"Nay, then I'll set those to you that can speak." Hamlet Act 3 Scene 4
'No, you can't take him, no!' shouted the wife as her husband was taken away by the NYPD. 3 minutes earlier the cops busted down the doors and put him in handcuffs. 5 minutes earlier they were eating her homemade beef stew. 7 minutes earlier he pulled in the driveway. 9 minutes earlier the stew was boiling. 19 minutes earlier she buried the body. 9 hours earlier she killed the man.
"And the verdict is guilty" pronounced the judge. A day before the trial ended and the jury was told to make a decision. Two days before a man from the jury disappeared and a woman in disguise replaced him to save her husband from the punishment of her crime. Three days ago the man was brought before the jury for his testimonial and claimed innocent. Four days ago he was arrested.
'Well, its nice to be home," said the acquitted man. He had spent the last 4 days in prison. 5 days ago he was showering and heard a scream. 6 days ago he found a knife in his wife's underwear drawer. 7 days ago his wife complained about their male neighbor.
'I came to save you,' whispered the woman as she entered the court room as a new jury member. 1 day ago she abducted a man formerly on the jury. 2 days ago she got her hair cut and colored from long brown to short blonde. 3 days ago she bought contacts that changed her eyes from blue to brown. 4 days ago she got a fake tan that covered up her naturally very pale skin.
'What have you done to yourself?' inquired the man upon seeing his 'new' wife. He recognized her from the jury. 'Why were you there?'
'I tried to save you from paying for my crimes' . He reached for a knife.
'Its so sad, I can't believe my daughter's dead!' sobbed his mother-in-law.
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