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Chapter 55,

"Now that the camera has been dismissed, perhaps we can get back to the facts." Samantha said and the prosecutor stood.

"We would like to call up our first witness." The prosecutor said and he turned to the sitting area.

"Detective Charlie Martin." The prosecutor said and Jimmy instantly saw the Detective standing up. Charlie was dressed in his fancy police suit, and he walked up to the stand.

"Do you promise to tell the truth, the whole truth and nothing but the truth, so help you god?" A man holding, a bible, said.

"I do." The Detective said seriously. He sat down in the box, and the prosecutor walked up to him.

"Detective Martin, I know that you are pretty observant and wise. Would you please recall the events you witnessed in the hospital room of one Cindy Vortex?" The Prosecutor said and the Detective took a deep breath.

"Alright." Charlie said, looking down at his hands.

"I was at the hospital, and I had handled a few other arrests, and I had to call my partner Officer Tubbs. He arrived and he took my patrol car back to the station. So, I was putting Mr. Folfax in the car when a young man called out to me. He needed me, and I followed him. We heard someone shouting and we came in the room. And in the darkness, there was Libby. She had a knife in her hands. It was dripping with a red substance. The bed beside it had been stabbed and had the same red substance. It seemed clear that Libby had stabbed the bed, thinking that Cindy was there, and she wanted to kill her. So, I placed the young lady under arrest to await her trial." Detective Martin said, and the Prosecutor nodded.

"Thank you. I think that's all we needed to hear. Your witness." The prosecutor said and Libby looked at her mother. Libby was more worried about his testimony then anything else. Samantha stood up and cleared her throat.

"Detective..." Samantha walked around to the front of her table.

"You stated that the substance on the phone was red. But was it blood?" Samantha asked, which made Charlie blink.

"Well, no." He stated and she nodded.

"Then what was it?" She asked and Charlie looked at her.

"In the end, it turned out that the substance was ketchup." The Detective said, and Samantha nodded.

"Alright, and you said that it appeared that Libby had 'stabbed' the bed. Did you see that knife in the bed at all?" Samantha said and Charlie shook his head.

"No. I only saw it in Libby's hand." Charlie said and Samantha nodded.

"So then, how do you know that the bed was stabbed at all?" Samantha asked.

"The bed had a cut that had the red substance on it." The Detective said, feeling like she was cornering him.

"So you thought that Libby stabbed a bed, because the sheet had a tiny cut with ketchup on it?" Samantha said and Charlie blinked.

"The room was dark, she would have believed that Cindy was laying in bed, under the covers." The Detective said and Samantha smiled.

"I see. So it appears that if the jury were to go to a fancy steak restaurant, and the tablecloth happens to have a cut; then by your standards they would all be guilty of attempting murder." Samantha accused.

"You're stretching my words." Charlie said and Samantha rose an eyebrow at him.

"Then why do you think that Libby attempted to kill Cindy?" Samantha said and Charlie glanced around the room.

"Well, the knife belonged to Libby; it was her personal knife." The Detective said and Samantha sighed.

"Detective, do you, or anyone you know, own a knife?" Samantha asked.

"Well, yes I know people who own a knife?" Charlie said and Samantha eyed him.

"And are they killers?" Samantha asked.

"No." Charlie said.

"So someone can own a knife without being a murderer?" Samantha asked and Charlie sighed.

"Of course." He said.

"Then Libby can own a knife and be innocent?" Samantha asked and the Detective got uncomfortable.

"In theory, anyone can own a knife and not kill anything. Even Libby." Detective Martin said, choosing his words carefully.

"So Let's see what we have here then. A cut, a ketchup stain, and someone holding their own property. And you arrested them for murder?" Samantha asked with a knowing smile.

"Well, yes." Charlie said, suddenly feelin g less sure of himself.

"Ok, Detective. Let me change the subject, a bit. Why were you at the hospital?" Samantha asked.

"I was doing my job. I made several other arrests at the hospital that morning." Charlie said and Samantha nodded.

"Yes, yes. We already know about the arrests of the forgotten killer, rapist and Cindy's parents. Sasha talked about her crimes, Adam beat a child in a public place, Nick was literally caught with his pants down, and Tavon turned himself in." Samantha said, and Charlie eyed her.

"Correct." Charlie uttered. Jimmy on the other hand was wondering how Mrs. Folfax knew all of that. It was possible that she heard it from Libby, but that seemed odd. Did the others talk to Libby about their downfalls? Probably, but there was still something off about the whole thing.

"But you weren't radioed to go to the hospital, were you?" Samantha asked and Charlie blinked.

"Uhhh." Charlie was confused by the question, and Samantha saw it.

"Why were you at the hospital? Cameras show that you were there before anyone got arrested." Samantha stated and Jimmy looked at Libby. She started to relax, and that made Jimmy nervous.

"I received a tip that criminal activity would occur. And I went to the hospital." Detective Martin said and Samantha nodded.

"Then you just drop everything on the word of a stranger?" Samantha said and she felt the crowd branching away from her.

"It is customary to check out a scene for possible activity, even if it turns out to be a hoax." The Detective said, and Samantha quickly changed her tune.

"Well, Sir, is it customary for Detectives o follow the orders of children?" Samantha asked and the Detective stared at her.

"Pardon me?" He asked and Samantha turned to the jury.

"Ladies and Gentlemen, I have footage from an actual camera at the hospital. It shows a group of children with walkie-talkies. And that, by itself, is a forgettable detail. But they were communicating to each other and they were up to something. You see the children meet up with you, and go in the building. For all we know you could have been the mastermind behind this whole deal." Samantha said.

"I do my best to uphold the law." Charlie said defensively.

"Then you take your orders from children." Samantha said.

"I don't understand." Charlie said.

"Either you ordered the children around, or they ordered you around." Samantha said and Charlie shook his head.

"Why would you say that?" Charlie asked and Samantha looked at him.

"Sheen Estevez." She said and a few people murmured at the name.

"Is it true that you have been pulled back, demoted, because you abused your power and resources?" Samantha asked.

"I was trying to solve a case." Charlie said.

"You were ordered to stop." Samantha stated and the murmuring returned.

"You continued to abuse your power for your own personal gain. You wanted to prove that you were the only person capable of solving the case of Maria Estevez. And now her son, Sheen, is working along side you. So that means that you are guilting the boy to work for you, so that he can get closure. Or you are working for the boy, because you feel guilty for not being able to catch the drunk." Samantha said and Charlie's eyes widened.

"What are you saying?" Charlie asked, fed up with this whole thing.

"I'm saying that you were at the hospital for suspicious reasons and you arrested a young girl who should have been left alone. From the evidence, we see that Libby is a good child and student, and her best friend got hurt. She may own a knife but is it fair to arrest her for trying to kill someone, just because of some ketchup and a cut on a sheet. Perhaps if you focused on more cases, and not on Maria, then maybe you would realize that Libby should not have been arrested." Samantha stated and Charlie sat there, frozen in the seat.

Jimmy was watching this and he couldn't help but wonder how Libby knew about Sheen's mother. She couldn't have known that Detective Martin worked the case, because no one found out about it until the day of the arrests. How did Libby find out about that. It was at this time that Jimmy noticed how close Betty was sitting to the front of the courtroom. Jimmy saw this earlier but he didn't think anything about it. That is... until he noticed Libby turning around to smile at Betty. Blinking, he realized that Betty and Libby had formed a relationship. Not only that, but now that they were an item, Betty was now helping Libby win her trial.