Jack sat cross-legged in her cell, the mattress on the bed taking her weight. It had been a three weeks since she had been arrested at T.M.N.T, and in that time she had gone to a detention hearing and a first hearing. The detention hearing was just to decide whether she should be incarcerated until her trial, or released back to Master Yoshi. They chose the first option, mostly due to the seriousness of the crime, and partly because of her record.
The first hearing was where she had the choice to either plead guilty or innocent. Despite her lawyers advise, she had chosen the latter.
~Scarlett~
Harriet Dove, Jack's lawyer, walked next to Jack as the two were escorted down to the hearing.
Harriet leaned in. "Remember kid, just plead guilty. You'll get a lesser sentence." She whispered.
Jack looked to the floor for a few seconds then looked ahead. She didn't answer Mrs Dove. They sat down at the table in the hall and awaited the judge to arrive. Jack looked to her lawyer, who simply mouthed. 'Guilty'.
The judge arrived momentarily, to which the two sat there rose and sat back down for.
"Miss Jacqueline Garcia, you are charged with assault. How do you plead?" The judge asked.
Jack stood up. She looked to the judge, then her lawyer, before closing her eyes.
"Not guilty." She said, opening them. Harriet had bolted upright in her chair. Jack looked to her and sighed. "I'm sorry. I know I might bet a longer sentence, but I can't just stand here and take responsibility for something I didn't do."
"Now you've done it kid, you hear me," She hissed back. "you're screwed."
~Scarlett~
After that Jack had requested a different lawyer.
There was a knock at her steel door.
"Visitor." The guard announced.
The door opened, reviling her new lawyer, Ryan Gabbing. Jack preferred him a lot more. For one thing, he believed her when she said she was innocent.
"Hi Ryan." She greeted.
"Hello Jack." Ryan replied. Jack had stated her dislike of her name on the first day with him. He was a fast learner. "So, you're court hearing is in a week."
Jack nodded. "Yeah."
"All you need to do on the day is say the truth." Ryan reminded. "You'll be fine."
Jack sighed. "Is Monica going to be there?"
"She has to be, but she'll be coming in on crutches due to get broken leg." Ryan explained.
"Broken leg?!" Jack questioned, jumping up from the bed. "I didn't even touch her leg. All I did was punch her once and push her to the ground because she was threatening us."
Ryan frowned. "Us? You've never mentioned an us."
Jack froze, then sighed. She's let it slip. "I didn't want anyone else to get in trouble."
"No, this is good. You can get someone to be a witness. They won't get in trouble or anything, but it'll help you greatly." Ryan stated. "Now, out of the people there, who's the one you trust the most?"
Jack sat back down as she ran through the names of her unit. It didn't take long before she found the right person.
"Leonardo Doe." She replied.
~Scarlett~
"No Mikey, you can't buy a lawyer to sue Raph." Donnie sighed, placing his head in his hands.
"Why not? I have enough money." Mikey stated, waving his wad of paper currency in front of him.
"How would you know? There isn't a set price." Johnathan pointed out.
"I know I have enough!" Mikey protested.
"Why does every game we play end up with Mikey wanting to sue someone?" Leo muttered. "I mean, monopoly I can understand. But we've played Chess, Ludo, Backgammon, Checkers."
"Look, can you just finish your move Mikey? My miss a go is finally over and I'm after you." April said, holding the dice in her hand.
'Leonardo Doe, can you please report to Master Yoshi's office?' The PA rang out.
Leo sighed and got up. "No one moves my thimble until I get back."
"Leo, you're in jail. You're not going anywhere for a while." Scarlett said with a small laugh.
"Whatever." Leo called as he continued his walk out the game room.
~Scarlett~
Leo knocked on Yoshi's door firmly.
"Come in." Yoshi replied from inside.
Leo pushed the door open and walked in. He frowned slightly at sight of another man.
"Leonardo, this is Mr Gabbing. He is Jacqueline's lawyer." Yoshi explained, getting up from his chair behind the desk.
Leo tensed up slightly. He hadn't talked about about Jack since the day she was arrested. The only news he heard of her was what Yoshi told them.
"Hello Leonardo." Ryan greeted, holding his hand out.
Leo shook it. "Hello."
"Mr Gabbing has something he would like to speak to you about. I will give you some privacy." Yoshi stated before leaving the office.
The two left behind sat in silence for a minute before Leo asked the question that had been on his mind.
"How is Jack?" He questioned.
"She's fine. Incarcerated, but fine." Ryan answered. "Her court case is next week, and we would be very grateful if you would be a witness."
Leo's eyes widened slightly.
"She told me about you, and about you two." Ryan continued. "I feel it would help her dearly if you would tell the court what happened the night that Monica received her injuries."
Leo closed his eyes for a moment, taking a deep breath in. On exhaling, he opened his eyes once again. "If it'll help Jack, I'll do it."
