Chapter 628 Public Prosecutor and Defense Lawyer
Jessica Jones was manipulated by Gilgrave for several years, during which she suffered a lot, her dignity as a woman was shattered, and she did a lot of hurtful things involuntarily, which can be described as extremely painful. It wasn't until recently that he was freed from this hellish life.
Although it is said that during this time, she has adopted an evasive attitude towards the unbearable memories of the past. But it is not because he has suffered that he will spread these sufferings on others in the blink of an eye after turning over. When she found Hope, who was suffering from the same illness as her, she did not hesitate to lend a helping hand.
But she was careless, thinking that she had rescued the hostages from Gilgrave, but she did not know that she had fallen into his trap. After she handed Hope into the hands of her parents, she watched as the little girl pulled out a pistol from her bag as the elevator door was about to close, and she realized that it was too late.
She rushed downstairs quickly, but what she saw was the couple lying in a pool of blood, and the little girl with a dull face still pulling the trigger of the pistol in her hand that had run out of bullets, and said to her weirdly, "Smile..."
By the time Hope came to her senses, she broke down and let out a heart-rending cry.
Jessica Jones finally understood at that time that it was all designed by that pervert of Kilgrave, all against her, all to avenge her escape. So she thinks that she has an unshirkable responsibility for Hope's tragedy. If I hadn't taken this case, would it have ended differently? If I had discovered Hope's strangeness earlier, would it have been possible to avoid all this?
So she now wants to spare no effort to save Hope, using her connections to find the best defense lawyer for her, find her good friend Tracy, and defend Hope on a talk show.
But her efforts had little effect, and Hope was quickly taken into custody, the magistrate charged him with first-degree murder, and the intention of the court and jury was clear that they were ready to convict him.
This result is really not that the judiciary does not make an effort, but that the enemy is too cunning. All the evidence at the scene is ironclad, there is no room for defense, and the thing of mind control is too unbelievable, there is no convincing force at all, and even the tried Hope himself cannot be sure of this matter and has already pleaded guilty.
So the only way to save this little girl is to capture Kilgrave, prove that this person exists, prove that his abilities are real, and prove that Hope is indeed controlled.
That's the only thing Jessica Jones asks. But this made Moira very difficult.
Because before she left, Evenson had made it clear that the matter of Kilgrave could be leaked quietly, but it must not be leaked through official channels, let alone in the name of the Black Seal Department.
But Jessica Jones's request is for the Black Badge to take Kilgrave to court to confess, is there a more official occasion than this?
"Ms. Jones, I have to say that I am very embarrassed by this request of yours. "Moira hadn't thought about tricking Jessica now, and then killing Kilgrave when she found him.
However, as a government department, the credibility of the Black Seal Department is still very important. Once the bad reputation of not talking is spread, who will dare to cooperate with you in the future? What other informant will dare to provide clues to a boss who will turn his face when he says that he will turn his face? It is completely worth the loss to sacrifice so much for this matter.
"What's the difficulty?!" Jessica leaned back into her chair with both hands. But at this time, she heard a snap, and the back of the chair suddenly broke, and she fell directly to the ground on her back.
After all, this chair was crumpled by her before, and it was forcibly broken back by Moira, although the malleability of the metal is good, but after this toss, it will become very unstable in some places.
"What kind of embarrassment?" Jessica got up from the ground in a panic and kicked her chair aside, she really didn't dare to sit down, "Do you think it's very difficult to catch Kilgrave, or do you not want to make this matter public and expose your involvement?"
"If the information you provide is true, I have every chance of catching him. Moira looked at Jessica Jones' embarrassed face, but she didn't feel like laughing at all.
"That's the second one?" Jessica's eyes rolled, and she immediately understood what Moira meant, "But I can solve this problem for you, after you catch Kilgrave, hand him over to me, and I will be responsible for making him confess everything, including his abilities, and I happen to have some grudges against him." And then I'm going to tape it all and then you can take people away, what you do with it. Jessica's eyes lit up as she said this, and she seemed to have imagined herself beating Kilgrave.
