Chapter 173,
There were times when Brooklyn had to admit that he was inferior to Ray in his understanding of the C.I.A., A group that rarely appeared in the Union.
Similarly, Kevin is far bolder than he thinks, or stupid. Brooklyn told Ray to investigate the defendants' unusual behavior this afternoon, and before Ray could go out in the evening, a phone call came to him.
At around 7 p.m. that day, the prison called the judge on duty, and after the judge on duty instructed him, the prison called Brooklyn.
Advocacy for Children and Abolition sent lawyers to visit Jessica, including Jessica, and prepare for parole.
They were preparing to come to him after learning of the Brooklyn judge's special request for 'no parole.'
"Okay, I see, Warden, thank you for your help." Brooklyn thanked the warden for informing him and invited him to time for dinner.
In the warden's bold promise, the call ended. Brooklyn stopped Ray, who was about to go out, and told him what had happened.
"So, there's no need to investigate, it's what they did." Brooklyn concluded.
"What are you going to do?" Ray asked. Brooklyn flipped through the phone's address book, his thumb finally fixed on Agent Pete's name.
"How about reporting to the FBI?" Brooklyn asked, already dialing Agent Pete's phone.
After the call was answered, Brooklyn wasted no time in saying something high-sounding, and he directly told Pete that Ben Stone had killed himself.
This directly shocked Agent Pitt stupid.
"At the time, I was trying an arson case of a minor tampering with his age." Brooklyn continued.
"I know, it's Emma who set the fire." Pete came back to his senses and mentioned.
"That's right, that's it, the defendant in this case was funded by the head of the New York branch of Abolition and Child Advocacy Group."
"I kicked them out of the courtroom because they were so disrespectful." Brooklyn recounted
"Then I decided something wasn't quite right with them, so I notified Prosecutor Ben Stone. You've probably heard of this, Ben is a good friend of mine. ”
"Ben Stone investigated and obtained evidence of crimes committed by child advocacy groups and abolitionist organizations, but they also killed him because of them."
"I know." Pete said subconsciously
"Later, it was the NYPD who took over the case, and the heads of child advocacy and abolition were assassinated outside the courthouse. There is information that it is a killer sent by the superiors of the criminal syndicate. ”
"That's right, that's right." Brooklyn said
"Not many people knew about Ben Stone's initiation of the investigation, but now almost everyone knows." Brooklyn then recounted the fact that Kevin had emailed him about the blockade, and about the strange suspect he had met this afternoon, and about the two organizations that the warden had just informed him of sending a lawyer for parole.
Unlike the previous ones, in the description of the last three events, Brooklyn only makes an objective description and does not output any subjective opinions.
"Do you suspect Kevin was sent by the crime syndicate to finish it off?" After listening to this, Pete was really interested. Brooklyn shook his head in the negative
"No, Pete, I'm not interested in any of that, they've killed my good friends, and if I could, I'd never hear their names for the rest of my life. But now they seem to have their eyes on me. I heard that the NYPD has transferred the follow-up investigation to the FBI, I just provide you with a line office, I hate to be targeted, and I don't want to end up like my good friend. Faced with Brooklyn's bluntness, Pete was silent for a moment
"Okay, I got it." Brooklyn accentuated his tone, jokingly
"You'd better know, Agent Pete, we're on good foot in private, don't let me know that the clues I've given aren't being taken seriously. Otherwise, I might take you to court. ”………………………… Friday, June 8.
Brooklyn met a stern-looking Winston in the courtroom gallery. In addition to Winston, there were other acquaintances in the courtroom.
ATC's Benjamin and Jason Bull appeared around Kendall, and Anne Aldington appeared in the gallery, sitting with another middle-aged lady.
Accompanied by Bob
With the shout of "all stand up", Kendall officially opened the courtroom. In court, Kendall submitted a recording of Mrs. Brian's confession.
In the recording, Mrs. Brian admitted that she and her husband had not seen anything back then. Mrs. Bryan admitted that the reason for the perjury in court to frame Kendall was because they had a confrontation with the Ramos over their pet dog pooping in front of Ramos' house before the eucalyptus.
