ON THE STAGE OF CHEATING, APPLAUSE IS NOT ALWAYS WHAT YOU RECEIVE
On the morning of the wedding day, Santana and Britanny head to the Andersons' home, with the clear aim of alerting Don Leonard to the cheats discovered in the dead of the night before. Meeting Mr. Leonard at the main entrance of the house, the two promptly greet him.
"What do you want from me, ladies? It must be important, to get here today! " said Don Leonard puzzled.
Santana, greeting don Leonard with a slight nod, replies promptly "Why, sir, I would like to have a confidence with you, which affects you directly", which is reaffirmed with the serious look that she and Britanny share.
Feeling that something was not right in the present situation, don Leonard points to the room, inviting them to come in. "So be brief, please; because, as you can see, I have a lot to do for today. "
Britanny, promptly replies, not wanting to disturb the preparations for the event and at the same time alerting the lord of serious events. "We don't want to take your time too much ..." what Santana added "We don't want to disturb you, quite the opposite. We want to alert you to what we have discovered, sir. "
More and more confused and concerned about the situation, don Leonard asks again about what the ladies want "What is so serious, my dear friends? I would like to know what you have to say to me. "
Becoming serious, Brittany replies, "Now, Mr. Leonard, our guards this evening, have arrested a pair of loudmouthing thugs, as they are only in Messina, speaking loudly near their gates last night."
Not understanding why the two commanders think it is so important, to come, on such an important day when he would be highly busy and concerned with other important issues, and why so much noise only by two drunk troublemakers at dawn, Dom Leonard, tries to disengage from the two politely. "Ladies, I'm sorry, but I need to leave ..." but before she finishes her sentence, Santana says "One word, sir. Our guardsmen found and apprehended two auspicious people today and I wished that this morning they would be examined before Your Lordship ".
Not wanting to appear ungrateful, much less to despise the concerns of the two commendants, but concerned about the time passing and the preparations for the wedding building up, don Leonard responds directly to Santana "I fully trust the ladies. You entrust yourselves with this examination and bring me the report. I'm in a hurry, as you may have noticed. "
Accepting the trust and the assignment given to them, Santana and Brittany greet Don Leonard, bowing to the Lord, and leave. While don Leonard looks at the two commanders' departure with a look, a young employee of the house approaches "My lord, they are waiting for you to present your son to the bridegroom.", Which you answer promptly "I will not delay; I'm ready. Let's go!"
At the gates of the Andersons residence, Santana turns to Brittany and orders, "Go quickly, Brittany, go to the clerk and tell him to go to jail urgently with pen and ink. We will have to examine those individuals, and leave everything documented. "
Accepting orders, Brittany seriously replies, "We need to do it wisely, as don Leonard will certainly want to know what it is about." Agreeing with a friend, Santana says "Intelligence is not going to be lacking, it's just what I tell you. I do not allow cheating against innocent people like young Anderson ... Come on ... we have to be tough and responsible with these talkers! "
Santana and Brittany separate and each goes towards their goal. Brittany goes to see the clerk to document what the cheaters had to say, while Santana heads straight to the police station.
Some time later, when the clerk and Brittany were already at the police station, Commander Santana ordered the shift guards to bring the two talking thugs to the testimony room.
Arriving in the room, Karovsky and Hunter, demonstrate such nervousness that Brittany needs to hold back the laugh that insists on wanting to appear. The two men lack the courage to look directly into the officers' eyes, and keep their heads down at all times.
Sensing that the situation was becoming more and more serious, and recognizing the signs that the two boys showed, Santana orders Britanny, "How it is necessary to fully know the case in question, without false testimony or combined conversations ... Commander Brittany, take dear Mr. Karovsky back to the cell where I will begin the testimony phase with Mr. Hunter first. "
Hunter, surprised by the officer 's action, suddenly lifts his head and stares at visibly nervous companion Karovsky.
As soon as Brittany leaves with guiding Karovsky to the cell, accompanied by two more officers, Santana clears her throat and speaks directly to Hunter. "Come on, let's clarify what is to be done here. You are under my jurisdiction, so if you know me well you know that I am not a joke. I don't like cheating, much less against innocent and naive people. " Hunter, swallows dry and holds his breath without realizing it. He feels that he is really in trouble for what he said, and especially for what he helped to do against the Anderson family and, especially, the young Blaine.
