Gotham Memoirs: 4-6 Moment of Victory

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I still feel uneasy despite acquiring the evidence. The Councilman's lawyer is sharp and aggressive. Can I really win this battle?

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• Judge: The defence has submitted new evidence to be processed. Court will reconvene in 30 minutes.

• The judge bangs his gavel, signaling the recess.
• I heave a sigh of relief.
• No matter what happens next, the evidence has finally been submitted.
• Defence Attorney: Mr. Davis, Miss Colvin, I will assist the judge in processing the new evidence. Please wait here.

• After the lawyer leave, the court gets more and more rowdy.
• But there is only an awkward silence in the dock.
• You: The evidence should be useful...

• Edmund Davis: Let's hope so.

• You: I've decided that, even if we... lose, I'll stay and bear the responsibility with you.

• A glimmer of warmth flashes across his eyes, but they quickly turn cold again.
• Edmund Davis: No need, this has nothing to do with you.

• You: Everything is because of me! I know you don't want to see me again...

• You: But I'm begging you, give me a chance to make it up to you, please?

• Davis furrows his brows, but does not reply.
• Defence Attorney: Mr. Davis, Miss Colvin, there are no issues with the evidence. Court will reconvene soon.

• The lawyer's return breaks the awkwardness.
• I try to calm myself for the most crucial part of the trial.
• Judge: Court is in session. The defence may begin.

Files as evidence

• Defence Attorney: Your Honor, I present the late Officer Walter Taylor's notebook as evidence.

• Defence Attorney: The investigations of the missing girls are recorded here, and they are consistent with what was reported in the Gotham Times.

• Robert Brown: Objection, Your Honor. This evidence is irrelevant to the case.

• Judge: Objection overruled, the defence may continue.

• Defence Attorney: Miss Colvin will now account for the relation between this new evidence and the case.

• You: Your Honor, please allow me to relate the whole story.

• Judge: You may proceed, Miss Colvin.

• I see Davis watching me intently, and I give him a small smile.
• He looks confused and overwhelmed, like he has something he wants to tell me...
• I stand up straight and address the jury directly.
• I take a deep breath...
• You: This all began with a mother whose daughter went missing. That mother is Officer Taylor's daughter.

• You: After losing her daughter, she had mental health issues and was admitted to the Metropolitan Hospital.

• You: Officer Taylor continued to search for his missing granddaughter, and in the process-

• You: He discovered several cases of girls going missing had a common pattern.

• You: All the girls were enrolled in Gotham Charity School and they all went missing on the way home from school.

• You: The investigation was halted after Officer Taylor was killed in the line of duty.

• You: When I started investigating, his daughter also passed away in the Metropolitan Hospital.

• Robert Brown: Objection, Your Honor. This is irrelevant to the case at hand.

• Judge: Sustained. The jury will disregard Miss Colvin's statements regarding the death of the officer and his daughter. Miss Colvin, please keep to the point.

• You: Yes, Your Honor. Mr. Davis and I pursued the leads left by Officer Taylor.

• You: We discovered that Gotham Charity School is sponsored by Tiger Charity Association.

• You: And the association's sponsor is none other than Councilman Harris.

• Upon hearing about the councilman's name, the audience starts murmuring again.
• Robert Brown: Miss Colvin, that is an interesting story.

• Robert Brown: But I have a few questions.

• Robert Brown: First, do you have evidence to prove that the missing girls are linked to the school?

• You: No, but we did not publish it as a fact in the article...

• Robert Brown: Then, do you have evidence to prove that Tiger Charity Association is linked to the missing girls?

• You: ...No.

• Robert Brown: So everything you wrote was based on assumptions. Isn't that libel?

• You: It is not, we reported what could be reasonably deduced according to the available evidence.

• You: We do not have hard evidence that Councilman Harris is linked to the missing girls.

• You: But we chased down several leads, and after putting them together...

• You: We can deduce that Councilman Harris is inked to this issue.

• You: We had information on Officer Taylor's investigations, based on the informant's statement-

• Robert Brown: Miss Colvin, where is the informant's affidavit?

• You: There is none, because he has passed on. The statement was his last words to us.

• Judge: Are there any other witnesses?

• You: Mr. Davis and I were both present when he died.