After the recording of the confession was played, the audience was in an uproar. The middle-aged lady next to Anne Aldington covered her face and cried bitterly in Anne's arms.
Kendall, on the other hand, was calm, with a relaxed smile on her face, as if relieved. Mrs. Brian was unable to attend the trial because of her health.
Brooklyn waited for the noise in the auditorium to subside before he spoke, announcing that Kendall had killed his husband, and that the defendant Kendall was acquitted of the crime due to insufficient evidence.
As compensation for 30 years in prison, Brooklyn announced that the relevant authorities would compensate Kendall 14 million.
As soon as the verdict came out, there was applause from the auditorium. Brooklyn stood up, pressed his hands down, and signaled that he had something to say.
When the courtroom quieted down, Brooklyn said to Kendall sincerely
"Kendall Ramos, you are innocent. You were wrongfully imprisoned for 30 years and your sentence was upheld after a successful appeal, which I think is a failure of the justice system. ”
"I'm sorry, Kendall, that happened to you."
"Fortunately, with your persistence, ten years of perseverance, gave us the opportunity to correct this mistake. Ms. Kendall, your eucalyptus has been revoked. As soon as this ruling comes into effect, you are officially free. ”
"For this, the authorities will provide you with $14 million in compensation."
"Maybe this part of the compensation will not restore your thirty years of freedom, but I hope that it will restore your trust in the justice system, please trust the courts, and the justice system as a whole, that we are trying to make mistakes happen and try to avoid the same tragedy repeating itself." Kendall smiled.
She was smiling happily. Brooklyn finally solemnly announced
"Kendall Ramos, you're free." There was applause and applause from the auditorium again. Kendall embraced his sister, Josephine Ramos.
Brooklyn stood quietly on the judge's bench, watching the family reunion in front of him, but there was not much joy in his heart.
He used Kendall to apologize to Kendall, who had been unjustly imprisoned for 30 years, on behalf of the New York judicial system, in order to improve his reputation and status in the judicial community, which was widely recognized and accepted by everyone.
Councillor Winston used Kendall to convey his attitude to voters, erecting an image of impartiality and adding leverage to his bid for governor.
Anne Aldington has established herself in the District Attorney's Office with the help of Kendall Eucalyptus, becoming a star prosecutor with a bright future.
With the help of Kendall Eucalyptus, ATC has made a name for itself and can take on more high-quality commissions. The New York State Court and the entire judicial system promptly admitted their mistakes and candidly apologized to Kendall, saving the image of the state courts and regaining the trust of citizens.
Everyone gets what they want to get, fame, status, image, trust, votes...... Everyone achieved their goal.
Kendall is finally free, and she seems to have achieved her goal. The statute of limitations for Mr. Ramos' death has expired.
Ramos's killer may still be at large. Kendall's youth in the past thirty years is gone, and even with 14 million in compensation, he still can't turn back the clock.
She just got what she was supposed to have. This trial, which seems to be a victory for fairness and justice, is essentially just a gluttonous feast.
Anne Aldington found the table, but she couldn't eat it herself, so she called Brooklyn.
Brooklyn called Winston again. At this time, the aroma of the dish wafted out, attracting several other diners.
Everyone worked together to eat this table. Brooklyn ignored the celebratory crowd and announced his retirement from the courtroom.
People didn't notice that the judges were gone, and they were still celebrating Kendall's freedom. A reporter excitedly announced the result to the camera.
Some shouted that this was another victory for justice. Someone took the opportunity to interview Winston, and Winston spoke eloquently to the camera, saying that this was a victory for justice.
Someone congratulated Kendall on his freedom and expressed concern about the correctness of the procedure.
Although the Chief Justice of the Circuit granted Brooklyn a provisional mandate, strictly speaking, the mandate had no legal effect.
