at the stand," Martha reluctantly responded after MUCH deliberation. Zeth nodded in understanding.
She's been very quiet since the poisoning, He thought, gripping her hand firmly incase she fell. What did that mysterious lawyer say to her when she was at the hospital? We are dealing with a mafia family- I dare say that she had a second run in with them. Narrowing his eyes as he walked into the building again, he realized that they were going to all lengths to literally 'kill' this case, although he didn't have a CLUE why they'd kill off the lawyers, let alone TWO lawyers. The case would have to wrap up. They were best to forge the evidence a little better in their favour. Even if they killed Al...
"You two better hurry, the judge ordered everyone back into court. Don't want to be, do you?" Zeth's eyes flashed towards the messenger alertly, as he didn't spot the time disappear on him.
"Give me a minute!" Zeth halted the messenger, "I just need to check on my client first before I go back into court! I've just been liaising with my new legal aid, I'd just like to be sure that my client is comfortable before I go back into court again."
Turning to Martha, Zeth nodded down the corridor, "Martha, you need to give Al the bravest face you can muster, ok? Show him that you're not scared to represent him no matter what. Even if we can't get him to talk, the least we can do if give him hope that even if they fight us, it wont deter us from fighting back."
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Yes, it would. And probably rightly so, Lucias thought. He decided he would try to ask more, but then the security guard showed up and said court was back in session.
"Well, alright." He stretched and started walking back to the courtroom.
~Martha~
Okay, Martha. Deep breaths. You know what fate awaits Al, but Zeth is right. You have to be brave for him. Martha looked at Zeth and nodded, standing slightly more erect.
"Is there any way we could have a few seconds to see our client?" She wasn't sure that they would be given any more time.
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Martha chewed the inside of her lip, biting back her conflict with his statement. The guard didn't know just how preoccupied she was, and she wouldn't tell him. No need to worry anyone. Furthermore, it wasn't like she thought for a moment that she would be aiding Zeth at the stand as her original plan was to testify. She had just accepted his request to be his aide when the guards showed up.
"I suppose so," she said. What was the point in arguing? It wouldn't change the fact that the judge called everyone back. "I apologize for my irresponsibility."
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With that, the guards left.
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((There's no map layout of the place, so...))
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But I should have called before coming here, Martha thought. She shook her head to clear it. There's no point in feeling guilty now. You need to help Mr. Gant with your case, and bring justice to the mobsters who killed Al's family and are trying to kill you.
"Yeah. Let's go," Martha said, briskly walking toward the defense lobby.
~Lucias~
Lucias was standing at his bench in the courtroom, and noticed the defense wasn't there. He could have lolligagged, too, but he didn't, and now everyone was waiting on him. What could Gant be doing that was so important that he was running late? He had been in the middle of questioning himself, but he dropped everything in order to be there on time. Gant was expected to do the same. He sucked on his lollipop as he waited.
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Al was just sitting there, still moping. He let out a depressed sigh.
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Martha peeked into the lobby to see Al sitting there. She didn't have much time and she knew it, but she had to say something, didn't she? She opened the door and walked in.
"The trial is about to resume, Mr. Machino," Martha said confidently. She smiled slightly. "Everything will be fine. You'll see."
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"Miss Fey will be my legal assistant for the rest of this case," Zeth advised, "We'll wrap this up for you, so don't worry." Hoping that that was enough to strike a spark of hope into his client, he gave Marth's arm a tug.
"We better go," Zeth nodded to the door. Heading off to the door to the courtroom, he supported Martha in her travel with his hand again, hoping she'd make the same brave face in court.Finally standing at the threshold to the courtroom, Zeth took a moment to regain his composure. This was it.
