Morix: Web of Mistrust

Turnabout Deception, Part 4

"If you're going to say that she's against you, then you had better come up with a better excuse than that," Chrysalis remarked with a shake of her head. "I think that we should go back and cover all the ground that we've gone over so far. After all, it's important that we know where we've come from in order to figure out where to go next."

"A lot has happened on this case as of late, and it's important that we hear all of the details before continuing," Judge Frost agreed before looking to me. "Mr. Morix, would you like to explain to the court what happened the day of the crime? I get the feeling that you have an idea of how to tell the tale."

"I do, as a matter of fact," I declared with a nod before looking over to Chrysalis. "Alright... I think this might be the last little thing we need in order to finish off the case. If we can get everyone to see that there are no other possibilities aside from the witness committing the crime, then he'll stop trying to fight back. He'll realize that fighting against a court that has already decided on his guilt has no choice. The gallery does more than just talk at inopportune times."

"I agree," Chrysalis nodded. "Well, there's no time to lose now. How about we go on and get into it? The sooner we can finish this, the better. Poor Polly needs to catch up on lost rest."

I took in a deep breath before looking to the courtroom at large. "Alright. The case took place at the house of the defendant. He asked the victim to come and visit him since they both wished to discuss something with the other. The defendant was curious about if the victim knew about the Oracle of the Law, and the victim was wondering what the defendant knew about the previous head of Interpol, Cade Green. The victim arrived at the assigned time, and she entered the house to begin talking to the defendant," I began to explain. 

"Of course, they were not alone in the house. The defendant asked for a security guard to watch his back in case anything happened. He didn't know the victim very well and was concerned that she might get violent with him, so he asked the witness, one Jeff Lent, for help ensuring that nothing went too wrong," Chrysalis continued. "Mr. Lent watched their conversation from afar, and the victim was unaware that he was present, thinking it was just her and the defendant."

"Mr. Lent watched as the two began to talk about the Oracle and the previous head of Interpol. However, neither one of them got the answers they wanted from the other, and an argument broke out. The two began to yell at one another, and the victim began to gather her things with hopes of leaving the building behind. She saw that she wasn't going to be learning anything new, so she resolved to step away," I went on, picking up where my sister had left off. 

"However, she was not able to leave the building. She was cut off when she was hit on the back of the head. She was facing the defendant at the time of the crime, so he could not have hit her on the back of the head. A third party who the victim was not aware of could have easily done so though. He was hiding nearby, and when he sensed that an argument was picking up, he grabbed a vase and slammed it into the back of her head, knocking her unconscious immediately," Chrysalis said next. "As for who the culprit is... I think we all know."

"Mr. Lent claims that he left the scene of the crime to go to the restroom and that a fourth person committed the crime. However, this is not the case, as if a window or door was opened to allow someone to sneak inside, the smell of pollen and the humidity of the outside air would become apparent, and yet, nobody recalls that. He must have been there at the time to attack the victim," I went on. "If he was not present, then another person must have done it, but we have already shown that a fourth person could not have attacked Prosecutor Burke. That leaves only one possibility, and it points to the witness, Mr. Lent, having been the culprit behind this case."

"The defendant and witness do not know the victim well. This was one of the first times that the victim spoke with the defendant, and she still has not spoken to the witness. They had no ways of knowing that she wasn't a violent person, and because they assumed that she might wind up attacking them, the defendant hired the witness as a security guard. Mr. Lent watched on silently until he thought that his client was in danger, and he jumped into action, hitting the victim on the head to knock her unconscious and effectively end the argument. However, there was truly no reason for him to lash out given that she didn't seem to have any intentions of attacking the defendant or witness," Chrysalis declared.