Chapter 13: Apollo
Date: June 29
Time: 9:00am
Place: Courtroom #7
Klavier:Witness, state your name and occupation.
?:Wait, you're not my Edge-poo. Where is he?
Klavier:He is busy with another case at the moment. Name and occupation please.
?: No but I want my Edgy-poo.
Klavier:He is not here, so state your name and occupation.
?: Fine, my name is Wendy Oldbag, but you can call me grandma and I'm a security guard
Klavier:Witness give your testimony.
Oldbag: Now that's rude. Back in my day we treated elders with respect unlike now a days. Here we are again, I'm getting insulted by young people every time I come here. Last time I was here there was the defense attorney with the spiky hair now it's a defense attorney with horns.
Me:(There not horns, maybe I should stop doing my hair like this, it takes a while to do it in the morning and in return I seem to get insulted everyday).
Oldbag:And now look their letting anybody become prosecutors, like this wanna be rock star over there, now there is not a prosecutor out there that is like my Edge-poo.
Klavier:Objection.I object to this witness's talkativeness and insulting me.
Judge: Objection sustained. Witness, just get to the testimony.
Oldbag:Fine. I was going through my daily routine, checking everything, when I heard a scream. I went to go check it out and I saw the defendant holding a knife over a body. That's all I saw are you happy now?
Judge:You may now begin you cross-examination.
Me: (That wasn't very helpful and it was really short, I didn't see a contradiction in it.)
Trucy:If you don't see a contradiction you should press for more information. That's what daddy always says.
Me:(That's a good idea. Although it makes me a little uneasy knowing Mr. Wright recommended it) All right here it goes.
Oldbag:Fine. I was going through my daily routine, checking everything.
Me:Hold it. What does your daily routine evolve?
Oldbag:I…..
Klavier:Objection.That has nothing to do with the case at hand.
Me:Objection. Yes it does, it is vital to the case at hand.
Judge:Vey well you may continue with your line of questioning. But if you fail to prove its importance then there is a nice penalty waiting for you.
Klavier:Herr Judge, if the defense is so positive it is important to the case then they won't mind this. *air guitar*
Judge:A double penalty I haven't given one of those in a while. Well does the defense accept the prosecutions proposal?
Me:(Now I'm not so sure but I have to go through with it.) Thank you, your honor. What does your daily routine involve?
Oldbag: I go through the whole building everyday and keep an eye out for anything suspicious.
Me:Your honor I request this be added to her testimony.
Judge:I don't see the importance on it but witness; add this to your testimony.
Oldbag:I always go through the whole building everyday and keep an eye out for anything suspicious, then I heard a scream.
Me:What floor were you on when this happened?
Oldbag:Well I start and end my day walking through the building. I had just started my run through a while before the scream. I think I was on floor 2 when I heard it.
Me:Objection. Your honor this witness could not have seen the crime because the crime took place on the 3rd floor not the 2nd floor.
Judge:Witness what do you have to say for yourself?
Oldbag:umm. well….you see….I um…..
Klavier:Objection.The witness was just confused your honor. Let her explain.
Oldbag:Oh I remember now.
Me:(What now? Well we caught her lie so we just need to catch her next one. Let's hope she will tell the truth now)
Oldbag:I was on the elevator when I heard the scream I had just come from the 2nd floor and was going to the 3rd floor. When I came out of the elevator I went to the room where I saw the defendant holding the knife. Sorry for the confusion.
Judge:That clears it up. Mr. Justice, do you want to cross-exam the witness?
Me:Yes your honor. (What do you think? If I don't cross-exam the witness then my client will be declared guilty)
Oldbag:I was on the elevator when I heard the scream I had just come from the 2nd floor and was going to the 3rd floor.
Me:Why didn't you mention that before?
Oldbag:I didn't find it important enough to talk about it.
Judge:Tell us everything at the beginning then we will decide if it was important.
Oldbag:Well I will from now on. I cannot believe how picky these whippersnappers are about every little detail….. When I came out of the elevator I went to the room where I saw the defendant holding the knife.
Me:Hold it.When you saw the defendant which hand was she holding the knife with?
Oldbag:She was holding it with her left hand clear as day.
Me:Objection.If you look at the evidence you can see that the victim was holding it with her right hand.
Klavier:Objection. The witness is just confused.
Me:Objection. But there I another problem.
Oldbag:Really, you young whippersnappers these days care about every little detail.
Me:Objection.It is a big problem. She also said she saw it as clear as day but if you look in the court record you can see there was a black out during that time. Therefore, she could not have used the elevator or seen the victim as clear as day, so she didn't witness the crime scene.
Judge:Witness, is this true?
Oldbag:Fine, this time I will tell you the whole truth. It's true I didn't witness the crime scene but I did hear a scream. I didn't see anyone else go into the room that day.
Klavier:Witness, why didn't you say this from the beginning.
Oldbag:She was the only one who went in that day; I was just helping getting justice served because otherwise you young whippersnappers wouldn't have believed me.
Judge:Defense your cross-examination, and please make it quick so we can get through this. I will give a penalty for every time the witness starts talking nonstop.
Me:Yes your honor. (I don't see any contradiction so I should press. Prosecutor Gavin is looking upset, probably because his decisive witness is not so decisive after all.)
Oldbag:Fine, this time I will tell you the whole truth. It's true I didn't witness the crime scene but I did hear a scream. I didn't see anyone else go into the room that day.
Me:Hold it how do you know nobody else went in that day?
Oldbag:I watch the security cameras in the security room; I have a video to prove it.
Klavier:Why didn't I hear about this before?
Oldbag: I only just remembered I had it with me, young whippersnapper.
Judge:Well then play it.
We put it in and watch it the only people to go in that room is the defendant and the victim. It shows the victim walking in and the defendant walking in about 10 minutes later, nobody else went into that room.
Judge:Well this is decisive evidence; if nobody has any objections then I will declare a verdict. The defendant is….
Me:Objection.
Judge:What now, can't I ever give my verdict in peace anymore?
Me:(Not when we don't know the whole story) Before the verdict, we should hear from the defendant herself.
Judge:Fine,if the prosecution has no objections…
Klavier:None at all Herr Judge.
Judge:Then the defendant is called to testify. We will give the prosecution a 10 minute recess to prepare the witness.
*To be continued*