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"Cecilia." The nurse replied. "Anyways, the results should be back soon." Cecilia told Martha. "This is quite the poison we have here, if it is a poison."
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"Yeah. It really packs a punch," Martha said with a slight giggle. "But...Wait, Cecilia...The name rings a bell." Where do I know this woman from? "Er...Sorry, Cecilia. Something seems very, very familiar about you, but I can't place it. Have you ever been on TV?"
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"No." Cecilia said quickly. "Why would I?" She asked, somewhat concerned.
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~Lucias~
"I'd like to hear your opinion on these matters, Mr. Mercad? Cause frankly 2 and 2 aren't equaling 4 just yet," Zeth said with a grin. The three points were very strong and he did the classical punched-in-the stomach look, pulling the lollipop out of his mouth for a moment. Then, he caught a shocked look from the don out of the corner of his eye and smirked.
"Yes, it does seem rather odd, doesn't it?" he asked. "Guns don't shrink; it was reloaded; and there are more than one sets of fingerprints on it. What do you think the answer is, Mr. Gant? Why the gun suddenly changed so much is pretty obvious." He put the lollipop back in his mouth and waited for Zeth's response. ((I hope I kept him in-character. Still better than Payne, though. xD))
~Martha~
Martha heard the concern in Cecilia's voice and shuddered slightly. She thinks I'm crazy... "Look, I'm probably not the most sane or clear-thinking person in this room right now, but I'm very sure I..." She stopped mid-sentence, staring at Cecilia for a moment.
"You're crazy! You can't just guess suicide and hope it's good enough!"
"Er...Yeah...Right. Look, I'm probably not the most clear-thinking or articulate person in this room right now, but I'm very sure I can tell the difference between a suicide and a homicide. Was there any bruises on the body? Any signs that someone tried to attack her first?"
"No, but that doesn't prove..."
"And the wife was on antidepressants. It's pretty obvious they weren't working for her," Martha said.
"So? What about her suicide note? She would have left one if she did as you claim, wouldn't she?"
"..."
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Spoiler: My big ol recap
((I donno how this'll work if you're prosecutor now hon. I hope this doesn't make this too weird for you :( ))
"Yes it is rather obvious to me, Mercad," Zeth frowned, crossing his arms at the prosecutor, "Either the paperwork is incorrect, or the gun is incorrect. I think it's pretty obvious that there has been a fault with the evidence here."
Slamming his hand on the table, Zeth narrowed his brows turning to the detective, "Palochini, what kind of monkey house do you run?" Motioning to Al, Zeth continued, "This is a man's life on the line. Do you have a murder weapon or don't you? Cause if you don't, then you're going to have to find some more evidence to use in court, because all you have against my client is the word of another."
((Does Don tape the restaurant? That can be an alternative. Right now, the case is pretty much down to testimony, which I think in the Phoenix Wright universe, that pretty much makes the trial go on hold cause there's no proof. I'm tired anyways... I hope I covered what I meant ok... It's been a while since we did this...))
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"That is the murder weapon!" Fernando growled. "Obviously the gun was tampered so that it wouldn't match what we have in our report! Is anybody here capable of thought!?"
Don quietly sighed with relief. Fernando had covered an important base.
"I wouldn't be surprised if that bullet was taken away before the autopsy."
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"You what?" Cecilia asked. After a moment, she asked "Why are you staring at me?"
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Pausing for a moment, Zeth chuckled, and glanced towards Lucius, “My job here is to defend my client though. I’d like to know Mr Mercad’s opinion on this. Is he happy to proceed knowing that the murder weapon doesn’t match the analysis?”
((Um, if he was going to forge evidence, the best time would’ve been at the scene of the crime before the evidence was assessed, or to modify the paperwork to suit. I’m not sure why he presented evidence with the wrong paperwork and didn’t atleast act surprised. Unless you have a reason for this? It makes his work on this case look dubious. If Don swapped it, surely he’d be surprised?))
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"I think you're the one who doesn't know how to read." Fernando retorted. "Everything about the gun is the same except for the caliber." It is now clear that Fernando didn't proof-read any of the reports. "But yeah, thanks for stating the obvious; it really gets this trial moving along." Fernando said sarcastically. "Speaking of which, you do understand that the evidence must first be examined before the report is written, do you not?" Fernando asked, but before anyone could answer, Fernando continued: "My job is to figure out who committed the crime, not analyse information, not writing reports. Got it?" Fernando asked.
Don just smiled.
