Here is a longer version of the trial.
Disclaimer: I do not own Alex, Jen, or Ransik. They are property of Saban/Disney. I do own Christy and Chris Collins and Dr. Stein.
Chris' Reaction and the Trial
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Chris walked up to the door, and forced it open. 'What in the world is going on?' He entered cautiously with his hand by the gun he had. It was not a regular, bullet-shooting gun - it was one that shot out flames - but it would work.
He heard the monitor flatlining; he drew his gun and rushed in shouting, "Time Force! You're under arrest!"
The man in black laughed an evil laugh. "Puny, pathetic Chris. About time you joined the party."
"Ransik." Chris said, his voice low and his teeth gritted together. Slowly, he pressed the silent button to call for a nurse and security.
"It's too late, old friend. Your wife is dead, and, soon, you will be, too."
Chris pulled the trigger on his gun without thinking. It burned the right side of Ransik's face. Ransik screamed in pain. As he lunged toward Chris, with the needle drawn, Time Force recruits restrained him and handcuffed him. "Who has the last laugh now, Ransik?" Chris retorted.
* * *
The officer took out a Bible and went up to Ransik, "Do you, Ransik, solemnly swear to tell nothing but the truth, so help you God?"
Ransik put on an evil grin, and he looked almost inhuman with the metal plate he placed over his scar from earlier that day, "I do."
Chris' lawyer, Michael, glanced back at his client. He was holding little Alex and had an icy look on his face. His client was his best friend, and it disturbed him to see Chris like that, so, he had to see that justice was served. He looked back at Ransik. He certainly looked menacing, and he had seen the look he had given the officer. He knew Ransik could not be trusted. "Ransik, where were you at from eight to nine this morning?"
"Why, I was at my home taking care of my little daughter, of course."
Chris leaped out of his chair, "Liar!"
The judge pushed a button that imitated the sound of the previously used hammer. "I will have order in this court! Wait your turn, Mr. Collins." Chris sat down, feeling Ransik's begrudging stare. "However, Ransik, you swore to tell the truth, and we know for a fact that you were at the hospital at the time of Mrs. Collins' death."
"Yes, your honor." Ransik said with a sickening smile.
"Proceed, Mr. Myers."
"Ransik, since we have evidence proving that you murdered Mrs. Collins out of cold blood, would you mind telling us why you did this?" Ransik's Lawyer, Steelix, Sr., jumped up. "Your honor, the question is presumptuous. It is giving you the verdict when it hasn't been reached."
"Sustained. Please restate your question, Mr. Myers."
"Yes, your honor." He looked at Ransik, thinking of how to restate his question without accusing the murderer. "Ransik, did you kill Mrs. Collins?"
Ransik put on a show of crying and saying that he was innocent. "Your honor, he is trying to accuse me of a crime I didn't commit."
The judge looked annoyed. "Answer the question, Ransik, and honestly at that."
Ransik glared at the judge. "No, I didn't."
"That will be all." Michael sat down bewildered. 'How wicked is this guy? Lying when he swore on the Bible!?'
The judge asked Steelix, Sr. if he had any questions, and he did not. "Ransik, you may have a seat."
Steelix, Sr. asked, "Your honor, may I call the next witness to the stand?"
"Yes, you may."
"I call Chris Collins to the stand." Chris stood up, placed Alex in his mother's arms, and walked up to the witness stand. He swore on the Bible and took his seat.
"Mr. Collins, where were you between the time your wife gave birth and the time Ransik was caught?"
"I was at my home taking a nap, but when Ransik was caught, I was there."
"Why were you at home and not with your wife?"
"Because I'm on graveyard, and I was tired, as was she. I went home for only two hours. I wanted her to get some rest, and if I were there, she would stay awake to see how I interact with the baby."
"I see." If possible, Steelix, Sr. would have had a demeaning smile on his face. "Why did you kill your wife?"
"Your honor, he is accusing my client."
"Sustained. Steelix, please rephrase your question."
"Yes, your honor." 'I can't let Ransik down. He's paying me a lot of
money for this.'
"Mr. Collins, why is it that your wife would have watched you interact
with the child? Had you given her reason not to trust you?"