"Stay strong, Miss Fey," Zeth mentioned, not looking at her, "Don't look at the Don unless you are prepared to show him that you mean business. The more confidence you give him, the cockier he'll become. We need to fight this thoroughly, and legally. If we look like we don't know what we are doing, then Willy Wonka over there will be all over us." Glancing to her finally, he smiled, "And don't worry about the consequences of this court case, ok?" Zeth started, "Bringing justice to Al, and all associated with that genocide is all that matters right now. Nothing else. We've already stepped into the shark's pool." Letting go of her hand, Zeth opened the door to the court room, leading her inside to go to the defense desk.
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"Don't worry about me, Mr. Gant," Martha said. "I'll be fine." She had to be strong. Stronger than she ever had to before. She took a deep breath and walked inside the room. "Thank you," she added as she passed Zeth, walking straight to the defense's bench.
~Lucias~
Lucias raised an eyebrow as Martha took her place at the defense's table. He saw that she seemed to shake a little as she walked, but her demeanor was much more calm than he thought it would be after she was poisoned.
"Are you alright, Miss Fey?" he asked. Was that why the defense was late? Because Zeth was giving Martha her case back?
~Martha~
Martha smiled.
"I'm fine. Thanks for asking," she replied. She looked at Don and nodded in acknowledgement before looking at the judge's bench.
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The Judge nodded. "So the defense counsel is late because Mr. Gant went to retrieve Ms. Fey?" The Judge asked. "Ms. Fey, are you sure you are ready to handle this case after what you've been through?"
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Martha saw Don's glare out of the corner of her eye, but she chose to ignore it as she let Zeth explain. When he was finished, she added, "And I am absolutely sure I can take on the role of the defense's aide for this case."
~Lucias~
So Martha wasn't taking the case back. She was going to help Gant, but not be doing the main defending. Well, that was a bit less careless than just letting her take over the case right away. He saw Don glare at her, and wasn't sure what it meant.
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"Right. Witness, please state your name and occupation for the court record," Lucias said. Don was reluctant to be there, but then again, so was he. Why should he get any special privileges?
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"It never hurts to verify." The Judge replied. "Now let us continue where we left off."
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"What do you mean by that?" The Judge asked.
"Well how can I prove that I had my gun in possession during the murder when the detective had it in my possession?" Don asked.
"It was odd to find that the detective withheld the identity of the gun's owner until he was pressed by Mr. Gant to do so. What was even more odd was who the owner was. Tell us, how do you think the detective got a hold of your gun?"
"He probably looked through my office, located within the restaurant, and took it from the desk." Don answered.
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"Mr. Gant, do you mind?" The Judge asked. "How are we supposed to obtain a testimony from an uncertain witness if we keep bringing such things up? Besides, if the witness knew about the gun, for a fact, surely he would have been able to provide documentation to prove such a possibility. Mr. Palochini, please describe your experience with law enforcement on the night of the murder."
Don cleared his throat. "Here's what happened...: Restaurant staff rushed into my office, I called the police, they came and did there investigation, which ended with an examination of my office, though I never understood why they needed to do that."
"That's interesting," the Judge said, "does anyone want to examine this little bit of testimony?" He asked.
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"Well, it's amazing that he answers the Judge, but not me," Zeth frowned as he talked to himself, before giving Martha a nudge, pointing at the people leaving, "Any of those people familiar?"
Turning back to Palochini, Zeth straightened out his tie, thinking his words over carefully, "Which members of your restaurant rushed to your office, Mr Palochini? Also, I'd like to know what they said.
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"I can't tell you why; I can't tell you what was going through their heads. All I can tell you is what happened at the time of the murder." Don pointed out.
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((SP- I donno if the judge is trying to help me, or hinder me, but right now, Zeth has no reason to think anything bad about the cooks. They would've come out straight after the shooting cause of the gun shots and seen the after math. The Waiters however were already there, and one of them was his son. The judges questions are throwing Don off his questioning which is kinda annoying cause I'm having to repeat my questions. Unless of course Don has hooked up the judge on this case. Zeth has a direction from this. Unfortunately he has to have certain facts documented before he can start accusing Don of lying, otherwise the don could say "I didn't say that!" ))
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"I'm fairly confident that my waiters refused to testify about the matter, so identifying them would cause them more harm than anything." Don said.
