Court Returns

Legal Didclaimer: None of the jury, law staff, or members of the court belong to said judge Maidenhair Draver.

Notice: It has come to the attention of the court that the there has been a horrible error in the spellings of the names of said 'Giri', 'Darsac' and 'Chaney' which are actually 'Giry', 'Darzac' and 'Changy'. A member of the Fanfiction Institute, known publicly as Sereenie, revealed the error. Thank you Sereenie. The imbecile who caused the error is being fined 100 franks in contempt of court. Because the imbecile is the Judge, the imbecile will be fining herself.

"I shall now call the president of People Against Discrimination (P.A.D.), Miss Starr Patchouli." Says the prosecutor.

Miss Patchouli's Testimony

It is a horrible sign of the degradation of a society when it's officials and aristocracies are instigating hate crimes against minorities. P.A.D. strives to end such atrocities to the minorities who are mistreated and belittled everywhere. We believe our campaign will right such wrongs, and our lawyers and funds are backing all minorities all the way! Mr. Phantom is one of these minorities, seeing that he is both generally-accepted-skin-color-challenged (here by referred to as 'yellow',) and is normal-facial-parts-challenged. Such hate crimes and discrimination he has faced at the hands for said de Changy have caused extreme psychological damage. The defendant argues that the plaintiff was a criminal, however, this is also a discriminatory act. Our psychologists have interviewed the plaintiff and have some to the conclusion that it was not until the psychological turmoil of being called a 'criminal' had taken place that the plaintiff acted as such.

Miss Patchouli steps down.

"Now I call forward detective Sherlock Holmes, who has been looking into the evidence surrounding the case." The prosecutor says.

Sherlock Holmes' Testimony

The evidence is self-conclusive to the trained eye, causing this to be an elementary case. The footprints in graveyard were indeed caused by the plaintiff and the defendant. You will see that this is true when you examine the shoes. The prints, as have been stated by Inspector Javert, are identical to those of the plaintiff and the defendant. However, that is not sufficient proof. Any man in the city may have been wearing such shoes. The truly damning evidence is in the shoes themselves. You will find, if you examine the graveyard, that the prints that allegedly belong to said plaintiff seem to drop from a high surface. The only such surface in the vicinity is the Daae mausoleum. Therefore the plaintiff must have climbed to the top of the mausoleum -such is an obvious conclusion. Examination of the plaintiff's boots allegedly worn that day will show the marks from the climb. There are also traces of leather on the rear wall of the tomb. The defendant's shoes were equally simple. The ground shows where the defendant dislodged a stone the size of a quarter and the shape of Nebraska. The stone –see exhibit three (3)- was found in the soul of said shoe. The question of who started the duel is also elementary. According to footprints, the plaintiff was the first to make a print, and therefor it could be held that he started the duel. Do not be mistaken. Look closely at the nature of the prints. The defendant's prints are even, and sound; the sort caused by steady, yet brisk walking. The prints of the plaintiff's are awkward and filled with skids; the sort caused by a person falling and trying to regain balance. This would hold that the plaintiff fell from the precipices on which he rested. The witnessing of a certain monk who wishes to remain anonymous further drives-home this fact. We do, however, have a phonographic recording of the testimony of said monk. This recording had been tested and witnessed by our esteemed Inspector Javert, and found authentic.

Recording:

Well, I was out for my daily walk in which I recite the liturgy of the hours, when I heard a rather pleasant singing. It came from a man seated on the roof of the Daae Mausoleum. He seemed to be serenading a woman. I found this odd, but not truly disruptive or sacrilegious. I was about to leave, when a man road a horse into the grounds. Now, THAT was disruptive AND sacrilegious! I went forward to confront the man, when the man on the roof took a tumble. I was worried he might have injured his neck, when the man who cam on the horse drew a sword. Then the man who was on the roof drew one and they fought. The man who road the horse won, but this nice girl stopped his from killing the man who was on the roof.

So you see, Mr. Changy was the one who started the fight. If you would examine the witnesses, you would find that each of the crimes that the defendant has been accused of are true. May I step down? Yes, I do have more important things to do! This case is elementary! Thank you!

Court will resume after the jury discusses the evidence.

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