Chapter - 110Inside the courtroom,As Alex and Daniel walked into the courtroom, it was almost packed to the brim with journalists from various media houses. Looking at the crowd, Alex felt that he could have significantly misjudged the rising popularity of Abir and Suzie. They may not have their core fan base yet, but people seem interested in them.As they made their way forward through the crowd, Alex wanted to sit on the seat in the front, among the audience, but he was stopped by Daniel."You should join me there," Daniel said as he pointed towards the defence side. Alex thought his job was done after running around for the past couple of days but looks like he needs to play Daniel's deputy one last time.Alex nodded and followed Daniel to the other side of the small wooden barricade. As the two of them settled on their seats, Abir and Suzie also walked in, accompanied by their managers. The four of them sat down in the first row in the audience.Alex, when saw them, turned towa
Chapter - 111"Or were you fired?" When Daniel didn't get a response from Arlo, he further asked. This time, Arlo flinched hearing Daniel, which didn't go unnoticed by Daniel.It was time to hit the nail. Daniel turned towards the Judge and continued, "Your Honour, Mr Sadman here was fired from his job because of his involvement in this very incident. In the medical report on your table submitted by the prosecution, traces of drugs were found in my client's blood. This is true, and I am not here to argue about that. But the prosecution, without any investigation, concluded that it was my client Abir who did drugs." Daniel finally got somewhere around the point as he looked at the prosecutor."But this could not be any far from the truth. In fact, it was none other than Mr Sadman here who spiked my client's drink that day. Didn't you, Mr Sadman?" Daniel asked, turning to Arlo.Arlo, on the other hand, had no interest in the proceedings of the case. He was busy weighing up his options a
Chapter - 112After Daniel was done presenting his side, the audience began to discuss among themselves the major points from the hearing and began to issue their own verdicts on whether Abir was innocent or not. And no doubt, there was a unanimous opinion that Abir was innocent, and it was the prosecution playing dirty."Your Honour," with all the ridicule coming his way, the prosecutor didn’t wait for the Judge to get done with Abir’s case and wanted to get started with Suzie's case right away."Shut up... Shut up... Not a single word before I ask you to yap," as soon as the prosecutor's voice fell into his ears, the Judge, without any regard for the audience, lashed out at the prosecutor. The case against Abir had no substance whatsoever. From the look of things, it was not Abir but the police and the prosecution who were high on weed. These idiots could not even investigate the facts that lay in front of them, begging to be investigated.The Judge was very much worried about how t
Chapter -113"Are you itching for a beating as well?" The Judge was irked by all the time Daniel was taking to build the context and trying to make it sound all mysterious."Certainly not, Your Honour," Daniel was quick to clarify and put forth a sheepish smile. The Judge had such a short temper that he really might throw anything he could get a hold of at him."Then hurry up," The Judge ordered."Yes, Your Honor!" Daniel nodded"Your Honour, we have evidence to prove the defence's claims against the victim," Daniel said, "With your permission, I would like to present them before the court.""Should I stamp it for you now?" Hearing Daniel, the Judge sarcastically replied, "Hurry up, and show us".Daniel nodded and looked toward Alex. Alex then played the video on the screen, "Your Honor! The footage of all the CCTVs across the street was missing from the exact time of the incident. Thanks to the prosecution. The police had taken it all away, and to prove that you have the written stat
Chapter - 114As Alex and Daniel walked out of the court, they were surrounded by the media persons, but Daniel conveniently walked away, refusing to comment until the court was done with today's hearing. Meanwhile, no one paid attention to Alex, and he sneaked his way out easily, following behind Daniel.In a cafe near the court,"So, what do you think?" Daniel asked as the two of them sat beside the glass window in the cafe, enjoying their beverage."Well, it's plain as paper. We are going to win this," Alex said. He did not even try to hide his amusement."Not nervous anymore?" Daniel asked, reminding him of how he was just before the hearing started."I won't lie. I did almost freaked out when I heard you admit to the charges in the beginning. You surely gave everyone a shock." Alex said, remembering the beginning of Daniel's opening statement."Hahaha!" Hearing Alex, Daniel broke into a burst of laughter. It took him a while to calm down. After he did, he said, "You need to set t
Chapter - 115Inside the courtroom,Soon the half-hour break was over, and the courtroom was once again packed to its entirety. Maybe even more people were in there. Daniel and Alex were soon seated on their seats, and not long after that, the prosecutor also walked in with his head hung low. From the way his lips moved, Alex could easily deduce that nothing went his way during the break, and he was probably cursing them and the Judge.After everyone had settled in the room, the Judge also walked in, dragging those old bones. Everyone present there stood up to greet him.Wearing his glasses, the Judge started to address everyone there, “Case Number 2022/02/K-1017, Abir Johnson versus the State, defendant?” The Judge read out, and through the gaps of his glasses, peeked to spot Abir.Hearing his name, Abir stood up in his place among the audience.“Listening to the arguments from both, the defence and the prosecution, and in light of the evidence presented to the court, the next hearin
Chapter - 116"You did well," Daniel said as he drove his car out of the parking of the court. They have just gotten rid of the pestering reporters, always wanting more."It is nothing compared to you. I was just the means, but you used it to the max today," Alex tried to be a bit humble."Too much humility can be seen as arrogance. And above all, I had everything served in a platter to me. If I couldn't even use that, I should rather put my degree in the market," Daniel said as he chuckled, looking at Alex. While Alex could only smile hearing him, not commenting anything on it."You know, I have been wanting to ask you something. How did you know that Suzie was involved in all this?" Daniel asked."To be perfectly honest, I did nothing different. I just wanted to be thorough, so I tracked the places Abir and Suzie visited on the day of the so-called incident. Abir was quite easy, but for Suzie, I had to dig around a bit more, and her movement in the last few days, I found them a bit
Chapter - 117"You are here," Karen exclaimed when she looked up, hearing the knock. Alex was peeking inside through the door, "Come in," Karen said, gesturing to him with a wave of her hand.Getting the say-so from Karen, Alex walked in, carefully closing the door behind.With the coffee mug in one hand and the paper bag in his other, Alex stood in front of Karen silently, without saying a word."Take a seat. You are not in the army. Hahaha..." Karen tried to joke, only to laugh at it herself. While Alex just took the seat and did not say anything else. He was also trying to figure out how to make things less awkward."Ahem..." Clearing her throat, Karen adjusted herself, "So, how was it? Working with Daniel, I mean. I hope he did not boss you around," Karen asked, composing herself. Karen did not want to let the silence grow. Otherwise, soon it will make things awkward and hard to continue between them.Karen had long made her mind that it was mostly her fault that day, and she was