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Scarlet Scapegrace
Chapter 10,
You Can't Make Me!,
After the shock the judge cleared his throat before he announced the court in session, "Now that we have our defendants in order I here by announce this court in session James you may call one of the remaining witnesses to the stand for questioning as you know this is the last day of the trial so this will point to either the Plaintiff or the defendant as being the guilty party." Chris Packman announced, and as soon as that was said Rhonda shot Jane and Lisbon a devious look and as if Jane could see it he leaned over and whispered something in Caret's ear Lisbon heard only fragments of what was said, "Are you sure that will work?" Caret asked, "Guaranteed." Jane assured as he nodded his head in a 'definitely' gesture,
"I call agent Teresa Lisbon to the stand." He announced, in a manner of someone who read too much into the courtroom late, late shows that were on TV, The judge gave an invisible roll of his eyes before Lisbon made her way to the stand where a bailiff soon swore her in.
"Do you swear to tell the truth the whole truth and nothing but the truth so help you God?" He asked after swearing her in,
"I do." She answered then the bailiff left and James walked up to her to begin his questioning,
"Now agent Lisbon you heard you're agent Van Pelt state that she heard a voice at you're end of the line may you explain the events that took place before the so called voice was heard?" James asked,
"I was engaged in a conversation with agent Van Pelt for a few minutes before Patrick Jane walked into my office he was trying to tell me something but I hushed him because I was on the phone then I heard him gasp I turned somewhat startled to see that the Plaintiff Rhonda Watson had her arm around Jane's neck and was also pointing a gun straight at the back of his head." She replied,
"Would you please give some details of the woman you saw pointing a gun at Patrick." He continued,
"She was in her mid twenties, and she had black straight hair that was accompanied by brown colored eyes, she wore a white jacket the same design I wear now, and a light blue colored, with matching white trousers, and cream colored shoes." Lisbon explained,
"You're very good at witness ID's aren't you agent would you say you are?" James asked,
"Yes I would but I wouldn't go around bragging about it." She answered modestly,
"Right so you agree with what was said Rhonda Watson told you to hang up the phone and she did indeed cock the gun she was holding that was being pointed at my clients head?" Caret asked after James gestured to a cross-examination,
"Yes that is correct so I basically got rid of Van Pelt so I could save my
Co-workers any bullets that weren't needed." Lisbon replied somewhat sarcastically,
"So the Plaintiff Rhonda Watson did indeed threaten to kill an officer of the law?" Caret asked again,
"Yes she did." Came the reply,
"And it's to my knowledge that Jane was injected earlier with a hallucinogen LSD if I am not mistaken I had the needle that was used tested and dusted for fingerprints." James asked taking over the conversation,
"Yes that is correct." Lisbon answered,
"Now that you have admitted this fact please explain how it is the syringe used has you're finger prints on it agent Lisbon?" He asked convictingly,
"I...I don't know how they got there." Lisbon stuttered,
"Is the reason for them being there the fact that you tried to have Patrick Jane consultant at the CBI fired for irrational behavior or the fact that you tried to kill him with a drug overdose." James asked,
"Neither I have no idea how my finger prints got on a syringe I have never even touched the one I had contained a sedative only from the CBI's medical kit." She defended,
"That is indeed true because I have here the syringe she used that contained the sedative she is addressing." Caret said trying to help defend Lisbon,
"That is definitely quite true but the fact remains that Lisbon's finger prints are still on the syringe used to inject the defendant Patrick Jane with a hallucinogenic drug can you or can you not tell us how that is possible?" James asked,
"No I can not explain it." Lisbon replied,
"Would you swear under oath that you did not touch that syringe agent Teresa Lisbon?" Caret asked,
"Yes I would swear under oath that I did not touch that syringe or use it to drug my consultant Patrick Jane." Lisbon said swearing with total innocence,
"Right we move on now what happened after you hung up." James asked accepting the fact that Lisbon was telling the truth,
"After I hung up I reached for my gun to raise it at Rhonda but she shoved her gun harder at Jane's head and warned me not to try it so I raised my hands and she took my gun and phone she then told me to take out my handcuffs and cuff myself so I did she then cuffed my hands behind my back and told me to lead her out to my car so I did and when we got there she shoved Jane in the boot and then she told me to get in she locked the boot and then drove off taking us to Devon hedges which was her mother's house when we arrived she led us up to the building she walked us inside then separated me I was locked in a small room that had bars on the windows so I had no way of escaping." Lisbon explained,
"And you had no way of knowing what indeed happened to Jane after you were separated?" James asked now shocked that his client was capable of such things,
"That's correct but a short time later I heard the cries of misery and pain coming from somewhere else in the house I couldn't be certain as to where it was coming from but it sounded as if she was torturing him he kept calling out for help and calling for me but it was useless because I couldn't escape my cuffs." Lisbon answered, feeling guilty about what had happened to him she had never asked him herself so she had no way of knowing what indeed happened to him in that room but one thing she was sure of was that she didn't really want to know.