"But what's the point? Kilgrave's abilities are so special, what does a tape say? The evidence you've obtained is untenable. Moira shook her head, "And unless she voluntarily confesses in court and uses her ability to convince others, the evidence you obtain through this means will not be recognized even by the court of fact." ”
Illegal evidence is not to be recognized. This is the common denominator of all courts around the world. The purpose is to prevent law enforcement agencies from abusing their power to extort confessions through torture. Although this rule has caused some helpless consequences, on the whole, it has avoided more unjust, false and wrongful convictions.
And once Jessica is really stupid enough to take this tape to the court to testify, then even if the court doesn't believe the content of the video, it will investigate the origin of the video, how she caught Kilgrave, and Kilgrave's current whereabouts.
"And... "Jessica was stunned for a moment, apparently she didn't know the rules.
"Oh my God..."Moira covered her brow helplessly, "I have never seen a person who left so many criminal records and never went to prison, but was so legally blind." ”
"That's... Then since you know the law so well, you also want to find a way?" Jessica spread her hands in embarrassment, "Anyway, that's what I requested, if you don't agree to our deal, it will fall through." ”
"Hmm..."Moira gritted her teeth, thinking in her heart, why don't you fool this little girl first, and then kill Kilgrave when the time comes, and then shoot her to kill her, so that she can complete the task without worrying about the credibility of the Black Seal Department being damaged.
But just when Moira's heart was ruthless, something suddenly came to mind. Hope's prosecutor for that little girl, it seems to be the guy, yes, it's her. Thinking of this, she secretly breathed a sigh of relief and said to Jessica, "I need to make a call first." ”
Although it was said to be a phone call, Moira actually made a series of calls. First, I asked two people to come here, then I called many people to confirm what was going on, and finally I received some information on my mobile phone.
Then, about an hour later, Moirayo's talents came together.
One person is none other than Jerry, the current legal counsel of Umbrella and a defense attorney in New York, Jerry, who is also Jessica's best friend and Hope's defense lawyer. Moira knew the man, but for some reason she didn't know Moira.
The other was a curly blond, dark-skinned Latino woman, probably in her 40s, wearing a blue uniform and apparently a district attorney.
And when Jerry saw the prosecutor, the two of them quickly met their eyes, and there seemed to be crackling sparks in the middle, as if there was a deep hostility.
Because this prosecutor is the head of the New York District Attorney's Office, ah no, it is the ace Saman Shareyes. He is known as the defense lawyer killer general Xie Peide. At the same time, she is also Hope's prosecutor, so now she has a deep conflict with Jerry.
"I was surprised that someone from the Black Badge Department would come looking for me. Samantha's face was a little bad after she walked in, after all, it was late now, and no one liked to work overtime, "I thought you didn't need to go through the ground inspection to do things." ”
"Don't think so, our Black Seal Department is a government department that acts according to the law. Moira casually said perfunctorily, "I'm sorry, the chair is broken for some reason, so I can only ask you to stand for a while." ”
"Is this Jessica Jones?" At this time, Samantha noticed Jessica standing aside, and immediately a smile appeared on her face, "Your file is very heavy in my office, am I here to send you to prison this time?" ”
"Don't even think about it. Before Jessica could react, Jerry stepped forward first, "As long as I'm here, Jessica won't go to jail." ”
"Oh, then it depends on who wins and who loses this time. Samantha met Jerry's gaze, and the gaze between the two sparked again.
"Can you two stop for a moment?" Moira interrupted their fiery gazes, "I'm just looking for Ms. Jones this time to find out what is going on." ”
"Really? oh—" Both of them were stunned for a moment, and then reacted. Samantha asked incredulously, "Do you really believe that kind of mind control nonsense?"
These two people are people who have been in the court all year round, and their brains react several times faster than ordinary people. Since it wasn't for Jessica Jones, then now there is only one case that has intersected between the two of them but has not been concluded, and if you consider the responsibilities of the Black Chapter Department, then it must be for Hope's case.