"One of your waiters already testified." The Judge pointed out, as he went through some paperwork. "He said he hid under a table during the shooting. Also, we only have record of the patrons' refusal to testify, and that was recorded by the police."
"So?" Don asked.
Let the Judge explain?
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Chuckling to himself, Zeth saw humor in this trial's irony. So far, the only partially credible witness was his son hiding under the table, and looking at how his brother treats evidence, and how the Father side stepped giving out information, he had to say that the whole family were either as useless as tits on a bull, or they were all hiding something... badly.
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The Judge nodded. "Your testimony thus far is weak, but that circumstance is believable."
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"You said that you remembered that it was your cook, and some waiters." Zeth started, "Obviously your brain registered them as your employees, so you recognized either their voices, or their faces, yet for a small time Italian restaurant where atleast one of your waiters is your own son, you can't remember even who told you about the murder."
Slamming his hand on the table, Zeth lowered his brows firmly, "Your testimony is more than weak, Mr Palochini. It is non existent. Ballif, can you please pass this pen and paper to the witness so he can write down the names of all of his employees working that day so we atleast know who was at the crime scene." Holding out a pad and pen to the bailiff, Zeth huffed. Go ahead and tell me you don't know the names of your employees you fake.
((Do we have a layout of the restaurant including his 'office'?))
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"What the hell do you mean 'non-existent'?!" Don asked, outraged. "Waiters and chefs are dressed in a manner that is easily recognizable, for the convenience of the customers. A customer wouldn't give his order to a chef, would he?" Don asked. "You clearly know nothing about managing a restaurant. Only my employees in my restaurant wear the uniforms that identify them as my employees. Got it? When people barge in while I'm working, the first thing I notice is their voices, because my eyes are on my paperwork. But due to the urgency of their words, I only had time to recognize them as my employees, by appearance."
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"You don't have it, do you?" The Judge asked.
"Eh..... Apparently I don't." Don replied.
The Judge sighed. "You are testifying about the night of the murder, yet you cannot produce documentation to support your testimony?"
"... I figured the detective would've gotten that out of the way during his testimony."
The Judge sighed again. "Surely you would have thought to bring it anyway?"
Don shook his head.
Once again, the Judge sighed. "How long will it take for you to recover the floor plans... And other possibly relevant documents?" The Judge asked.
"24 hours should be plenty of time." Don responded.
The Judge rested his face in his palm. "Any objections?" He asked Lucias and Zeth.
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~Martha~
Martha stared as the shady characters left. What were they up to?
"Any of those people familiar?" Zeth asked. Martha shook her head almost imperceptibly, trying not to interrupt the trial. Then, they talked back and fourth about the time of the murder, and finally...Floor plans. Mr. Palochini forgot the floor plans. And now he was trying to suspend the trial for another day?
"You bet there are objections," Martha said, forcing her voice to be even. If she didn't at least try, then...she had no place to hide. Wait, I'm not the main defense anymore. He is. It's not my call... Martha's hands balled into fists.
~Lucias~
Lucias sighed.
"I apologize for not already having the documentation in my possession," he said. "I think we can get the floor plans sooner than Mr. Palochini says. Is there any way to continue the trial without them? I'll make a couple calls and speed up the process of retrieving them, but it should still take a couple hours."
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Noticing Marth wanting to say something with her yelling a loud OBJECTION, Zeth glanced to her with a raised brown, "Miss Fey, you may not be the primary lawyer here, but you ARE my legal aid. I have you here so you can fill in the gaps in my trial. If you have a suggestion, then go ahead and tell me it."
((I'll let Martha have this one :) Seriously, if there's suggestions, say it. Zeth doesn't know all the details on this case, and I may not come up with a lead immediately. I can make up a lead myself, but the prosecutor doesn't seem to be saying much, so feel free to make up for that by guiding Zeth in court :) ))
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