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"Hey, I just can't see how how a gun can SHRINK in calibre since the paperwork was done, unless either the paperwork is done, or the gun is swapped. In anycase," Forming his hand into a gun shape, Zeth pointed it towards the prosecutor, 'shooting' it at him, "it's not up to me if the court accepts this evidence in this new light. I think Mercad should tell me what HE thinks is going on with the evidence. If he accepts it as evidence, then I leave him responsible for updating the court record with the correct information."
Pausing for a moment, Zeth withdrew his hand to an upright, still forming the gun shape, "Before I let you go, detective, was there any video footage of the event taking place? Did Palochini keep a video surveillance?"
((I'm starting to stab in the dark a little. Sorry if I begin to cover old ground again- if I can't get a clear answer out of this guy about why this gun and report don't match then I can't see how I can fight contradictions in this court case.))
((It'd be good to have a dedicated prosecutor for this case if anyone is looking at this! You don't have to play Lucias!))
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~Lucias~
Lucias sighed. Clearly, the detective was getting on his nerve.
"It isn't up to me whether the evidence is accepted by the court, Mr. Gant," he said, looking up at the judge. "At this point, I can only speculate as to why the report differs from the gun that we currently have in evidence."
~Martha~
"Oh, sorry," Martha said, putting her hand to her forehead. "I was just remembering some things...Didn't mean to stare at you." She rubbed. "I must be going crazy." She sighed. "Have you ever wondered what life would be like if you weren't a nurse?"
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Where do I begin? Zeth frowned, glancing over the information, I have to find out what the connection between Don Polochini and my client are. It's obvious that he's playing the double cross card. Al has fear written all over his face. It's time for someone else to break a sweat. Shall I take the bull by his horns?
"Your honour," Zeth addressed calmly, placing his notes back on the table, "I have some questions for Mr Danny Palochini. I feel that being the owner of the business, he'll be able to shine a clearer light onto the situation. Especially since he was the one that called the police. Perhaps he has his own take on the events."
((This'll be interesting. Cluedo anyone? >.> "I accuse Danny Palochini in the dining room with the revolver!!"))
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The Judge nodded. "While we are still concerned about the shrinking gun, I see no reason why we should not hear the witness' explanation to the alleged tampering. Does either attorney have any objections to hear the witness' explanation? We will get to Mr. Don Palochini in a moment."
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"No I haven't." Cecilia said. "Why do you ask?"
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How good was he at covering up his tracks?
Actually, seeing what he comes up with sounds like a great challenge to battle, Grinning to himself finally, he continued to watch the detectives expression as the excitement of the gamble made his arms tingle in excitement. Forgetting that he was defending a client as the thrill of the chase took over, Zeth cackled loudly suddenly, throwing out his 'gun' hand to point to the detective, with a wild expression. ((Lol- this looks sorta like Damon Gant's cackle ^^ ))
"FINALLY, the first act of this three ring circus comes to the stage!" Zeth grinned, his green eyes wide in delight, "OK, you hooked my interest!" Shooting the 'gun' at the detective, Zeth adopted a challenging stance, "Lets hear this 'incriminating information', shall we? I'm dying to know why you're so happy to announce that it was tampered with in your custody. I hope it's a good story!"
((Hook line, and sinker. Make the story good. You just found one of Zeth's weaknesses XD ))
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Should I allow him to testify about the tampering? It's obvious he would be lying to cover himself, but if I don't allow it, that would be even more suspicious, wouldn't it? Then again, he's only trying to testify to protect the don. He's trying to distract us. Does that mean...? He looked at Don Palochini. He wouldn't run, would he? I guess there's only one way to find out.
"No objections here, Your Honor," Lucias said.
~Martha~
"Oh, really?" Martha asked. "Never ever? Well, okay...I only ask because I have often wondered what my life would be like if I wasn't a lawyer. Mostly on particularly depressing days." She smiled slightly. "But then I would decide that I am a lawyer. I went through law school and got top marks. And I decide to stay the course, no matter where it takes me...Although I never imagined I would be in a hospital for some reason..."
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"Thank you your Honor." Fernando replied, as he cleared his throat and took out some paperwork.
Testimony:
Tampered Evidence
"During the investigation, it has come to my attention that the defendant asked a mob boss for a favor-"
Don raised his eyebrow.
"We are having trouble with determining which one, but according to witness testimonies - which I have on record - the argument proceeding the shooting had something to do with the mob group in question.
The defendant's payment for the favor was a currently unspecified service to the don of that group.
We are still investigating the group, but that investigation has nothing to do with this trial, and the fact that the defendant murdered his family.