• You: He accused Harris of being in direct contact with the Juliano family, of the New York Mafia.

• Robert Brown: Objection, Your Honor. This is plainly hearsay.

• Judge: Sustained. The jury will this disregard the statements regarding this informant. Does the defence have any other evidence?

Audio Reels as evidence

• Defence Attorney: Your Honor, the defence presents this audio reel as evidence.

• Defence Attorney: It is a record of conversations between Steven Harris and Francesco Juliano.

• An audible gasp rings throughout the court. Even Brown looks stunned.

If you only have the reels

• They definitely did not expect such evidence to exist.
• I never really understood Boseman's motive in giving me the reels.
• Nonetheless, this is my only evidence, I have to give it a try...

• Steven Harris: "I don't want anybody to know what we're doing..."

• Francesco Juliano: "I'm taking care of the person you mentioned."

• ...
• Steven Harris: "The goods are of better quality this time."

• Francesco Juliano: "Fresh stock will be arriving soon..."

• ...
• Steven Harris: "You better clean up after your own men!"

• Francesco Juliano: "Don't worry, I'll take care of it. As for the rest..."

• ...
• Steven Harris: "I warned you not to draw too much attention."

• Francesco Juliano: "Relax, nothing happened yet. I won't let anyone know."

Reels as additional evidence

• You: For those who do not understand what we just heard...

• You: Officer Taylor's daughter died after the first conversation.

• You: The second conversation happened earlier, around the time the girls started going missing.

• You: As for the third, it was before the informant died.

• I pause for a moment before turning to Brown.
• You: If I am to guess, the last conversation should be about Davis and me.

If you only have the reels

• You: I will explain the timings for what we just heard.

• You: When I was investigating the cause of the missing girls, I met a patient at Metropolitan Hospital.

• You: Shortly after I started investigating, she "passed away due to an accident". That was when the first conversation happened.

• Robert Brown: Objection, Your Honor. This is speculation, it is inadequate in explaining the evidence.

• Judge: Objection sustained. Miss Colvin, please continue.

• You: The second conversation happened around the time the girls started going missing.

• You: As for the third, it is linked to a dead informant.

• You: Before he died, he told us about Councilman Harris' relations with the Juliano Mafia family.

• I pause pointedly, giving Brown a sharp look before continuing.
• You: That was how we discovered everything and published the article.

• You: That was how we end up being accused today, and also how we became the targets of the fourth conversation.

• As I was explaining the recording contents, Brown and Blake were conversing in urgent whispers.
• Finally, he stand up for a rebuttal.
• Robert Brown: Ladies and gentlemen, these are all Miss Colvin's speculation, and not facts.

• Robert Brown: Miss Colvin, evidence and truth are important in court.

• Robert Brown: Your evidence needs to prove that your article is factual and not just baseless speculation.

• Robert Brown: Your Honor, I object to Miss Colvin's testimony-

• Robert Brown: And request to exclude the audio reel as evidence.

• After Brown speaks, the audience starts murmuring and discussing among themselves.
• The judge did not respond to Brown's request but examines the court instead.
• Judge: Silence!

• Judge: Objection sustained. Does the defence have any other evidence?

Reels as additional evidence

• While I expected the judge's response, I still feel disappointed.
• Is that it for the evidence I worked so hard to get...
• Defence Attorney: ...No, Your Honor.

• Judge: Court is adjourned. The jury may retire for deliberation.

• Defence Attorney: Miss Colvin, although the reel is excluded... I'm sure the jury will be swayed.

• Just as he finished speaking, reporters swarm over, wanting to interview me and Davis.
• Our lawyer leaves to hold them off, leaving Davis and I alone in the dock.
• You: Don't worry, the jury will give us a chance. We'll be okay.

• Davis nods without looking at me.
• He hesitates for a long while before asking.
• Edmund Davis: How... did you find those pieces of evidence?

• Seeing Davis initiate the conversation, I can't help but smile.
• You: It's nothing, I just got Wilson and Prosecutor Boseman to help.

• You: It took some effort, but I managed it in the end.

• Edmund Davis: Those two are hard nuts to crack, you've... worked hard.

• You: It is okay...

• Edmund Davis: For all that, thank you.

• You: Well, we're in this together. Davis, I have a question.