People talked, reveled, and chased the protagonist Kendall out of the courtroom. At the entrance of the courthouse, some media came forward to deliver flowers, and when Kendall thanked her, he immediately interviewed her and asked her what she wanted to do most now.
Facing the camera, Kendall smiled a little shyly.
"I want to go home and see." As she spoke, she put her arms around her sister Josephine Ramos and got into the car. He waved at the crowd and shouted excitedly
"I'm in the car!"
"I'm so excited!"
"I'm going shopping!" Kendall raised his fist and shouted excitedly, when suddenly his body froze and coughed in pain.
Josephine Ramos was frightened and quickly took out his mobile phone to call the doctor. …………………… Inner court.
Anne Aldington walked into the office and came to Brooklyn, who was standing in front of the window.
"Kendall just had a relapse and was picked up by an ambulance." She whispered. Brooklyn nodded
"I see it." After a moment of silence, Anne asked hesitantly
"Is it ...... for us to do this?"
"What is it?" Brooklyn asked, turning around and turning his back to the window.
"Whatever our starting point, Kendall washed away his grievances and was free." Brooklyn's words were a little cold.
"Even if she dies now, she is free to leave this world, not to be charged with killing her husband."
"It's the Brians and the judge who wrongly convicted, not us, who feel guilty."
"We did the right thing, and we deserve it." That's what we deserve! Brooklyn repeated in his mind.
The question was figured out by Brooklyn as he stood in front of the window, overlooking the crowd at the courthousehouse. They didn't do anything wrong, no matter what their starting point was, in practice, they did the right thing.
Anne Aldington nodded, as if hypnotizing herself.
"Do you want to have a drink after work?" Anne Aldington asked, changing the subject.
"Okay." ………………………… Shortly after Anne left, a phone call came from Winston.
"I thought you were enjoying the fruits of victory." Brooklyn said. Winston looked pleased, graciously and automatically filtering out Brooklyn's slightly eccentric tones.
He came to thank Brooklyn, not to find Brooklyn to be sarcastic. The two have cooperated so far, and they are no longer in the state of mutual threat at the beginning.
With his current approval ratings, an illegitimate daughter is nothing to him.
"Seat of the Supreme Court of the State." Winston said sincerely
"Brooklyn, you have that qualification."
"When the election is over, we can bring light to New York State together." In a rare candor as an excited Winston, he crossed his fingers and told Brooklyn about his ambitions, describing what he was going to do when he was elected governor.
Brooklyn listened quietly, interrupting without interrupting.
"I can help you get a seat in the state court, come on, Brooklyn." Winston finally said
"You see, I don't know how many more Kendall-like eucalyptus there are. In the state supreme court, you can have more power. The Federal Court is a tough road. ”
"I know Lyry Crewe is supporting you, but Lyry Crewe is over eighty years old this year. How long can he support you? ”
"Without the support of Lenie Crewe, you're going to have a harder time."
"I know what you want, and we can be together." After a moment's hesitation, Winston continued
"Besides, Lyleigh Crewe himself is about to take care of himself, and Brooklyn, it is definitely not a good choice to follow Lyley Crewe. Be careful that you are also implicated. ”
"What do I want?" Brooklyn asked
"I don't know what I want."
"Thank you for your candor Winston, but you should wait until you calm down to say these things to me."
"I'm afraid I'll regret it then." Winston muttered
"While I haven't regretted it, say yes."
"I wanted to be the chief justice of the U.S. Supreme Court, and Winston, the chief justice of the Supreme Court of New York State was not appealing to me enough." Brooklyn said seriously.
Winston whispered something over there, but Brooklyn didn't hear it.
"Forget it, I'm going to give a talk." Winston returned to normal, snorted, and prepared to end the call.
"You may be required to attend a trial in two days, as a juror." Brooklyn said.
"Got it, tell my assistant." Winston said impatiently. By this time he had completely regained his composure.
The sincerity that was short-lived a minute ago is gone.
"Okay," Brooklyn nodded
"Once you have been selected as a candidate for jurry, the court will send you a letter of invitation, so please pay attention to it."