It was the very next day and Larry and Candy had seated themselves in the front row of the Bullworth Courthouse in waiting for Johnny's sentence (or whether or not he would be convicted or not). The way things had gone thus far didn't look so hot. Derby had about five well paid lawyers on his side and Johnny just had one...who just happened to be Earnest Jones (aka the former nerd king of Bullworth Academy). Seeing how much of a spazz Earnest tended to be, Johnny felt like he was ultimately screwed.
Christ, I'm gonna lose my husband and daughter after this as well as go to prison. People'll think I like it there for the communal showers...but I won't. Getting violated in a shower...it wouldn't be the same as it would with Larry. Any of those dirtbags try and touch me, they'll be dyin' mighty early in prison!
At the very beginning of the case, Earnest had strode into the courtroom with a dorky prance that just screamed "I deserve a major wedgie". He had been studying law all night and he felt sure that he had this case under control. That was until the actual trial started. It wasn't that Derby's lawyers weren't more talented; it was just that Derby's lawyers were meaner.
The five of them had bullied the nerd mercilessly throughout the entire trial. Everytime Earnest would speak to the jury, somebody would throw a paper wad at him. Whenever Earnest would speak to a witness, somebody would come up from behind him and give him a wedgie. You see, Derby's lawyers were able to get away with this because....well....this was Derby Harrington we were talking about...the snobby trust-fund baby that got everything he wanted just for the simple fact that his father paid for everything.
As for Johnny Vincent...well....he wasn't so lucky. He was poor with only a loving family to back him up. That was one area Johnny had Derby beat in. Derby may have had a rich father, but he surely didn't have a LOVING father.
Of course, Johnny's father wasn't exactly loving, either. But he made up for that by being the best second dad to Candy that he possibly could. As long as he had a loving husband that supported his every move and a loving daughter that got in trouble almost as much as him, nobody could touch him. Or at least he hoped...
"...and that's why you should let that man right over there, the one and only Johnny Vincent, go as a free man..to inspire the world of all it's glories such as love and parenting!". By this point, Earnest had been speaking for about fifteen minutes about the complexities of law and why and why not Johnny should be convicted. Needless to say that the jury wasn't impressed at the slightest. This wasn't looking good at all.
So now everybody was anxiously wanting for the jury to make their decision. They all knew that Harrington had talked to the judge about Vincent's punishment if he were to be convicted (and since he paid the jury a shitload of money, the chances of Johnny being free was very low). So while everybody took their break upon waiting for the final decision, Derby flashed his evil grin at Johnny as he began to walk towards him. "Well, Well, Well.....it looks like you're doomed to a life in prison...ALONE. With NOBODY to love you".
Johnny's eyes flared. As much as he wanted to jump him right then and there, he knew that doing that would only further convince the jury to convict him. "This ain't over yet, Derby. It won't be until that jury comes out." "Be it as it may, Vincent, I have money whereas you don't. Face it, your chance of getting set free is as possible as your lawyer getting laid."
Earnest's head popped up. "H-hey! I attract lots of women!". Derby rolled his eyes and continued taunting Vincent. "Just face it, pauper: It's over. Once the jury cites their final verdict, you're gonna lose everything. Your house, your job, all your money.....even your family. And you're going to spend the rest of your life in a prison....where you ought to have been years ago."
At this point, Larry's had gotten all into Derby's face and Candy ran over and punched Derby in the groin. "O-AH!". Derby nearly fell over onto the ground, but he was a big enough fellow to keep himself up. "You little bit-".
Larry grabbed Derby by his throat. "Don't even". Derby clawed at Peanut's chest weakly, unable to cause any harm. It was no use.
How come isn't anybody seeing this?!
Finally, the several amount of people of the jury came back into the room and seated themselves down. "Has the jury come to a verdict?". One very lanky man stood. "Yes, your honor. We, the people of the jury, find Jonathon Vincent...-"
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Ugh! Don't you just hate cliffhangers? XD
