Finally Robin's guard's managed to silence the rowdy crowd who up until that moment had been baying like a pack of hounds awaiting a fresh kill. They stood like grim reapers their bats in hand at the end of each row of seating, at the edge of the stage and on the exit. The auditorium was jam packed, crammed full of Islanders there to witness the trial, like sardines squashed into a tin.

From his station in the control room Robin glanced at each of the monitors, those pointing at the gateway to the campus and those situated inside the auditorium. He shuddered at the thought of amount of damage the Islanders could potentially do to the facility. Thank god he'd had the presence of mind to ensure that they had all been searched for weapons before they'd been allowed admittance.

Scouring the overcrowded room he was pleased that he could not find the faces of Kennis and Travis anywhere amongst the throng, the trial was bound to be too distressing for them to watch. Fuelled with an unusual glimmer of optimism Robin decided that maybe, just maybe once this was over he would be able to pluck up the courage to tell Kennis how he felt about her. The very thought of which made his knees knock together with nerves.

Robin took a deep breath and composed himself before settling into position in an old office chair in front of the monitors as the jury entered the room and sat either side of the long table positioned upon the stage.

There were some shouts of abuse and about justice and how it was unfair to judge the perpetrators with a jury solely comprising of high ranking members of the Elite. The heckling escalated as Ed came and took his place at the head of the table and then finally a deathly silence as he raised his hand to signal that the trial was about to begin.

Today, this trial would decide the future, not only of the rapists, but also of the Elite itself and its dominant position on the island.

Today, was the most important day in their history and the deciding factor of the whole future of the new civilisation they had created.