Chapter 14 - The Pre-Trial Shock
On Friday morning, the Richard E. Gerstein Justice Building in Miami was swarming with national news reporters.
Victoria and Daniel sat at the defense table wearing orange prison jumpsuits, flanked by four expensive defense lawyers.
Lead defense attorney Richard Hayes stood before Judge Evelyn Carter, attempting to discredit the recovered video evidence.
"Your Honor, my clients were attempting to pull the victim up from a dangerous situation," Hayes argued smoothly.
Prosecutor Elena Gomez stood up calmly, plugging a laptop into the courtroom’s large central monitors.
"Let the record show the actual video footage recovered by federal cyber experts," Prosecutor Gomez declared sharply.
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The courtroom fell into dead silence as the video played, showing Victoria’s aggressive shove and Daniel’s unbothered cold glare.
Judge Carter leaned forward, her expression turning into one of absolute disgust as she watched the footage repeat.
