Courtroom:
"All rise." Everyone's chair scraps across the floor of the courtroom. "The honorable Mary Jane Wolfstone presiding." The judge nods at the crowd in the courtroom.
"You maybe be seated." Brighton sits at the defense table in his coat and tie. Max, Fran, Niles and even CC sat behind him. She opens the file that the bailiff hands her. "The State of New York vs. Brighton M. Sheffield. Proceed.
"The state calls Danny Imperelli. Did the court pronounce it right sir?"
"Yeah sure, what ever."
This outa be good. Look at how he response to his name being called. The judge said to herself. Danny makes his way up to the front of the courtroom. He sat in the very back. On his way up frombehind Fran, who sat on the end of the aisle whispers, "you sexy thing you." And makes kissy face which, the judge ignored.
Niles tells Fran not to get so worked up about all of this. Danny tells the court how B and his family tried to get him back for loving Fran when he wanted to marry her. The jury heard the story about how Niles and B threatened him at the wedding and that they were removed from the wedding hall. None in which looked good for B's case.
"Take a deep breath Ms. Fine." Niles tried to clam her down. "Don't listen to to…uh…"
"You don't have to convince me. Look." Fran pointed to the jury who were taking notes as they intensely listened to Danny. "the jury's taking notes. Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"
"I don't know."
Fran is called up to the stand next. She swallows as she looks of at Max. She couldn't tell if he believed any word that she was saying to the jury. She tells the jury about what happened during the attack. The jury was still taking notes, which Fran believed to be a good sign. Well at least she hoped that they were listening to her.
Judge Wolfstone looks at her watch, then looks at jury, they aren't paying much attention to Ms Fine's testimony. When she looks at the DA and prosecutor both where pointing to their watches motioning that it is lunchtime. Judge holds the questioning and tells the court that they are breaking for lunch. As she is leaving the courtroom she rolled his eyes and shakes her head. "Does this woman ever shut up?"
During lunch break CC drops off the tape at the DA's office. The judge watches the tape and then pages the attorneys. They had an argument about the tape going into evidence at the last minute.
"We never saw the tape."
"We didn't even know about it." DA defense.
"Yeah you knew it. You were just holding it back." The Prosecutor responded.
"We don't even know what's on it. For all we know it can be cartoons."
"That's enough you two." The judge waves her arms. The Attorneys stop arguing and look at the judge. "It's going in. I've made up my mind." Both Attorneys look at each other then back at the judge. "I'm making an exception, allowing it in because we are still," she sighs. "god help us." She says under her breath. "In the middle of Ms Fine's testimony, so she can verify the tape. But.."
"Here it comes." The DA said to himself.
"There is one condition that the defendant waves his rights to testify against himself." She looks over at the DA. "You must put him on the stand. Do we have a deal?"
"Yeah I can live with that." The judge looks over at the prosecutor who is staring at the DA.
"Deal." He response. "This otta be good." He said under his breath as he rolled his eyes and walked towards the door.
Everyone returns to the courtroom. The bailiff stands up next the to bench and nods. "All raise the honorable…." The waving of hands by the judge cut him off.
"Yeah, yeah, yeah, please sit down." The judge said. The crowd sits back down.
Fran's testimony continues. She goes on and on. Max turns to Niles, "We will be here all year if this continues." Niles laughs. When the bailiff brings out a TV the courtroom cheers.
"We are watching TV." One of the juries called from his seat.
"We have a video we need to watch." The bailiff states and the courtroom Ahs.
"What kind of video can they have?" Max whispers.
"No telling sir."
"Shh.." CC puts here hand up to her lips.
The defense attorney places the video in the machine; the song "Old timey rock and roll." started to play.
"Oh no," CC said to herself, not that part. She covered her eyes with her hand. What have I done?
The courtroom sees Niles in his underwear singing along to the song. Niles looks back at CC.
"Woops it was…." CC stood up. "Just fast forward that part." She waved at the judge.
Niles's face turns red.
"I'm going to kill you." He grabs CC around the neck.
"Order my the court, order my the court." Yells the judge. An officer came up to them and broke them apart. Both of them were escorted out of the courtroom.