Hello, everyone! I hope you're doing well. Here we are listening to the Madame Rouge's second testimony. I hope you enjoy!
Madame Rouge started to speak, "I didn't see the metal pole when I saw him. He turned around when I screamed and said, 'This isn't what it looks like!' I heard the security guard come toward us afterward. He was hauled away in less than a minute."
The judge was silent for a minute, then he said, "So, you didn't see the murder weapon, witness?"
"No, I didn't." she answered.
"There is more evidence that was submitted." Mr. Payne said.
There were 5 photos showing Pepper Sprout's body on the ground. The metal pole was to the left of her body. I asked, "Madame Rouge, where were you standing when you saw Mr. Brand next to the victim?"
"Objection! Are the small details really necessary?" Mr. Payne wondered.
"If it will determine whether the witness was able to see the murder weapon or not, then yes." I answered.
The judge nodded, "I'll allow it. Please answer the question, witness."
Madame Rouge looked away in thought, then answered, "I was standing to the right of her body."
I looked at the judge, "Your Honor, the reason she didn't see the murder weapon is because she was standing to the right of the victim. The murder weapon was to the left of the victim as seen in this photo."
Everyone was murmuring. The judge banged his gavel, "Order! Order in the court!"
Everyone was silent. The judge then said, "If all this witness did was see the defendant, then there's no reason to question her any further."
"The prosecution has another witness, Your Honor." Mr. Payne said.
"The court will take a 10 minute recess." The judge told us.
THE LOBBY
I took a deep breath. Mr. Wright and Apollo walked toward us. Mr. Wright said, "I must say, Terri, you did better than I expected."
"Thank you, Mr. Wright. That was just one hurdle, though." I replied.
"True." Athena retorted.
"Terri..." Will said to me.
I looked at him, "Will, how are you doing?"
"I'm hanging in there." he told me.
"You'll be fine, Mr. Brand." Apollo said.
"I need to go to the head. Excuse me." Will replied, walking away.
Athena said, "What is he hiding?"
"I've been asking myself that since we talked to him back at the detention center." I told her.
Athena rubbed my back, "Don't worry. We'll be able to talk to him when he's on the stand."
"What if he won't talk?" I asked her.
"No hay problema! That's why I studied analytical psychology." Athena told me.
I smiled. I've seen Athena in action before I became a full-fledged lawyer. The way she digs into a person's heart and draw out their true testimony always amazes me. We walked inside the courtroom for the next round.
So are we ready for Round 2? What did you think? Please review!