The following takes place between 12pm and 1pm. Events occur in real time.

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12:00

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Daniella begins her opening statement in the "Courtroom" in her attempt to prove John Jackson's guilt, and have him executed.

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Danielle: Ladies of the jury. Noone is above the law. Noone should be allowed to murder, without punishment. I do not claim that Jane was a saint, like any of us she made mistakes. But if we allow a guard to murder her with no punishment, where will it end? How long before any of us are his next victim?

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Eugene then began his opening statement.

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Eugene: My opposing counsel is right on a few counts. Noone is above the law. Noone should be able to take a life without consequences. But, by this same logic, noone should be deprived of their rights without due cause. Our system is based on the idea that we are innocent, until proven guilty. That is an ideal that we have always struggled to live up to, but it is one that I still believe in. The prosecutor will attempt to prove my client's guilt, I ask only that you not make any assumptions, until you have heard all of the evidence.

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At CTU Michelle Dessler is told that Johnny is finally ready to talk. Perhaps the pain was too much for him, hopefully he's more reliable than their last informant.

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Michelle: What do you have for us?

Johnny; I want a full pardon, lifetime protection, and a guarantee that you guys won't look too closely at my assets.

Michelle: I can arrange for this, but time is crucial so you need to start talking immediately.

Johnny: Fair enough. This woman, she called herself Mandy. She gave me certain "instructions" like funding the John Brown Underground. For this I was always reimbursed, and then some. She's staying at the Plaza Hotel, room 945, I forget what alias she's using. But at our last meeting, she made me leave before this german guy showed up. Whoever they're working for, Mandy always said I didn't need to know their names.

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CTU begins preparing for the raid on the Hotel. Meanwhile Bob Warner arrives at the prison. Kate is suprised that he hasn't come before, given how his daughter is in there.

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Kate: Where were you?

Bob: Working. I didn't hear the news until an hour ago. I'm sorry, I should have checked my cellphone.

Kate: You remind me of Jack right now.

Bob: I'll take that as a compliment.

Kate: He's been secretive lately, saying he's doing what he can for Kim. After Marie was convicted, you were secretive. Why exactly was Marie spared the death penalty.

Bob: I plead the 5th on that.

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At the trial Karen testifies that she saw John Jackson stab and murder Jane. Rather than cross-examine her Eugene calls his rebuttal witness, Donna. Eugene fears that the Aryan Sisterhood could frighten her into changing her story, but there's only one way to know for certain.

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Eugene: Doctor, did you see Jane's death?

Donna: No, I was asleep when it occurred.

Eugene: You've heard Karen testify that my client murdered her on the first floor of this prison. Do you believe she's telling the truth?

Donna: I don't know who murdered her, but she wasn't killed on the first floor.

Eugene: How can you be certain of this?

Donna: The blood on the second floor railing. Whoever stabbed her, she bled on the railing and the floor. The killer then threw her down.

Eugene: Why would Karen lie about that part?

Donna: You'd have to ask her.

Eugene: Maybe she didn't see Jane's death and just guessed it happenned on the first floor.

Daniella: Objection.

Sherry: Sustained, counsel will not assume what the witness was thinking.

Eugene: I apologize to the court. But it is clear, based on scientific evidence, that the previous witness was lying.

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Danielle then begins questioning Donna. Pointing out that Donna is one month from a parole hearing, she might be trying to curry favor on that front. It's anyone's guess which witness the jury will believe.

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