"Sir, clerk. Are you ready to start taking this man's testimony? " Santana asked the clerk Schuster, who promptly pointed out that he was aware of everything.
Santana continued, "... then, with the power vested in me, I want to warn the deponent that disrespect of any kind will not be admitted. Everything you reveal here will be documented, to be later verified and passed on to the parties involved. For this reason, think carefully about what you want to say and do. I recommend that you do not use subterfuge or false statements, it will be better for you. "
Feeling more and more on his shoulders, the weight of his bad deeds, Hunter shrinks in himself, and loses the arrogant look he still had on his face. Signaling that he had heard, and mainly, understood everything that Officer Santana had told him, Hunteranswers "Yes, ma'am. I understand and commit to telling the truth, only the truth. "
Santana, starting the interrogation, sits at the table in front of Hunter and invites him to position himself in the opposite chair. The guards at Hunter's side take him to the chair and make him sit, not very gently.
Santana, signaling to the clerk that he was going to start the interrogation, begins with the usual speech "Well, today, June 20, 1602, we are in the presence of Mr. Hunter Clarington who was arrested in flagrante delicto for the disturbance of the order, being later investigated, his involvement in possible crimes in honor of others. Am I correct? " he asked the man in front of him, his head bowed and silent. In turn, Hunter, replied in a low voice and without looking at the officer. "Yes ma'am!."
"I prefer you to speak up and look at me. I don't think anyone who was raging and boasting loudly last night is so shy now. " Santana said sarcastically.
Hunter, in turn, took a deep breath, straightened his spine and raised his head, answering in a dry voice "Yes, ma'am", an attitude that won a raised eyebrow and a malicious smile from the officer, who leaned back in his chair and crossed his hands over the table.
"Tell us what you were talking about last night, in the courtyard next to the Andersons' residence, which caused you to be brought into my presence." Said Santana.
Preparing for what he was about to reveal, Hunter took a deep breath, and responded in the most direct way he could imagine, to try not to hurt himself so much and perhaps not to compromise Don Sebastian "As I said, my lady, Karovsky and I were leaving a celebration at the Andersons' house ... We both drank a little more than we should have, and that's why we were talking loudly ... Maybe that's why we ended up causing an unwanted disturbance ... "but before that Hunter went on with his pointless explanation, Santana punched the table, silencing the man instantly. "Do you honestly believe that you will deceive me with your rambling conversation? Don't you remember that I was one of two officers who heard exactly what you and your friend were talking about? Because I think it's good that you rethink your attitude and start telling the truth so that it is documented correctly. " Santana leaned over the table, approaching Hunter and looking hard and directly into the boy's eyes, and with an almost deadly tone in his voice, "And you know, I don't admit that they try to deceive me or make a fool of me. With that said; tell me EXACTLY what you were talking about last night! "
Realizing that there was no escape, and that the officer was serious when she said she didn't admit to being made a fool of; because the official's tough name was known to all nearby regions. Hunter swallowed what little pride he had left, swallowed and began to report last night in as much detail as possible:
"As I said earlier, Karovsky and I had just left the festivities at the Andersons' house, and we had a little too much to drink ..." feeling that the officer was going to lose patience with him, he quickly continued, "but the question didn't this is it, I know ... When I realized, or rather, I thought we were alone, I decided to tell Karovsky what would have happened, moments before within Dalton's walls. As you know, my lord Don Sebastian does not have a good relationship with his brother Don David and consequently, it has its differences with its protégés, mainly with the young Kurt ... "Santana nods and nods for him to continue.
"... then, starting with the party in honor of don David offered by Mr. Leonard Anderson, and followed by the discovery of the romance between the young Blaine and Kurt, and later the announcement of their engagement, my lord was overcome with petty feelings like envy and jealous of the attention given to his own brother, and even worse, to his protégé, he asked me if there was a way to make young Kurt see his future destroyed and Don David's honor tarnished in some way ... and I, wanting to remain in his good graces, since I have Don Sebastian as my lord, or rather, he did, I decided to help him. And that is what you and the other guards heard me confide to Karovsky ... "
The officer, with a stern look, commands that Hunter describes exactly what he planned and accomplished to satisfy Don Sebastian's wishes. Hunter obeyed without question.