Innocence Taken:
"All rise." All of the people in the room--plantiff, defense, jury, and witnesses--stood. The people involved in the trial went through the same routine and motions, preparing for the gruesome case today. The judge walked in, elegant as ever.
With a nod to the people in her room, she seated herself. The other occupants sat down without much sound, situating themselves and waiting for the first person to make their move.
Then, the trial began--slowly, but surely...
"You cannot allow this," one of the defenders in the courtroom announced, showing his disappointment with what was happening. Jack Hall was not a very happy person at the moment.
The person on the other side, defending two well-loved people in the community stood, glancing at the person before looking at the judge. What that a smirk Jack saw on Kate's face?
He almost let a growl emit from his throat before he remembered this was a court of law—do not get personal feelings into matters like these. He closed his eyes and clenched his fists, slowly trying to drain the growing tension from his body.
"Your Honor," Kate calmly said, a defiant and proud gleam in her eyes—as if she knew she was winning the case—"There isn't any evidence that suggests that this abuse happened because of my clients actions."
"It was in the police reports!" Jack interrupted.
The judge glanced at Jack, sending him a warning look. He swallowed his retort, knowing that it wasn't helping anyone, not even his client who probably didn't even know he existed.
He was hired by the state to defend an abused child in this court and they didn't even have the said abused child in the court to begin with.
Kate shot Jack a scathing look—"Information can easily be twisted—" Jack narrowed his eyes, 'Yeah, bitch—like what you're doing now!' He mentally retorted. "—There shouldn't even be a case if the abused child isn't here to prosecute my clients."
The judge paused, "That is true." There was another pregnant pause, longer this time. "All evidence is not valid unless the witness comes forth onto the stand—which is obviously not happening."
Jack looked at the empty chair beside him and cursed like a sailor in his mind.
The world seemed to freeze for a moment.
The gravel was lifted before it fell with a loud 'crack' that filled the room. The ruling was given—"Mr. and Mrs. Dave and Julie—" Kate smirked, giving a victorious look to Jack—"Have been given custody of Heero Yuy." The judge stood, letting go of the gravel, "Court dismissed."
And that was the end.
TBC