The Verdict's In I was sitting on the floor playing a game on the TV with Andrea. I could not believe how long it was taking the jury to decide on a verdict. It was already over two weeks into the deliberation. I was starting to really believe that the verdict wasn't going to be good when they did decide. I have a feeling that's the feeling of almost everyone by now. But dad told me about how it took a jury three hours to find OJ Simpson not guilty so waiting could be a good thing.
I heard talking in the hall and put the game on pause wondering what it was. I stuck my head out the door and saw Uncle Eddy standing there talking on the phone with someone. Owen, Martha, Bret, and Uncle Ric were standing around him.
"Yeah okay we'll be right there." He said hanging up. He turned to Owen before any of us could ask something.
"Find Chris and Steve. The jury's ready"
Finally! I thought it would never happen.
"Can I come?" I turned around to see that Andi had followed me out of the room.
"You'll have to ask your parents Andi." Uncle Eddy said.
"Ask us what?" Shane asked coming out of his room.
"Dad I want to hear the jury's decision. Can I please"
"I guess so. We need to tell Owen, Chris, and Steve"
"Owen went to find Chris and Steve. But we need to hurry. They are going to wait until we get there but I want to know now." Uncle Eddy said rubbing his hands in obvious anticipation. I think we all felt that way.
Within minutes it seemed as if everyone had come out of their rooms at the same time because the hallway was now very crowded. "Uncle Eddy did you call my mom?" I asked. She may be mad at dad but I know she'd want to hear the verdict as much as the rest of us. "I'll do that right now." He said dialing as we walked to the elevators. I was crowded into a car with pretty much the same people I was with when we left my mom's house a few weeks ago. It was not a quiet ride to the courthouse as we were all nervous and excited. Things were about to finally end whether it was with a guilty or non-guilty verdict. Man I really hope the verdict's guilty or we are all in trouble.
When we got to the courthouse we were all ushered in. I noticed the vultures, or rather the reporters, were standing outside of the room waiting in anticipation. They all called questions at us but we ignored them hoping they would get the hint and leave us alone. No such luck but we were in the courtroom fast.
I looked over at the Defense table and saw the expressions on their faces were all neutral. I wonder what they are thinking right now. Do they think they won? Or do they know they've lost. Helmsley, for once, wasn't glaring back at us. He was staring straight ahead as are the rest of them. I look up as mom takes a seat in front of me. I'm glad she's here to hear this. The jury came in and took a seat. The judge came out after them. "Has the jury reached a verdict"
"Yes, we have your honor." The Jury Foreman said standing up.
"Please hand it to the bailiff." The Foreman did and sat down. Judge Arspringer cleared her throat. "For the attempted murder of Owen Hart. In the case of Michael Hickenbottom the jury finds him guilty. In the case of Stephanie McMahon Levesque the jury finds her guilty. In the case of Paul Levesque the jury finds him guilty." So far so good. "And in the case of Vince McMahon the jury finds him guilty. For the attempted murder of Steve Williams. In the case of Michael Hickenbottom the jury finds him guilty. In the case of Stephanie McMahon Levesque the jury finds her guilty. In the case of Paul Levesque the jury finds him guilty. And in the case of Vince McMahon the jury finds him guilty. For the attempted murder of Chris Benoit. In the case of Michael Hickenbottom the jury finds him guilty. In the case of Stephanie McMahon Levesque the jury finds her guilty. In the case of Paul Levesque the jury finds him guilty." Here comes the big one. "And in the case of Vince McMahon the jury finds him guilty"
Yes! I kind of tuned out the other verdicts. The big ones were taken care of. The judge had a hard time calming down the courtroom after she finished reading the verdicts. We were all hugging. I didn't hear what the judge said next. It felt too good. "What's next?" I ask Mr. Olson.
"The judge will declare how many years they get." In 2013 the United States got rid of the death penalty and handed out multiple life sentences in order to keep the criminals in prison longer. "I don't think any of them will be getting out any time soon"
Finally justice.
Jules adds: hands the group off to Harry Happy April Fools!