So far, we have determined that the defendant was going to play a key role to the mob's don, which is why he might have sent some of his men to tamper our evidence and 'force' the jury into acquitting him.
This, of course, would allow him to stay out of jail to perform his service to the Don.
Due to the nature of the shooting, chances are that the mob is looking for a double-jeopardy defense for the defendant, allowing him to perform another homicide."
The Judge nodded. "Sounds good to me. Does either one of you wish to examine?" The Judge asked.
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"It's kinda hard to consider such possibilities when you're a lawyer." Cecilia said.
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Leaning back to an upright, Zeth crossed his arms. "Who was it that gave you your 'witness testimony'? Because you are running out of potential witnesses."
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Still not convinced fully, Zeth tapped his arm thoughtfully,
"OK then, obviously we need to hear your witness's statement." Zeth replied sternly, "Although one thing is for certain, that gun can NOT be accepted as evidence against my client on the account of the murder of his wife and children. Whether you alleged conspiracy is correct or not does not change the fact that this gun is no longer in the same state it was in on the moment of the murder. I request for the records to be updated to reflect it's change of state cause we no longer know how much of the original piece of evidence still stands. Your honour, if you could please pass this notion."
Turning back to Fernando, Zeth shrugged, "Once the judge makes a ruling on the authenticity of the murder weapon, then I'd like to hear your witness's statement. I'd like to cross examine how the tampering with the evidence fits in with the potential criminal involvement because if there is a crime syndicate involved, then I'm SURE that the Police would want us to crack this egg completely open and bring their organisation down." Grinning darkly, Zeth pushed his glasses back up his nose, "Wouldn't you agree, Mr Fernando Palochini?"
((This is why you change the paperwork as well as the gun when forging evidence :) This gun can be used against Al as part of a conspiracy with a crime gang, but since it's not the same evidence collected at the scene of the crime, it can't be used in a court of law as it isn't correct. Please don't make the detective continue arguing over that part.I buy the gang involvement, but that gun is proven to no longer be the exact murder weapon as it was when investigated. I'd appreciate if the Judge atleast sees this.))
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"Fine. Got a part of pliers?" Fernando asked, interrupting the Judge before he got a chance to speak. "You said that the gun's barrel shrinked, meaning that someone stuck some pipe in there, thus reducing the gun's caliber. We remove the pipe, we return the gun to its original state." Fernando is still unaware of the other things on the gun, namely the engraving at the bottom of the gun's handle. "As for your testimony, the people who sat closest to the defendant's table claimed to have overheard their conversation. Also, a couple of people overheard them as they made their way to the restroom and whatnot. This document summarized testimony from everyone whom spoke about the conversation."
Fernando handed Zeth a document.
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"OK," Zeth started, accepting the document from the bailiff, "Lets do this in baby steps then. I would've thought it'd be an elementary thing to do, but apparently this step was skipped somewhere along the line." Turning to the bailiff, Zeth sighed, "Bailiff, could you please pass the alleged 'murder weapon' over to the detective so he can have one last glance at it before we continue." Pausing to take in a breath and calm his tone, Zeth turned back to the detective, "Take one long hard look at the gun, because the caliber isn't the only thing different about it."
While he waited for the detective to examine the gun, Zeth took a look at the statement.
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"I'm afraid you're mistaken." Fernando told Zeth. "The only peculiarity is the caliber. The mob in question only tampered with the caliber."
Something's definitely wrong. Don't believe me? Look at Don there, in the audience, smiling.
As for the testimony, document was very brief. It mentioned how many people claimed to have heard Al's family talk about Fernando's "mob" (almost everyone, apparently, claimed to have heard the discussion), as well as the mention of money and illegal activities.
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"Mr Fernando Palochini," Zeth started, "Could you read out the identification code engraved on the base of the gun out loud. Then check that against your paperwork. If you can't see a clear contraction, then maybe you need to borrow these." Taking his glasses off for a moment, and motioning the detective with then, Zeth then put the glasses back on his face.
Tapping the documentation a few times with the back of his hand, Zeth smirked,
"So, let me get this straight," Zeth started, examining the wording on the document, "So, EVERYONE knew about Al's association with the mob. Was he yelling this at the top of his lungs? I know I don't normally listen into people's conversations from the other side of the room."
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After Zeth made his comment about Al's conversation, Fernando jumped a little. "No..... When I questioned everyone, they brought up the conversation. I'm guessing that they talked about the defendant's family's conversation after the shooting, before they arrived. That would explain why everybody knew."
