"I am not going to show the court a series of CCTV recordings-" Gareth stated as he again pressed the button on his clicker and a paused video file then came onto the screen in the courtroom. "First of all, we have footage of the accused getting onto the grounds" he described before pressing the button again and the footage started to play. The room then fell into silence as we all watched as everyone in the accused party (dressed in fully black) gained entry through the gates of Auradon Castle after rendering the guards who manned the gates unconscious before tying him up and hiding him in a nearby bush. I watched as the jury's faces all squinted and twisted into confusion and I could see why; you couldn't tell whether this was the accused party or not - and I knew their defence was going to try and play this against us.

"Moving on" Gareth repeated as the next piece of footage came to the screen. "We have footage of the accused getting into the castle" he described as we watched as the group of the six of them then ran down the side of the castle, using everything they could to hide behind something so they weren't discovered. You could tell that they had been memorising and studying the maps that Kendal had made; as every move was like a choreographed dance - with each of them knowing where each step was going to be.

"The third CCTV has some violence in it" he warned us all as the second piece of footage ended. I felt Ben get uneasy next to me so I wrapped my arms back around him and we cuddled tightly together as the next video clip started to play. Admittedly I hadn't seen these clips yet; and to be honest I didn't really want to. I had more important things to do - making sure that Ben and our baby were both happy and ok. "So be forewarned" he quickly added before he pressed play. I then sat and watched as the accused party ran into the main hall and quickly ran at Cogsworth and Lumiere and knocked them to the ground. I winced as I watched the accused party kick, hit and beat the pair of them with them shouting out for help. My heart broke even further when Mrs Potts and Chips ran to help them but they were both quickly subdued and tied up alongside Cogsworth and Lumiere. I questioned where the kitchen staff were but I then answered my own question Mrs Potts had given them a few days off for their hard work. Part of me thought that maybe if the kitchen staff had been there then maybe things hadn't happened the way it did.

I then watched as the accused party quickly ran into Belle's library and attacked Adam and Belle; I heard Ben growl next to me - which caused me to snuggle into Ben. I know that seeing this was going to be hard for him; but it didn't prepare me for the footage of them attacking him. I held onto Ben tightly as tears gathered in my eyes as I watched as they ran in through the side door and quickly subdued him. Ben attempted to fight back but there were too many for him to fight against. I growled and felt the Dragon within me roar as I watched as the accused party enjoyed beating Ben - even when they had him tied up with a black cloth bag over his head.

"We now have the recording of the accused leaving with his Majesty-" I heard Gareth say when the footage ended and the next piece started to play, thankfully. I then watched as Ben was dragged out, as he continued to struggle with them however when he got to the stairs outside of Auradon Castle I watched as a black van pulled up - which they obviously had hidden on the grounds and one of them had left to go and get when the others were subduing Ben. I watched as Ben continued to struggle with them as the side of the van opened but one of them (and I suspect it was Bobby) harshly hit Ben in the gut, which made him recoil forward making it easier for them to shove him in the van before the footage stopped.

"Finally we have the recording with the accused taking his Highness into APL-" Gareth continued and he was just about to press the clicker to commence the final clip before Sam's lawyer stood up.

"Your honour-" Mr Bruce Bright started.

"Yes Mr Bright" Chief Justice Williams said.

"I believe that Mr Grey is not just slandering my client but the whole accused party" Mr Bright stressed.

"How so?" the Chief Justice questioned.

"Well he is stressing that that is my client is in that video" he answered back before he pursed his lips together.

"Mr Bright?" the Chief Justice sighed.

"Yes your honour" Mr Bright answered.

"It is your client," the Chief Justice answered. "Mr Samuel Smith has attested to this" he advised and we all watched as Mr Bright's face dropped.

"Ok" he replied sadly as he sat down quietly.

"Please carry on Mr Grey" Chief Justice advised.

"Thank you" Gareth answered as he pressed down on the clicker and we watched the final video footage. I wiped my eyes and face of tears as I watched as the black van pulled to a stop to the side of APL and they all jumped out of the van. As one of them used keys to open the side door as four of them dragged Ben harshly out of the van and held him up before dragging him into the building. I felt the Dragon within my growl again as I watched as Ben disappeared from the camera's view - as I fully knew what was about to happen to him. I felt my stomach burn at what was about to come into evidence, but I knew that I had to remain strong. I needed to get through Ben through this - and I made a very sincere promise to myself that I would succeed!