Chapter 10
The trial of the century commenced on a crisp autumn Monday inside the Southern District Court of New York.
Thousands of protestors, journalists, and financial analysts crowded the courthouse steps beneath towering stone columns.
Lucas and Sarah arrived in a sleek black town car, walking past the sea of camera flashes with dignified, unyielding resolve.
Inside the packed courtroom, the jury box was filled with attentive citizens ready to evaluate the overwhelming digital evidence.
Prosecutor Thorne stood before the courtroom screens, preparing to play the primary exhibit for the jury's direct inspection.
"Ladies and gentlemen of the jury, what you are about to see is unedited, crystal-clear proof of a premeditated violent crime," Thorne announced.
The courtroom speakers crackled to life as the high-definition video of Chloe attacking Sarah played on the massive display screens.
Jurors gasped aloud as they watched Chloe viciously shove the pregnant woman onto the glass table with cold calculation.
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The footage then captured Chloe instantly shifting her demeanor to feigned innocence the exact second Lucas appeared in the doorway.
The defense attorneys squirmed in their seats, realizing that no amount of legal rhetoric could overcome such definitive visual proof.
