Here we are, folks, the last chapter. You're in for a surprise!

"We find the defendant not guilty."

Rio leapt from her chair and ran to embrace her twin and Dumon. "You did it! You really did it. Oh, Reginald…"

"I know," Shark said, looking dazed. "We actually won."

"Mr. Kastle?" Judge Kay asked. Both Dumon and Nash turned to him. "Uh, Mr. Reginald Kastle."

"Yes, your Honor?"

"Do you wish to press charges against Tori Meadows for bringing false accusations against you? Shark looked at Tori. She stared back at him defiantly, but her tears had begun to flow again.

"No, your Honor," Shark said, turning back to Judge Kay. "I couldn't force her to go through that."

"Very well. Case dismissed!"

Yuma Tsukamo jumped up and stretched. "Finally! I thought it would never end!"

Tori glared at him. "I suppose I should have known you wouldn't care at all about this assignment."

Yuma scowled. "It's not that I didn't care, Tori, it's just that both you and Shark are my friends. I hate to see you fighting with each other."

Alito turned to his friend and smirked. "You did know it was all pretend, didn't you?"

"Oh sure. But it seemed awfully real. I mean, Tor was crying and Dumon got angry and Caswell tried to embarrass Shark in front of the whole class… you guys had me worried there for a minute."

"Well, it's all over now," Shark said, getting up and heading for the door.

"Just a minute, Shark," Mr. Kay said, hurrying up after him. "Thanks a whole lot for agreeing to play the defendant. When no one volunteered, I thought for sure this whole mock trial would go down the drain. You really saved the day. And you were very good at it too. It's not easy to be accused of rape in front of a group of people, even if it is only pretend."

Shark shrugged. "It was no big deal. I knew it was all fake."

As soon as Mr. Kay left, Tori approached Shark cautiously. "Um, no hard feelings, right, Shark?"

"No hard feelings, Tori. You did pretty well with your part."

Tori blushed. "R- really? Thanks, Shark. You were…pretty good too." Shark grunted.

"Hey everybody, let's celebrate!" Yuma said, throwing his arms around Shark and Tori. "Let's go get ice cream. My treat."

"Which means it's your Dad's treat."

"What are we celebrating, Yuma?" Caswell asked, carrying the empty briefcase he'd brought along to help him play his part.

"Shark's not going to jail!"

Everyone face palmed. "IT WAS A MOCK TRIAL YUMA!"

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