The summary used the word "almost" in it.
Don started sweating again.
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Lucias decided to wait for the trial to run itself. It wasn't like he would have any reasonable ground to object to Zeth's procedure, seeing as how "badgering the witness" was never an acceptable objection in this kind of courtroom. He sucked on his lollipop, seeing the obvious contradiction in testimony that, naturally, the don had picked up on as well. What am I supposed to do when he points it out? Make some kind of lame attempt to protect this idiot? ...But, that's my job, tragic as it is.
~Martha~
Martha laughed.
"I guess this is proof that you never know where you'll end up," she said. Then, she became serious. "Cecilia, does this TV have the trial channel? I would really like to see how it's going. To be honest, I feel like I'm letting down my client as I lie here. I want to make sure he wound up in good hands."
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Side tracking back to the statement on Al's association with a mob, Zeth gave the paperwork a curious look, "You know, it's interesting that you say that EVERYONE knew about Al talking about 'some mob'. There''s no details here about this mob, or anything that would suggest his personal involvement to a mob team at all, and one other thing..." Glancing back to Fernando, Zeth raised a brow, "This story keeps changing too. On your statement, ALMOST everyone knew about Al's involvement in the mob. Now it's everyone. Let me ask..." Clearing his throat, Zeth had finally found the tie in he needed. Straightening his back, Zeth straightened up his tie and smiled, "The owner of the business was the one that called the police at the time, so he was at the scene of the crime while everyone was 'talking about the mob'. I don't think he'd turn a deaf ear to something like this if he heard about it. Mind if we get a first hand opinion from someone who was at the scene of the crime directly and would've heard the discussions about Al?" Motioning to the Don in the audience, Zeth flashed his eyebrows cheekily, "Since noone else will testify in court. I'm sure Mr Danny Palochini would be eager to get this mess cleaned up and out of his restaurant."
((OK- people have been refering to him as Don Palochini- I assume that Zeth and Lucias don't know he's a Don? that confused me when I first joined ))
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"No! I meant to say 'unidentified' guns. My bad." Fernando cleared his throat. "Also, the report says almost. As for the owner of the restaurant, he was in his office at the time of the shooting. However, he has a window in his office that allows him to view the dining area. When I interviewed him, he said that he saw the shooting take place, then called the police. He definitely was at the scene of the crime, but there was no way he would have heard such rumors." Fernando concluded.
Don continued to sweat.
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"We believe that it would better for you if we kept the TV off. Speaking of which, I should probably leave now. You really should be resting right now." And with that, Cecilia left the room.
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"Now," Zeth continued, "Please clarify this for me. The owner of the business, Mr Palochini senior saw the murder happen with his two eyes from behind a window. He then called the police. So, in this court room is the FIRST time he has heard of my client's supposed involvement with a crime gang?"
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Then, after Zeth's question about Don's acknowledgment of Al's involvement with a crime gang, Fernando slowly nodded "Yes", a gesture equivalent to calling Zeth an idiot.
Don smiled, then, realizing his expression, stopped smiling.
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Multiple fingerprints were found on the gun. It's clear that the gun was handled by at least two other people because fingerprints from both hands are on the gun in a position that indicates use. Furthermore, those two evident sets of fingerprints indicated that neither of the gun's users used both hands when firing the gun. The other fingerprints indicate that the gun has been handled by multiple people. Oddly enough, the gun was registered to Al. The gun looks modern, yet it only has room for 6 bullets. The autopsy reported 5 bullets found from the victims, yet there were 5 bullets in the magazine. It can be concluded that the gun was recently reloaded. It can be assumed that this gun was obtained illegally. The registration engraved in the bottom part of the handle, looks questionable, and contradicts the documentation that the court provided. The gun itself looks like it was supposed to be a .35 caliber gun, but when measured, it can be found that it's a .40 caliber gun.
((Before I continue, HOW much of this information is still applicable. The paperwork states that the gun was registered to Al. Now the bailiff is telling me that it's just a hand gun. Are the detective AND the bailiff lying to Zeth, on the Don's side, or is this just a balls-up? Cause I don't want to continue if the information is incorrect. If someone has dome a switch then that is something different. I feel like the information has changed since Zeth has 'looked' at it.))