"No, she did not have a reason not to trust me. You know mothers, they like to see their husbands interact with children. To prove that she had no reason not to trust me, she said, 'You'll make a great father.' If she did not trust me, she would have not said that."
"That will be all." 'We're sunk. Everyone knows that Ransik did this.'
"Mr. Myers, would you like to question the witness?"
"Yes, your honor." He walked up near the witness stand. "Mr. Collins, when you came back to the hospital after your nap, in what state was the door and any nearby surroundings?"
"The door was barricaded. I am pretty sure the security camera was blacked out, too."
"I see. Now, when you finally pushed the door open, what did you see? What did you hear? What was your reaction."
"When I pushed the door open, I heard the monitor flatlining, so I grabbed my holstered gun, and came in shouting, 'Time Force! You're under arrest.' Then, I saw Ransik. He was watching my wife with a sickening look on his face. I knew at that moment that Ransik had killed her. He talked to me saying that it was about time I got there. I pressed the button for security and a nurse. He told me that she was already dead, it was too late, and said that soon I would be too. Then, I shot him with the gun, causing the scar he has covered with the metal plate. He leaped at me with a needle drawn, and the Time Force recruits got there and held him back just in time."
"That will be all, your honor." Michael said. His client was in tears; he could tell it was taxing him, and he had to get him out, off the witness stand. They both sat down, and Chris held little Alex in his arms, stroking the boys hand. 'You look so much like your mother.' he thought sadly. "Chris, you alright?" Michael asked in a whisper.
"Yes, Mike, I will be eventually. As soon as that horrible guy is locked up." Chris whispered back.
The trial proceeded with questioning the two Time Force recruits and the nurse. The judge called a recess, and came back shortly after with the verdict. At the trial that evening, Ransik was charged with murder, attempted murder, and insanity; he was sentenced to be in jail for life. First, he was to be tested to make sure he was not totally insane. Chris watched with a smirk as justice was served. He watched quietly as Ransik was locked away. He was never to be the same as he was before his wife's unfortunate death. Alex was never to know his father as more than some workaholic who provided him with food and a place to sleep. that day where she came up to him and played with him.
Disclaimer: I do not own Alex, Jen, or Ransik. They are property of Saban/Disney. I do own Christy and Chris Collins and Dr. Stein.
Chris' Reaction and the Trial
* * *
Chris walked up to the door, and forced it open. 'What in the world is going on?' He entered cautiously with his hand by the gun he had. It was not a regular, bullet-shooting gun - it was one that shot out flames - but it would work.
He heard the monitor flatlining; he drew his gun and rushed in shouting, "Time Force! You're under arrest!"
The man in black laughed an evil laugh. "Puny, pathetic Chris. About time you joined the party."
"Ransik." Chris said, his voice low and his teeth gritted together. Slowly, he pressed the silent button to call for a nurse and security.
"It's too late, old friend. Your wife is dead, and, soon, you will be, too."
Chris pulled the trigger on his gun without thinking. It burned the right side of Ransik's face. Ransik screamed in pain. As he lunged toward Chris, with the needle drawn, Time Force recruits restrained him and handcuffed him. "Who has the last laugh now, Ransik?" Chris retorted.
* * *
The officer took out a Bible and went up to Ransik, "Do you, Ransik, solemnly swear to tell nothing but the truth, so help you God?"
Ransik put on an evil grin, and he looked almost inhuman with the metal plate he placed over his scar from earlier that day, "I do."
Chris' lawyer, Michael, glanced back at his client. He was holding little Alex and had an icy look on his face. His client was his best friend, and it disturbed him to see Chris like that, so, he had to see that justice was served. He looked back at Ransik. He certainly looked menacing, and he had seen the look he had given the officer. He knew Ransik could not be trusted. "Ransik, where were you at from eight to nine this morning?"
"Why, I was at my home taking care of my little daughter, of course."
Chris leaped out of his chair, "Liar!"
The judge pushed a button that imitated the sound of the previously used hammer. "I will have order in this court! Wait your turn, Mr. Collins." Chris sat down, feeling Ransik's begrudging stare. "However, Ransik, you swore to tell the truth, and we know for a fact that you were at the hospital at the time of Mrs. Collins' death."