• Edmund Davis: Yes?

• You: When you fired me in front of the inspector, was it to make sure I won't get even more involved?

• Edmund Davis: Was it a dumb move? It was the only thing I could think to do...

• You: Edmund, I already said we're partners.

• You: No matter what happens, I want to face it with you.

• Edmund Davis: I've underrated you...

• Edmund Davis: I promise I won't make decisions on your behalf anymore.

• Edmund Davis: From now on... we'll make them together.

• Deeply touched, I can only smile and nod at Edmund.
• The jury returns and we wait quietly for their verdict.

If you only have the reels

• The secret weapon that Prosecutor Boseman handed me, wasted... just like that.

One piece of evidence

• Defence Attorney: No, Your Honor.

• Judge: Court is adjourned. The jury may retire for deliberation.

• Two Hours Later

• After the jury reaches a verdict, the judge reconvenes the court.

• Judge: On the case of Steven Harris versus Edmund Davis and Elizabeth Colvin of the Gotham Times-

• Judge: What is the jury's verdict?

• Middle-Aged Juror: Your Honor, the jury finds the defendants not liable for defamation.

• Judge: In accordance with the jury's verdict, Edmund Davis and Elizabeth Colvin of the Gotham Times are acquitted of all charges.

Only the files

• Judge: The Gotham Times' article did not involve Mr. Harris' conduct as an official.

• Judge: It is purely a theory on his personal conduct. Mr. Davis and Miss Colvin also did not accuse the plaintiff of committing a crime.

• Judge: They only came to a deduction based on their leads, and the conclusion is closely connected to public interest.

• Judge: We cannot use a defamation charge to protect a government official's credibility.

• Judge: Even if the criticisms include half-truths, or wrong information.

• We finally won the trial without wasting our efforts on Wilson.
• And Davis finally smiles...

• We thought winning the trial will be the start of a new dawn, but it is actually the beginning of darkness...
• Due to Taylor's notebook coming to light, they found out that we are close to the truth. What follows is a series of retaliation.
• Starting from the bankruptcy of my family's farm. Next, the newspaper is shut down permanently.
• Davis is forced to give up a part of his inheritance and leave the country far away.
• As the biggest thorn in their side, I have nowhere to go or hide.
• The irony is that I finally know what happened to the missing girls. How? I become one of them...

• Obtained the ending [The Same Destiny]

Only the reels

• Judge: No doubt, Mr. Davis and Miss Colvin's article may contain untruths.

• Judge: But the Constitution protects freedom of all speeches.

• Judge: When a government official's credibility comes in to question, we cannot protect them through shutting down discussions.

• Judge: The plaintiff may use other ways to respond, the truth will become clearer through discussion. The law will offer the same protection of free speech.

• We finally won the trial without wasting Prosecutor Boseman's hard work.
• And Edmund finally smiles...

• While we won the trial, Harris' election campaign does not seem to be affected at all.
• The issue regarding his involvement with the mafia vanishes into thing air. Our investigations are also halted due to the many obstacles we face.
• Prosecutor Boseman appears to be exposed by the reel submitted as trial evidence. Once the center of attention in society, she slowly fades from the public memory.
• After the elections, the Special Prosecutor office is dissolved due to lack of budget and redundancy of department. We never make contact after that.
• I continue to work at Gotham Times, the days passing in mundanity. My relationship with Davis has its ups and downs. Who knows what the future holds?
• The one thing I am certain, is that I will never solve the puzzle behind Jessica's death and her daughter's whereabouts.

• Obtained the ending [Unsolved Puzzle]

Both pieces of evidence

• Judge: Mr. Davis and Miss Colvin did not write the report based on conclusive evidence...

• Judge: But they have made objective and logical deductions based on their leads.

• Judge: In our country, we have the right, and a duty to discuss matters relevant to the public.

• Judge: They realised that the case involved public interest, and have shown great courage.

• Judge: When devoid of malicious intentions, a publisher's rights are protected under the First Amendment to the Constitution of the United States.

• My heart soars, and I look around the court room, trying to memorise the faces of the judge and jury.
• They must have had a heated discussion during the process of making this difficult decision.
• Because of them, our hard work has not gone in vain.
• Evil has been brought to light. Justice and freedom shall prevail...