End Quote

I tried to flesh what you had out a little. Here's what I have so far.

KEY:
Klav
Judge
Pollo
Trucy


This court is now in session for the trial of Vera Misham. Today's trial is unlike any that this courtroom has ever seen, it will enforce a new jurist system. There is a jury, watching from a separate room, and their vote will decide on the verdict. Your opening statement please, Prosecutor Gavin?



Danke, Herr Judge.

Jury, take notes, for I'm afraid
That this trial will reach a verdict that's already been displayed
By the crime scene - es tut mir leid
But it's a fact that Drew Misham died

And I can say without a doubt that the one in the wrong
Is sat in the throne of the guilty - where she belongs
Mr Gavin seems pretty determined today
Well, he'll soon find out not everything can go his way

OBJECTION! Prosecutor Gavin, you forget
That you say she brought them tea, and that makes her the prime suspect
But the poison wasn't found within
Traces were only found on the rim!

Thanks for the advice. How about the following?

K: Jurists, pay attention - this is important
A Drew Misham was the victim; can this story be shortened?
Well, let's see - ach, here we are
The defendant killed him - das ist richtig, ja?

The fact is, I have a witness (A: Well, that's no surprise)
And he's decisive - Herr Forehead, es tut mir leid
"Please! It wasn't me!" the defendant cried
But she served her father coffee - he drank it - he died

A: OBJECTION! Prosecutor Gavin, you're mistaken
Yeah, she made the drink, but look at her - she's clearly shaken!
Besides, the deadly poison wasn't even found within
TAKE THAT! Atroquinine was only found on the rim!

Any better? I hope so.

B: I visited the studio at 9 on the dot
I was the first to enter there, believe it or not
His daughter brought us drinks, though the beverage of note
Was his, as - when he drank it - "Star Falls!", end quote.

J: [spoken] Hmm...that does sound simple.

B: [spoken] It was! "Reporter sees nobody else enter room," end quote!

A: Mr Brushel, do you remember the exact moment of death?

B: Sure I do! "Reporter keeps his eyes on the prize," end quote! He had one sip of that coffee, if that. The next moment, he was on the floor!

A: OBJECTION!

[sung] Your Honour, do you remember
What Prosecutor Gavin told us about the
Poison which killed Mr Misham?
(J: [spoken] Mr Justice, of course I remember...)

Well, there was a fatal omission
What he told us was right - but, in addition
It's slow acting - death wouldn't occur when
(slightly quieter) Mr Misham consumed the poison...

If you don't mind, that would be rather useful, ja.

heres the information about the case which we need for this song : 3

The judge manages a speech about the consequences of this trial on the legal system, as a test for the Jurist system. There are cameras in the room, and they will base their choice on feelings and common sense.

Klavier opens the case, and Apollo adds that only the mug was poisoned, not the coffee. Autopsy report is submitted, then Brushel is called. He said he exchanged his testimony for exclusive rights to the story of Drew’s death.

Brushel claims he had began the interview at 9PM, Vera had served Drew his coffee and then Drew had died. Nobody else had been in the room. Apollo queries about the victim’s coffee, and Brushel states that Drew “had taken a mere sip” and then “died immediately”.


Apollo notices the contradiction in the statement, he brings up the slow-acting nature of atroquinine, and prosecutor Gavin gives Brushel a warning and then claims that the case wouldn’t be simple after all.

Brushel then testifies to seeing Drew writing a letter before the interview, Apollo presses him on this and Brushel elaborates that he arrived at 8:45 PM which had caused Drew to hastily hide the letter.

Apollo informs the court that only a red envelope had been found at the scene and that the letter from seven years ago had been sent to Drew, not from him. Brushel said Drew had to find a stamp to stick to the envelope and then he had posted it into his letterbox.

The judge reads the contents of the red envelope, and asks Brushel about how he was able to get an interview.

Brushel admits he had blackmailed Drew using the story of a case from seven years ago.

Apollo picks up on Brushel’s armpits sweating with nervousness as he talks about Drew’s Talent, which Brushel then revealed as making forgeries of paintings and evidence. He then discloses that the payment had been for forged evidence.

Prosecutor Gavin didn’t relent, there was no evidence Drew had been in contact with criminals and he claimed that envelope had nothing to do with the case. The judge lets Brushel redeem his reliability by getting him to testify again.

Brushel insists nothing had left the studio during the interview, which Apollo cuts down by proving something had left in the letterbox, whilst Prosecutor Gavin tried to claim that it as irrelevant and made no difference.

Apollo points out that Drew had licked the stamp. He then proposes the theory that Drew had licked a poisoned stamp and had transferred the poison to the mug when he went to drink from it.


However, no stamps were found at the crime scene, and Brushel says he didn’t remember Drew finding a stamp. Apollo then points out the tiny frame at the crime scene, and then proposes the stamp had been in there, because the frame had traces of Atroquinine on it. He says the stamp was a perfect weapon to kill a recluse who relied on his mail to communicate with the outside world, the red envelope had carried the stamp and the sender had instructed Drew to use the stamp when replying. Klavier claimed this coincidence could be true, and asked for proof the stamp had arrived in the red envelope.

Klavier then hears Kristoph’s voice telling him “Stop pestering the defense” but then it turns out to be Ema Skye doing an impression of him. Helpfully, she had brought her Atroquinine Detection Spray to solve the problem. Residue was present on the letter, which led Gavin to question why the murder hadn’t occurred sooner, and Ema proposed that Drew had figured out it was poisoned. Gavin disagreed, finding it to be strange he fell for it now if he didn’t before.

This created a fatal flaw in Apollo’s case, but he was still sure he had the case. He claims one of the clues the court had was a fake, Drew Misham himself. He then exposes Vera as the real forger.

Vera is called to the witness stand, and when she is questioned about her identity, she didn’t reply and just stared at Prosecutor Gavin intently before replying, saying she was the true forger.

The court is sent into uproar, prompting the judge to call a ten minute recess.