Verdict
"I have been a judge for over twenty five years," Judge Brooks began. "And there are several cases where I can state that resembled circuses more than legal proceedings. But this case…This case is by far is the Ringling Brothers and Barnum and Bailey Circus that beats all circuses! This tops everything that I have ever seen in my lifetime and that includes all those hours I watched the OJ Simpson trial! I have heard of cases where we used alternate jurors but never have I witnessed a case where we needed alternate prosecuting attorneys! During this trial I have been assaulted, replaced by an impersonator who ran my court for me, had two full blown riots run rampant in my courtroom, several witness breakdowns…This trial is so bizarre that we even ran through all the jurors including every alternate! Half of them had to go to the hospital!"
"And to top it all off I have never seen such a group of secretive liars on both sides of the case that I have come to the conclusion that everyone connected with this trial, mutant and human are nothing more than a bunch of maniacs. There is nothing I would like better than to lock the whole lot of you away forever in some asylum so that none of you would ever see the light of day again much less enter into my courtroom! But since I can't do that the only way I can insure that would never happen is by announcing that after this case is done I will be officially retiring from the legal profession."
"According to the DA's office, not only did Evan Daniels kill Spears, he's running the largest gun smuggling ring in North America, created weapons of mass destruction for Iraq and had a hand in the collapse of the stock market. The evidence is so flimsy and circumstantial this case should never have been brought to trial! Which would have suited me just fine!"
"Not only did Evan Daniels not spear Spears to death, he was nowhere near the scene of the crime in the first place. Therefore due to the strong evidence I have no choice but to find the defendant…Not Guilty! Case dismissed!" He stormed off into his chambers.
A loud whoop of joy went up from the X-Men. Evan was unshackled and he hugged his parents and aunt as best he could without piercing them. Several reporters tried to get an exclusive but were kept at bay.
"Oh man am I glad that's all over," Evan laughed.
"You're not the only one," Vi was crying. "I knew you didn't do it! I knew it!"
"Come on let's get out of here," Scott said. However the jovial mood was stopped when they saw the crowd of protestors outside the courthouse.
"BURN IN HELL MUTANT!" One shouted as he threw a Molitov cocktail at the police building.
"DIE MUTIES!" Another shouted as pistol shots fired.
"I don't think they're too happy about the verdict," Kurt gulped.
Next: Riots in the streets! Again! What fun!