"Yes, your honor." Ransik said with a sickening smile.
"Proceed, Mr. Myers."
"Ransik, since we have evidence proving that you murdered Mrs. Collins out of cold blood, would you mind telling us why you did this?" Ransik's Lawyer, Steelix, Sr., jumped up. "Your honor, the question is presumptuous. It is giving you the verdict when it hasn't been reached."
"Sustained. Please restate your question, Mr. Myers."
"Yes, your honor." He looked at Ransik, thinking of how to restate his question without accusing the murderer. "Ransik, did you kill Mrs. Collins?"
Ransik put on a show of crying and saying that he was innocent. "Your honor, he is trying to accuse me of a crime I didn't commit."
The judge looked annoyed. "Answer the question, Ransik, and honestly at that."
Ransik glared at the judge. "No, I didn't."
"That will be all." Michael sat down bewildered. 'How wicked is this guy? Lying when he swore on the Bible!?'
The judge asked Steelix, Sr. if he had any questions, and he did not. "Ransik, you may have a seat."
Steelix, Sr. asked, "Your honor, may I call the next witness to the stand?"
"Yes, you may."
"I call Chris Collins to the stand." Chris stood up, placed Alex in his mother's arms, and walked up to the witness stand. He swore on the Bible and took his seat.
"Mr. Collins, where were you between the time your wife gave birth and the time Ransik was caught?"
"I was at my home taking a nap, but when Ransik was caught, I was there."
"Why were you at home and not with your wife?"
"Because I'm on graveyard, and I was tired, as was she. I went home for only two hours. I wanted her to get some rest, and if I were there, she would stay awake to see how I interact with the baby."
"I see." If possible, Steelix, Sr. would have had a demeaning smile on his face. "Why did you kill your wife?"
"Your honor, he is accusing my client."
"Sustained. Steelix, please rephrase your question."
"Yes, your honor." 'I can't let Ransik down. He's paying me a lot of
money for this.'
"Mr. Collins, why is it that your wife would have watched you interact
with the child? Had you given her reason not to trust you?"
"No, she did not have a reason not to trust me. You know mothers, they like to see their husbands interact with children. To prove that she had no reason not to trust me, she said, 'You'll make a great father.' If she did not trust me, she would have not said that."
"That will be all." 'We're sunk. Everyone knows that Ransik did this.'
"Mr. Myers, would you like to question the witness?"
"Yes, your honor." He walked up near the witness stand. "Mr. Collins, when you came back to the hospital after your nap, in what state was the door and any nearby surroundings?"
"The door was barricaded. I am pretty sure the security camera was blacked out, too."
"I see. Now, when you finally pushed the door open, what did you see? What did you hear? What was your reaction."
"When I pushed the door open, I heard the monitor flatlining, so I grabbed my holstered gun, and came in shouting, 'Time Force! You're under arrest.' Then, I saw Ransik. He was watching my wife with a sickening look on his face. I knew at that moment that Ransik had killed her. He talked to me saying that it was about time I got there. I pressed the button for security and a nurse. He told me that she was already dead, it was too late, and said that soon I would be too. Then, I shot him with the gun, causing the scar he has covered with the metal plate. He leaped at me with a needle drawn, and the Time Force recruits got there and held him back just in time."
"That will be all, your honor." Michael said. His client was in tears; he could tell it was taxing him, and he had to get him out, off the witness stand. They both sat down, and Chris held little Alex in his arms, stroking the boys hand. 'You look so much like your mother.' he thought sadly. "Chris, you alright?" Michael asked in a whisper.
"Yes, Mike, I will be eventually. As soon as that horrible guy is locked up." Chris whispered back.
The trial proceeded with questioning the two Time Force recruits and the nurse. The judge called a recess, and came back shortly after with the verdict. At the trial that evening, Ransik was charged with murder, attempted murder, and insanity; he was sentenced to be in jail for life. First, he was to be tested to make sure he was not totally insane. Chris watched with a smirk as justice was served. He watched quietly as Ransik was locked away. He was never to be the same as he was before his wife's unfortunate death. Alex was never to know his father as more than some workaholic who provided him with food and a place to sleep. that day where she came up to him and played with him.