"I see and what happened after that agent Lisbon?" Caret asked, taking over the line of questioning,
"After that I could smell the faint smell of some rocket fuel the canister that was used is in our evidence and I could also hear the faint laughing of the plaintiff Rhonda Watson I wasn't sure if it was because she enjoyed what she was doing to Jane or what it was but it sounded so sadistic and cruel." Lisbon said as she relived those torturing moments,
"Are you saying that she arranged it so that you would be tortured at the same time aswell as Jane?" James asked,
"Yes in a way I would she wanted to see Jane suffer most of all but she wanted me to see him die slowly too." She answered,
"And after you smelt the fuel what happened?" Caret asked resuming her questioning,
"After that the house was set alight and my room caught on fire when that happened I realized that it was time to leave because the flames were starting to spread so I started to throw my weight against the door and finally it gave when I left the room I could see nothing the house was filled with blinding smoke I remained in the building for a moment longer calling Jane's name but I heard nothing I started to choke on the smoke and I couldn't breathe so I fled the building and saw that Rhonda was holding a gun at my agents so I ran up behind her and kicked the gun out of her hand.
After I did that they came running towards me while Van Pelt cuffed Rhonda Cho uncuffed me they asked where Jane was but I could only answer them with his still in there. We were startled by Jane's cries for help as we all stood there helpless I regretted not being able to find him but just then Cho raced towards the building he ran inside to save Jane after a few minutes we saw the roof cave in near the doorway we were afraid that he was trapped inside. But just then we saw a chair come flying out the window then we saw Cho dive out carrying a rug.
He quickly rose to his feet again and started running towards us just as the roof came crashing down behind him he was lucky to make it out. We unwrapped the rug to find that Jane was wrapped safely inside but not without sustaining a great deal of injuries we could see that his shirt had been charred so we knew he had been burnt at some point and as it seemed not so long ago because smoke was still streaming from his clothes." Lisbon continued,
"I trust you have pictures of the injuries the defendant sustained?" The judge asked hoping that they had proof of what they said,
"I do you're honor I have photographs of agent Cho's burns and Patrick Jane's burns if you would like to see them." She said as she walked over to the judge to hand him the photos, He starred at them flicking through them one by one the courtroom was silent as he looked at the evidence finally he handed them back to Caret who returned to her desk.
"The testimony is agreeable with the evidence that was presented to me you may continue with the interrogation." The judge announced,
"Thank you agent Lisbon you may step down from the stand and Patrick Jane can take it." James said as Lisbon got down from the stand,
"Permission to borrow one of you're bailiff's you're honor to help me to the stand." Jane asked as he rose to his feet the judge nodded and a bailiff escorted Jane to the stand he was sworn in and the questioning began,
"You were a psychic before you joined the CBI weren't you Mister Jane?" James asked,
"Yes that's right." Jane replied,
"Is it also true that you made fun of Red John through the media and he killed you're wife and child as a result." James continued,
"Yes that's true due to my arrogance, and stupidity I made an evil man very angry and he killed them to teach me a lesson to make me sorry for what I'd done and I am sorry and yes if I had the chance I would kill him...I would cut him up and watch him bleed I would make him sorry for what he had done to me." Jane said that in a way that revealed pain, guilt, a need for revenge, and sorrow.
