Hi Matt,
No more witnesses for the prosecution, I'm afraid, but they would only be
repeating what has already been stated. Time for the Commissioner to sum-up
and let the defence (if any) have its say.
Knowing how busy you are at present, and given the looming deadline, I've
written a suggested summing up below. Please feel free to use this or ignore
it and submit one direct as you wish.
Cheers
Paul
P.S. Given the timing of the trial, a successful outcome should remove the
need for EdD to prosecute anyone else to keep his post for the next year.
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EdD: May it please the Court, the prosecution has shown beyond any
reasonable doubt that the Defendant has blatantly disobeyed the orders of
his superior officers on numerous occasions, that such activity can be seen
as nothing short of Mutiny, and that Mutiny constitutes the most heinous
treason against His Majesty.
That the Defendant is guilty of Mutiny is beyond any shadow of doubt. The
only question is - why? As the witnesses have each pointed out, the
Defendant's actions have gained him nothing but the contempt of his brother
officers and society at large and were obviously not motivated by a
repressed genius for matters military. So why has the Defendant been so keen
throw away his previous good name in order to rise more quickly to a
position of command - especially when he has quickly shown himself so
unsuitable for such a position?
The Commission has had the Defendant under surveillance for the past months
and, I believe, the reports of my ferrets may point to an answer. The
Defendant has paid a number of visits to le Souris, especially this last
month, though since he has done little if any weapons practice the reason
for this has not been clear - until now. It has just been revealed that one
of the instructors at the Souris this past month has been none other than an
incognito _Charles_Louis_de_Sapear_ - the Great Traitor who embezzled a
fortune from His Majesty and then took service with the Emperor of Austria!
As soon as his identity was confirmed, a squad was despatched to arrest him.
Unfortunately the bird had already flown when they arrived.
The Court may draw its own conclusions - as have I.
The Prosecution rests.
JSJ: Thank you, Commissioner. If the Defence has a case to offer, we would
be pleased to hear it.