"Excellent," Zeth retort, crossing his arms, "then he'll have a completely un-biase account of the actual murder taking place. Whether or not Al is part of a mob makes no difference right now." Darkening his eyes, Zeth grinned, "This is a murder trial, and we're all here to decide if Mr Machino caused it. I want a verdict called that ISN'T influenced by external evidence." Extending his arm out to the detective then, he formed his hand into a gun, and 'shot' him with a smirk, "I want the recording of Mr Palochini talking to 911. I want to know when it starts, finishes, and what he says. If I have any further questions after that, then I want to hear his statement in his own words under oath." Still holding his arm out post shot, Zeth's eyes turned into a scowl, "Because no matter HOW you look at it, he is the only one that saw the actual murder take place."
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"!" Fernando looked off-stage. He then looked at his paperwork. He took a deep breath in, closed his eyes, then let out a very artificial sigh. He was going to come up with an excuse, but he had another idea. "Mr. Palochini wasn't the only one who witnessed the murder. Remember? The ones who freaked out during the shooting? The ones who reported Al's alleged affiliation with a mob group? The ones that don't wish to testify in court? Why do you think that those witnesses don't want to appear in court?" He asked.
Fernando is clearly trying to play with Zeth's head at this point. However, the Judge intervened before Fernando could continue. "Great, but where is the recording?" The Judge asked.
Fernando jumped a little. He then started looking through his paperwork - again. He then looked off-stage - again. "I have reason to believe that the recording has been stolen from us; by the mob group, no doubt."
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Zeth rolled his eyes, “Detective Palochini, that is NOT up to you to speculate about. We have a court Prosecutor and it is HIS job to object to any request I make as he is the one defending the law. Not you. Your job is to give the court evidence.” Slamming his hand down on his desk, Zeth’s face turned into a scowl, “And you’re doing a pretty terrible job at that! So far, all you have presented is a tampered with gun, a dodgy witness testimony that can’t be backed up by any physical evidence, no actual account of what actually took place at the time of the murder besides a waiter hiding under a table, and to make it worse, I can’t even get a damned police report out of you.” Curling his finger up in agitation, Zeth was pretty disappointed in the detective. His evidence was so fishy- he couldn’t tell why the Prosecution hadn’t picked up on it before now. Two and two were starting to make four though. Time to go on a limb. Sitting back slightly, Zeth adopted a slight smirk, “You know what I think, Fernando Palochini? I have my own little theory about this ‘group of crime lords’.” Crossing his arms, Zeth smirk turned into one of disdain, “I think your Mob group is a convenient excuse for a lack of evidence. You have no proof that this crime group exists besides hearsay, and you don’t have any physical evidence to back up your hearsay either. Now….” Pointing his finger to the detective, Zeth lowered his brow. “Are you going to acknowledge the evidence in front of you that HASN’T been tampered with since I looked at it? Cause you keep saying that there isn’t an identification number on that gun. I want you to look ONE MORE TIME, because there is a number on that gun. Maybe you can get atleast THAT right?”
Turning Lucian, Zeth scowled, “Mercad, don’t think I’ve forgotten you. As much of a monkey house as your detectives are, I want to summon Danny Palochini to the stand and question him on the murder. He hasn't 'refused to testify' yet. He's about the only one of apparently MANY witnesses that will testify. Do you have any objections to this? And while you’re at it,” Zeth adopted a smirk as he chuckled to himself, “If you have any opinions on this that HAVEN’T been intercepted by a crime lords’ lackeys, then it’d be much to your advantage right now, because right now, your side of the case is so full of holes, you could slap it on a trap and fool a mouse into thinking it was cheese."
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Fernando cleared his throat. "1) The mob group in question does exist, however, that is a completely different investigation, and therefore irrelevant. 2) The gun does not have any identification printed on it. You can take a look for yourself if you don't believe me."
Fernando then gave a quizzical look at Don, who responded with a nod.
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"Sure, why not?" Zeth rolled his eyes, puling out another pair of investigation gloves from his pockets and snapping them onto his hands. "Lets see how much these guns have changed since you touched them last. And for the record, don't think I've overlooked a very important point." ((Zeth will wait for the bailiff to collect the gun before proceeding)) "The fact that the restaurant is owned by a Palochini, the Waiter with a dodgy testimony is a Palochini, and the detective with dodgy evidence is a Palochini." Receiving the gun from the bailiff, Zeth scowled once more, "I'm beginning to wonder why all this 'evidence' that we rely on at the moment either is the word of a Palochini, or covered up by the mob. It's all rather 'convenient'."
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"Heyyyyy, what are you suggesting?!" Fernando asked, offended, as the bailiff handed Zeth the gun. "I'm doing my job, but when dealing with another case at the same time, these things are bound to happen. It's just a coincidence, that's all."
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