"Patrick Jane do you remember being drugged at the CBI?" James asked,
"All to well." He answered,
"Then will you kindly explain the events that took place just before this." James asked again,
"Well I was sitting at a table in the kitchen of the CBI when Rhoda walked while she was making me a tea I asked her if we had ever met because at that time I was suffering from amnesia and she said it was the first time she had met me which led me to believe she knew me so I asked her if she could make me a tea to test a hunch." Jane explained,
"And you usually use yourself to test hunches?" James asked,
"Well no one else will help me...but anyway after we talked for a bit I drank all the tea she had made after that she left and I returned to my couch where I soon fell under the influence of the drug known as LSD and a short while later Lisbon came in to sedate me that was the only needle that she had touched the other needle was placed in her desk to frame her for the drugging." Jane added,
"How did you know we found the syringe in Lisbon's desk?" James asked puzzled,
"Well while Lisbon was questioning her that was the moment she was waiting for so she could plant the evidence needed to throw the trial out the window and have us discredited." Jane replied logically,
"But you have no proof to back up any of the accusations you have just thrown at my client do you?" James asked,
"No that's right I don't I'm not the kind of person who works with evidence I usually settle for confessions." Jane replied,
"Well getting back to the case at hand we will shoot ahead to the building where you were separated from Lisbon what happened to you when you were in the room?" James asked curious as to what his client had done to him,
"Well when Lisbon and I were separated Rhonda took me down what appeared to be a long hallway where she then got me to roll up my sleeve which I did but it only caused me to be drugged with that wretched LSD again but this time it was almost a lethal dose." Jane continued,
"Do you remember if Rhonda was still in the room with you?" Caret asked now,
"Yes she was still in the room but only briefly..." Jane trailed off,
"Would you tell the court what she did to you in there?" Caret asked again,
"No...No I won't I refuse to answer that question nothing you do can make me tell you." Jane said firmly, clearly showing no sign that he would reveal what Rhonda had done in the room while he was alone and blind,
"Then you are not required to tell the court what was done to you because I am sure the jury will understand Mister Jane's feeling toward the event." The judge said kindly,
"The only thing I am willing to tell you is she was there when I was under the influence and yes it does classify as torture slow and cruel torture that eats at you for the rest of you're life and you can never live it down." Jane said, spicing his words with as much pain and torment as possible because if he didn't the plan he had set up with Caret wouldn't work.
After Jane had said this Lisbon found herself fighting the tears that just seemed to well up in her eyes because she now knew that Jane had infact been tortured while he was so helpless and she hadn't been there to protect him because she made it her soul duty to protect him from whatever threatened to cause him pain she would even protect him from himself if it was necessary.
"Did you indeed call agent van Pelt?" Caret asked, touched herself with what Jane had said,
"Yes I did I called her to ask if she knew where we were I told her that Rhonda was burning the house down and that I had been drugged and that I didn't have much time to talk because I could feel the effects of the drug and then I hung up because I didn't want her to hear me while I was someone else someone else who was possessed by an evil force that drove him to scream and yell." Jane said making a Rhonda Watson more and more edgy because she thought Jane was truly in that much pain she was dying to yell out I did it I was the one who tortured you and I would gladly do it again,
"I am correct in assuming that this drug, know as LSD is a white powder or a clear, colorless liquid known as lysergic acid diethylamide and is used as a hallucinogen and for its ability to alter human perception and mood and that the needle used to administer it eternally into the witness Patrick Jane was a 150 mg needle which means he would have been really under the influence and would have been completely helpless making him more susceptible to Rhonda's alleged torture.
And the drug causes, Hallucinations, increased color perception, altered mental state, thought disorders, temporary psychosis, delusions, body image changes, and impaired depth, time and space perceptions. Those who have taken the drug may feel several emotions at once or swing rapidly from one emotion to another. "Bad trips" may consist of severe, terrifying thoughts and feelings, fear of losing control, and despair.
"Which most certainly would have made the experience for him more distressing then it would have been under the circumstances." Caret added clearly getting the attention of the jury because one even took a tissue out of her purse to dry the tears that had begun to roll down her cheeks and several other members asked for tissues from the lady who seemed to be supplied with them after a small pause Caret turned the page of her file and continued with her drug facts and symptoms at first Caret had wondered why Jane had wanted her to research all the information but now she realized Jane knew what he was doing,
"And in the long term Patrick Jane may suffer from: Rhabdomyolysis, prolonged mania, panic impairment in color discrimination, and residual visual effects and may manifest relatively long-lasting psychoses, such as schizophrenia or severe depression but my current information on my client reveals that he already suffers from some of the described effects mildly after his family was indeed slaughtered by Red John." Caret continued,
Jane even found himself holding back a tear as Caret continued to read because the feeling, the emotions, of that night came flooding back to him he wished he could blot it out forever and forget it but he couldn't he had wired his mind to store all the distressing things that happened to him in close proximity to the things he could easily recall so whenever he lost sight of what he was living for he could pull this memory out and stay on track and sometimes it came back to haunt him, eat at him, and torture him in his mentally effected mind that was like no one else's it was a fate worse then death.
"And how do you know Rhonda Watson Mister Jane?" James asked,
"I did a psychic reading for her mother when she was about 12 her mother had asked me to come to her house so I did and that's how I know the place." Jane replied,
"And what is it you told the late Sarah Watson that made Rhonda so angry with you?" Caret asked before James could,
"She wanted to know if her husband was cheating on her...and I told her the truth he was." Jane replied as he received a flashback from his tormented past, There he sat in a large living room with Sarah on a cream colored couch pretending to be gaining a psychic insight on her husband, "Yes I detect he hasn't been a hundred percent honest with you." Jane said to the redheaded blue eyed millionaire her face was soft her eyes were sad and confused because she loved her husband and she thought he loved her too. "Yes...is he leaving me please tell me he's not leaving me?" She begged,
"He's...feel it with me Sarah." Jane said as he grabbed her hand and breathed calmingly as he held his head back and closed his eyes, "He...he does love you he's uncertain right now he doesn't know weather to leave you yet...you have to talk to him tell him not to ruin what you have together tell him to think about his lovely daughter Rhonda she's so young tell him that he should think about her and the love that consist in you and her...you have to talk to him Sarah..." And as soon as the memory had hit him it disappeared to lodge itself back in the memories he'd rather forget.
"That's all you're honor I have no further questions." Caret finished as she returned to her desk,
"I have no further questions either you're honor." James added as he too returned to sit by his guilty as sin client,
"Bailiff you may escort Jane back to his seat behind the defendants desk." The judge said as an officer came over and lead Jane back to Caret when he did Caret rose to address the magistrate,
"You're honor I ask to speak to you privately with the plaintiff in you're chambers." Caret asked hoping he would grant her, her wishes,
"Alright Councilor but make it quick." The judge accepted as he held the court on pause and walked into his chambers with Caret and James,
"Alright Caret what is it you wanted?" He asked,
"I need some leeway when I question Rhonda Watson in order to prove her guilt." Caret began,
"That's fine with me my client I as guilty as they come by all means go ahead." James assured,
"Alright if you agree James then I will allow some Leeway but make it a quick line of questioning." The judge said stretching the fact she couldn't have too much of it,
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